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Musical Terminology

Musical terms are words and phrases that are specific to reading, writing, and playing music.

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What does allegro scherzando mean?

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it mean fast and bright its no diffrent then from vivace

What type of note is twice the length of a crotchet?

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A quaver is half the length of a crotchet. A semi quaver is a quarter of a crotchet's length . A minum is double its length while a dotted minum is three times it length. A semibreve is four times the length of a crotchet.

What is reverb in music terms?

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i think it means something to do with adding your voice hi george ============== No. Reverb is short for reverberation, which is what happens when a sound is "bounced" within a space, creating echoes. For example, when you speak in a church and you hear remnants of your voice decaying after the initial sound was made. Reverb is frequently used in music recording to create a sense of space, warmth, "vibe", and reduce harshness. Phil Spector is famous for using a great deal of reverb on his "Wall of Sound" recordings. When there's a lot of reverb on a recording, you say the recording is "wet"; an unprocessed, clean signal is called "dry".

What raises a note one semitone?

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Play the note higher up the scale, play the note eight notes higher up the scale to be exact.

For example on a key board if you want to play a C one octave higher than middle C then you play the next C up the key board from middle C

How many semitones in an octave?

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I am not assuming I am in the key of F (one flat), there is one semi-tone in each octave: B flat.

While Iam navigating the entire 2 1/2 octave range, navigating the range chromatically, then each note change is a semi-tone, 13 semi-tones in all for each octave. So 13+13+6 = 32 semi-tones in 2½ octaves.

What music term means slow?

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Musical terms are usually (but not always) in Italian. The Italian musical terms that mean "slow down" are:

Rallentando (or Rall.)

Ritardando (or Ritard. or Rit.)

The following terms also involve an element of slowing down:

Calando - slowing down and getting quieter

Ritenuto - slowing down suddenly, but usually only temporarily before returning to the usual speed again

Slargando - slowing down from a Largo (broad, slow) tempo, becoming even more slow

Slentando - slowing down from a Lento (slow) tempo, becoming even more slow

What are the three clef signs?

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Bass Clef (played by the left hand on a piano), looks similar to this: ):

Treble Clef (played by the right hand on a piano), looks similar to this: &

What is the decrescendo symbol?

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Something that looks like a large "less-than" sign (<) under a certain section of the chart. Sometimes these will be accompanied by dynamic markings such as mf to ff or something like that.

What does the word sabt in music terms?

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It's SATB, meaning soprano, alto, tenor, bass. It's the standard 4-voice organization in choral music.

How many beats does a dotted semibreve go for?

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The semibreve (UK naming convention) or whole note (US naming convention) usually has a duration of four beats, with a crochet (UK) or quarter note (US) per beat. In that case, a dotted semibreve has a duration of six beats, since a dotted note is one and a half times the duration of the basic note.

Remember the "usually" though. It is quite common to count a single beat per minim (half note) in faster music, or even to count a semibreve per beat in some circumstances. In slower pieces, the music may be counted with a quaver (eight note) per beat. In any case, though, a dotted note is one and a half times the duration of the basic note.

What is R and B in music terms?

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It stands for rhythm and blues. It is a style of music.

How many beats does the crotchet have?

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In simple time, a crotchet occupies a single beat.

What is most common time signature for tango?

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There really isn't one. Classical music uses practically all available time signatures pretty frequently. But if I had to chose the one that is used the most, it'd have to be 4/4. It is nicknamed "common time" after all...

What does bassline mean in music?

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A low-pitched part to the song which is played by a bass instrument: a Double Bass in orchestras and jazz bands, a Bass Guitar in rock bands and many other forms of popular music, and a Synth Bass in many forms of pop and dance music.

What is the musical term for expressive?

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1. Harmony 2. Melody 3. Timbre 4. Rhythm 5. Style 6. Form.

What is the name of a small orchestra 11 letters?

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A chamber orchestra.

Sinfonietta

What is the meaning of the English musical term 'moderately fast tempo'?

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Andante- a steady walking pace, to be precise. Adagietto means a little faster than adagio. Larghetto is slow, but not as slow as Largo. note: mezzo piano means moderately soft

What is a song sung by three people?

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It's called a Trio.

What does sempre staccato mean in musical terms?

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'Always detached' is an English equivalent of 'sempre staccato'. The phrase is a musical term. It means that the player of the particular instrument - usually keyboard - must stop the note almost immediately after it sounds. The result is a minimal amount of time in which the note actually is sounded and heard.

The interval of two tones and semitones?

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Music: Two tones and a semitone

  • It is called a fourth
  • a tone on the fourth degree from a given tone where the given tone is counted as the first.

  • the interval between such tones.
  • the harmonic combination of such tones.

Origin:

bef. 950; ME fourthe, OE fēowertha. See four, -th2

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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2010.

What is the time signature of tiklos?

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time signature is a fraction

What is half of a dotted crotchet?

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1 and a half
It's half as long again, i.e. three quavers long instead of two.