BlueNinja Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Non-musicians probably won't understand all of these.> ALLREGRETTO: When you're 16 measures into the piece and realize you > took too fast a tempo > > ANGUS DEI: To play with a divinely beefy tone > > A PATELLA: Accompanied by knee-slapping > > APPOLOGGIATURA: A composition that you regret playing > > APPROXIMATURA: A series of notes not intended by the composer, yet > played with an "I meant to do that" attitude > > APPROXIMENTO: A musical entrance that is somewhere in the vicinity of > the correct pitch > > CACOUGHANY: A composition incorporating many people with chest colds > > CORAL SYMPHONY: A large, multi-movement work from Beethoven's Caribbean > Period > > DILL PICCOLINI: An exceedingly small wind instrument that plays only > sour notes > > FERMANTRA: A note held over and over and over and over and . . . > > FERMOOTA: A note of dubious value held for indefinite length > > FIDDLER CRABS: Grumpy string players > > FLUTE FLIES: Those tiny mosquitoes that bother musicians on outdoor gigs > > FRUGALHORN: A sensible and inexpensive brass instrument > > GAUL BLATTER: A French horn player > > GREGORIAN CHAMP: The title bestowed upon the monk who can hold a note > the longest > > GROUND HOG: Someone who takes control of the repeated bassline and won't > let anyone else play it > > PLACEBO DOMINGO: A faux tenor > > SCHMALZANDO: A sudden burst of music from the Guy Lombardo band > > THE RIGHT OF STRINGS: Manifesto of the Society for the Prevention of > Cruelty to Violists > > SPRITZICATO: An indication to string instruments to produce a bright and > bubbly sound > > TEMPO TANTRUM: What an elementary school orchestra is having when it's > not following the conductor (also common in municipal bands and > community orchestras) > > TROUBLE CLEF: Any clef one can't read: e.g., alto clef for pianists > > VESUVIOSO: An indication to build up to a fiery conclusion > > VIBRATTO: Child prodigy son of the concertmaster > > AN-DANTE: A tempo that's infernally slow > > ANTIPHONAL: Referring to the prohibition of cell phones in the concerthall > > BAR LINE: What musicians form after the concert > > BASSO CONTINUO: When musicians are still fishing long after the legal > season has ended > > BEN SOSTENUTO: First cousin of the second trombonist > > CADENZA: Something that happens when you forget what the composer wrote > > CANTABILE: To achieve a complaining sound, as if you have a sour stomach > > COL LEGNO: An indication to cellists to hold on tight with their lower > extremities > > CON SORDINO: An indication to string players to bow in a slashing, > rapier motion > > ESPRESSIVO: Used to indicate permission to take a coffee break > > L'ISTESSO TEMPO: An indication to play listlessly; e.g., as if you don't > care > > MAESTRO: A person who, standing in front of the orchestra and/or chorus, > is able to follow them precisely > > OPERA BUFFA: A musical stage production performed by nudists > > PASTORALE: The beverage to drink in the country when listening to > Beethoven with a member of the clergy > > PESANTE: An effect distinctly non-upper-class > > PISSICATO: Too much coffee -- time to take a break > > RUBATO: A cross between a rhubarb and a tomato > > STRINGENDO: An unpleasant effect produced by the violin section when it > doesn't use vibrato > > VIBRATO: A device to assist performers who have trouble when the music > is marked "con espressivo" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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