Music Vocabulary 9th

allargando

broadening, becoming slower

largo

very slow

interval

the distance between two pitches

tacet

be silent

major scale

a scale with the following intervals from tonic: wwhwwwh

meno

less

mosso

moved, agitated

volti

turn (page)

grace note

a note printed in small type to indicate that its time value is not counted in the rhythm of the bar

leading tone

the seventh scale degree of a major or harmonic minor scale that "leads" to the tonic

Grand Martélé Bowing

fast hammered bowstrokes using a large portion of bow that are released suddenly

tutti

in a concerto, the ensemble plays all together or an "all play"

niente

to fade away into nothing

tenuto

held or sustained

sempre

always, continuously

morendo

dying, fading away

pesante

weighty, with emphasis

cadenza

in a concerto, an improvised or written ornamental passage performed by the soloist

glissando

a continuous or sliding movement from one pitch to another

Hooked Bowing

A slurred or tied style of bowing separated with a slight pause or pulse most commonly used in 6/8 meter