Chamber Orchestra – 3 Period Study Guide for FALL 2013 Final

Chamber Orchestra – 3rd Period
Study Guide for FALL 2013 Final
Terminology
Be familiar with the following terms:
Tempo Modifiers
A Tempo - return to regular tempo after a ritard,
accelerando, etc.
Accelerando - becoming faster
Allargando - slowing down and becoming broader
Assai - very much
Con Moto - with motion
Doppio Movimento - twice as fast
L’Istesso - the same
Meno – less
Molto - very
Mosso - moved, agitated
Expressive Markings
A Piacere - at performer’s discretion
Agitato – agitated
Bravura – boldness, spirit
Cantabile – singing
Con Fuoco - with fire
Dolce – sweet
Expressivo – expressive
Giocoso - merry, joyful
Grazioso – graceful
Larghamente – largely, broadly
Legato – smooth
Maestoso - majestic
Marcato - stressed
Mezzo - medium
Pesante - emphatic, heavy
Sempre - always
Staccato - detached, separated
Tenuto - held, full value
Vivo – lively, spirited
Non Troppo - not too much
Piu - more
Rallentando - slowing down
Ritardando - same as rallentando
Ritenuto - suddenly slower
Rubato - flexible, irregular tempo
Sostenuto - sustained
Stringendo - quickening, with growing excitement
Tempo Primo - resume the original or first tempo
Vivace - lively
Vivacissimo - very quick
Common Terms
Al Fine - to the end
Da Capo (D.C.) - from the beginning
Dal Segno (D.S.) - from the sign
GP - general pause, grand pause
Poco - a little (poco a poco - little by little)
Senza - without (senza sordino - without mute)
Simile - continue in the same way
Subito - suddenly
Tutti - all
String Terminology
Col Legno – with the wood of the bow
Martele – hammered, indicated by an arrowhead
Ricochet – a series of rapid notes on the down bow
Arco – with the bow
Detaché – one note per bow, seamless flow of up and down bows
Pizzicato – plucked with the finger
Sul G – play entire passage on the G string
Ponticello – nasal, brittle effect caused by playing close to the bridge
Sordino - mute
Saltando – slightly bouncing bow, indicated by dots over each note
Tremolo – extremely fast, short up and down strokes on one note
Sul Tasto – a flutelike effect produced by bowing over the end of the fingerboard
Portato – notes separated slightly within a slur, without changing bow direction
Listening – there will be TEN of these on the FINAL EXAM
Write about the pieces you hear using appropriate musical language and terminology. Comment on instrumentation,
melody, harmony, historical facts. At a minimum, identify the instrument, instrument family and the Title of the
piece.
Use complete sentences and correct spelling.
A. Woodwinds
1. Penny whistle - Cheiftains Traditional Irish, The Morning Dew
2. English Horn - Rodruigo Concerto di Arjuanez 2nd movement
3. Bagpipes - Scotland The Brave
4. Harmonica - Black Orpheus
5. Contrabassoon - The Happy Farmer
B. Percussion
6. Snare Drum (rudimental solo) - The Connecticut Halftime
7. Timbales, Tito puente, El Rey Del Timbal
8. Steelpan - Doh back back, Trinidad All-Stars
9. Marimba, Rosauro, Concerto for Marimba No.1, 1st mm.
10. Timpani - William Kraft, Concerto for Timpani, 1st mm.
C. Strings
11. Ukulele- Jake Shimambukuro, My Guitar Gently Weeps
12. Bouzouki - Magic of the Greek Bouzouki, Near The Sea
13. Harp - Handel, Concerto for Harp and Orchestra, 1st mm.
14. Banjo - Bela Fleck, moto perpetuo
15. Classical Guitar - Andres Segovia, Villa-Lobos Prelude No. 1
Theory
•Know the circle of fifths and the order of sharps/flats (#FCGDAEB/bBEADGCF)
•Know the names of the lines and spaces of the Treble, Bass, Tenor and Alto Clefs.
(Treble = E G B D F / F A C E & Bass = G B D F A / A C E G)
•Be able to identify Chord Qualities (Major, Minor, Diminished, Augmented)
•Be able to notate key signatures and notes on the correct lines & spaces on Bass/Treble/Alto/Tenor Clefs.
Instrument Families – be able to list up to 5 each: Brass, Woodwind, Percussion, Strings
Brass
Trumpet
Cornet
Piccolo Trumpet
Flugelhorn
Bugle
F Horn
Mellophone
Alto Trombone
Trombone
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Baritone
Tuba
Woodwinds
Flute
Piccolo
Oboe
English Horn
Clarinet
Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
Contrabassoon
Soprano Saxophone
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Percussion
Snare Drum
Bass Drum
Cymbals
Timpani
Vibraphone
Xylophone
Glockenspiel
Marimba
Crotales
Triangle
Vibraslap
Congas
Bongos
Timbales
Strings
Violin
Viola
Cello
Double Bass
Bass Guitar
Guitar
Sitar
Mandolin
Ukulele
Harp
This test will be worth 100 points and 15% of your semester grade. You will have no less than one hour to complete the exam.