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Whitstable Choral - Choral glossary Category: Music and Sound > Choral Date & country: 24/10/2013, UK Words: 663

time signature
numerals at the beginning of a composition, the upper figure of which indicates the number of beats in the measure, the lower of which indicates the kind of note which gets one beat.

timoroso
with hesitation

toccata
(Latin meaning

toccatina
a small short toccata

tonality
the sense of gravitation around a tonal center or key.

tonic
the first note of a diatonic scale, the note from which a key gets its name, and the chord built on that note.

tosto
swift, rapid

tranquillo
calmness, quietness

transcription
arranging a composition for a different medium.

trascinando
dragging the time

tre
three treble

tre corde
three strings, an indication to stop using the soft pedal

tremolo
rapid reiteration of a sing-note or rapid alternation between two notes.

trepitoso
boisterous

triad
a three-note chord, consisting of two thirds.

trionfale
triumphal

triple meter
three beats to the measure.

triple stopping
playing on three strings of a bowed string instrument, simultaneously or in rapid succession.

tristezza
sadness, heaviness

trope
an interpolated section of melody and text in plainsong.

troppo
too much; non troppo

tune
A melody.

tutti
A passage played by the entire orchestra.

uguale
equal, similar

un, una, uno
a, an, one

una corda
one string, the soft pedal is to be depressed

unaccompanied
a solo part, passage, or vocal ensemble without accompaniment.

unison
two parts singing or playing the same note.

va
go on

vaccilando
irregular in time

vago
rambling, uncertain as to time or expression

variation
the modified repetition of a theme or melody without the loss of it

veloce
swiftly

velocissimo
with extreme rapidity

vibrato
a slight varying of pitch produced by the rapid movement of the left hand on a stringed instrument

vigoroso
bold, energetic

violento
boisterous, vehement

virtuosity
prominent display of technical facility in performance.

vitamente
briskly, immediately

vivace/vivo
animated, briskly

vocal
music to be performed by the human voice or voices.

voice
the human organ of sound, classified according to registers (e.g., soprano, alto, tenor, bass). Also, a part in polyphonic music (e.g., a four-voice madrigal, a five-voice fugue).

volta
time

volta prima
first time

volta seconda
the second time

volti
turn over

volti subito
turn the page over quickly

volubilita
freedom of performance

waltz
a dance in triple time which probably originated from the German L

whole note
the basic unit of note values

whole-tone scale
a scale of six notes a whole step apart.

wind instruments
instruments which produce tones by a vibrating column of air when blown; woodwinds and brass.

woodwind instruments
wind instruments which generate tone by a vibrating reed (e.g., oboes, clarinets, saxophones, bassoons) or by a whistle-type mechanism (flutes, recorders).

a
for, at, in, etc.

a cappella
choral music without instrumental accompaniment.

a capriccio
in a capricious style

a piacere
at pleasure

a poco
by degrees, gradually

a poco a poco
little by little

a tempo
in time

e, ed.
and

I, it
the

l
the same