Terms Test 2

These are the terms for Wednesday, March 28:

1. pochissimo - very little
2. poco - little
3. quasi - as if it were, nearly
4. recitative - vocal declamations, free in rempo and rhythm
5. retenu - held back
6. ritenuto - suddenly slowing rate of speed, held back
7. ritmico - rhythmical
8. rubato - phrasing give and take, shading of tempo
9. schmachtend - languising, longing
10. sempre - always
11. soli - several players on a part
12. solo - alone, one player on the part
13. spiccato - springing, bouncing bow, off the string, staccato
14. staccatissimo - very detached, separated
15. subito - suddenly, immediate
16. takt - beat, regular measurement of time
17. tempo primo - original tempo
18. tenuto - stretched, sustained, held back
19. tessitura - the range within which most notes lie
20. tranquillo - calmly, quietly
21. tres - very
22. troppo - too much
23. tutti - all, the entire ensemble
24. valse - waltz
25. vivo - lively, brisk, spirited