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Introduction to Music Theory

Introduction to Music Theory. August 16, 2005. Musical Terms. Tempos Adagio – A slow tempo marking between Largo and Andante. Allegretto – A rather fast tempo marking between Allegro and Moderato. Allegro – A fast tempo marking between Allegretto and Vivace.

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Introduction to Music Theory

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  1. Introduction to Music Theory August 16, 2005

  2. Musical Terms • Tempos • Adagio – A slow tempo marking between Largo and Andante. • Allegretto – A rather fast tempo marking between Allegro and Moderato. • Allegro – A fast tempo marking between Allegretto and Vivace. • Andante – A moderate tempo marking between Largo and Moderato

  3. Musical Terms • Tempos (contd.) • Andantino – A moderate tempo marking slightly faster than Andante and slower than Moderato. • Larghetto – A tempo not quite as slow as Largo. Often between 60-66 beats per minute. • Largo – A slow tempo marking, having between 40 and 60 beats per minute. • Lento – Slow. • Moderato – A directive to perform a certain passage of a composition in a moderate tempo; moderately restrained.

  4. Musical Terms • Tempos (contd.) • Prestissimo – A directive to perform a certain passage of a composition very, very fast, as fast as possible; faster than presto. • Presto – A directive to perform a certain passage of a composition very quickly. • Vivace – A directive to perform a certain passage of a composition in a lively or brisk manner. • Vivo – A directive to perform a certain passage of a composition in a lively, animated or brisk manner. Slightly more animated or brisk than Vivace.

  5. Musical Terms • Activity • Arrange the tempo notecards from slowest to fastest

  6. Musical Terms • Basic Dynamic Markings • Fortissimo • Forte • Mezzo-Forte • Mezzo-Piano • Piano • Pianissimo

  7. Musical Terms • Other Musical Terms • Accelerando – Gradually accelerating or getting faster. • Crescendo – A musical directive to the performer to smoothly increase the volume of a particular phrase or passage • Decrescendo – A musical directive to the performer to smoothly decrease the volume of a particular phrase or passage. • Dolce – A directive to a performer to play a certain passage sweetly, softly, with tender emotion. • Legato – A directive to perform a certain passage of a composition in a smooth, graceful, connected style. • Marcato – Marked, accented, emphatic, stressed.

  8. Musical Terms • Musical Terms • Meno – Less • Mosso – Movement, motion; moved; agitated. • Piu - More • Rallentando – A directive to perform a certain passage of a composition with a gradual slowing of the tempo. • Ritardando – A directive to perform a certain passage of a composition with a ritard the tempo, to gradually delay the tempo. • Rubato – It involves the performer tastefully stretching, slowing, or hurrying the tempo as she/he sees fit, thus imparting flexibility and emotion to the performance.

  9. Musical Terms • Musical Terms • Schnell – Fast, quickly, rapidly. • Sempre – Always. • Sforzando – A directive to perform a specific note or chord of a composition with particular emphasis. • Sostenuto – Sustained. • Staccato – A style of playing notes in a detached, separated, distinct manner, as opposed to legato. • Tenuto – A directive to perform a certain note or chord of a composition in a sustained manner for longer than its full duration.

  10. Works Cited • Definitions are from the Virginia Tech Multimedia Music available online at http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/

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