Key Signatures
0 sharps or flats
Key of C
What does allegro mean?
Fast
Music written from 2001-current
Modern
What does solo mean?
One person plays
What does staccato mean?
"Light and separated"
Name the order of flats
BEADGCF
What does largo mean?
Very slow
Music that was very structured and organized. Famous composers from this period were Hadyn, Mozart, and Beethoven.
Classical
What is an interval?
The distance between two notes
What does con moto?
"With motion"
3 flats
Key of Eb
What does andante mean?
Walking pace
Emotional music...less structured.
Romantic
GBDFA
What does cantabile mean?
"Song-like"; in a singing fashion
Name the order of sharps.
F# C# G# D# A# E# B#
accelerando
This musical time period included the idea of minimalism.
20th century
What does syncopation mean?
Emphasis on part of a beat or measure that is normally weak
What does strigendo mean?
Increasing intensity
6 sharps in the key signature
Key of F#
What are the two terms for gradually slowing down?
Ritardando & rallentando
This musical time period was centered around the idea of "rebirth"
Renaissance
What does a soli mean?
One group of instruments playing
What does the term legato mean?
Smooth and connected