Musical Terminology

Prestissimo is the fastest musical tempo, followed in decending tempo by presto (very fast), vivace (lively), allegro (fast), moderato (moderate), adante (walking pace), adagio (slow), largo (very slow), and grave (very, very slow). The term "accelerando" means to get faster, and "ritardando" means to get slower, while "a tempo" means to return to the original pace.

A riff in a song is usually an instrumental part from the guitar, it's when a guitarist (or bassist) plays the chord up and down the scale as the notes meld with one another. You can find samples of these in most rock or metal bands-or if you want something with a isolated example, Apple's Garageband has several tracks that are rock riffs from a rock guitar (that's how I learned what it was).

A crochet is a note that lasts for one beat and a minim is a note that lasts for two beats so a crochet minim is a note that lasts for three beats as it is a the time of a crochet plus the time of a minim which is three beats...

Crescendo means gradually getting louder, in music terms.

The set of names regarding fractions are derived from the fraction it takes in the common time signature, 4/4. A semiquaver takes 1/16 from such a measure. Therefore it is also known as sixteenth note.

There are hundreds of musical terms that end in a vowel. These terms can be found on various websites that contain a music glossary.

4/4 as if Carly Rae Jepsen even knows about odd time signatures...

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Cut time is basically Common time cut in half.

Common time is 4/4 time. Which is 4 beats per measure, one beat equal to one quarter note.

Cut time is 2/2 time. Two beats a measure, one beat equal to one half note.

The only difference between the two is the way that the rythym is counted. Each one dictates one whole note, two half notes, four quarter notes, or eight eighth notes per measure.

In common time , four quarters notes would be counted as, 1 2 3 4

In cut time, four quarter notes would be coutned as 1 + 2 +

Cut time is used for fast paced songs. If you want four quarter notes to be played very rapidly, insetead of using common time (or 4/4 time) to count each quarter note, it is easier to use cut time (2/2 time) and count every other note.

Some of the musical terms denoting tempo indications are Lento (slow), Moderato (moderately), Allegro (briskly) and Presto (very fast, nimble). Terms implying articulation include Legato (smoothly), Staccato (detached) and Marcato (marked). Terms indicating tonality include Piano (softly), Forte (loudly) and Crescendo (gradually getting louder).

Gradually slowing down is 'decelerating'.

There are eight demisemiquavers in one crotchet beat.

Yes, as in the same way, when a dot is put after a minim becomes a dotted minim, a dot after a minim rest makes it a dotted minim rest.

It is short for diminuendo, which means gradually getting quieter. The opposite of this is crescendo (gradually getting louder, and it is sometimes written as cresc.)

The term for a nine member ensemble is "Nonet."

A note with a sharp sign sounds one half step higher than the same letter named note with out the sharp sign. More generally, "sharp" refers to a slightly higher pitch. For example, when adjusting two instrument to play in tune with each other, the one that is slightly (or not so slightly) higher in pitch is said to be sharp. Similarly, when a singer or instrumentalist sings or plays a note higher than accompanying instruments he/she is sharp.

In just about any piece of music.

A semibreve is another name for a Whole Note, or a single note that is held for an entire measure.

The name doesn't change whether the stem is up or down.

A grace note or in Latin; acciaccatura (a-cha-cha-tura) is when you play a black quickly before the principal note. In music it is written as a small quaver (occasionaly notes with lower time values) note with a dash through it followed by the principal note, this signifies a grace note.

All musical clefs indicate the position of a specific note on the staff. The treble clef is a G clef, because it shows the location of the note G.

As a quaver is also known as an Eighth Note, the answer to your question is: a semibreve, or Whole Note.