Tempo Markings
A fast, quick tempo.
What is allegro?
Equality in volume of all voice parts in an ensemble.
What is balance?
Two or more notes sung at the same time.
What is a chord?
In music, this indicates that all singers should sing a certain passage.
What is tutti?
This piece we learned contains the lyrics, "adoramus te."
(Bonus if you can tell us what the translation is.)
What is "Gloria Deo"?
A slow tempo.
What is adagio?
A sudden emphasis on a note.
What is an accent?
The first scale degree.
What is the tonic?
Sound that is deep, full, and reverberating.
What is resonance?
This piece contains text painting, or music that evokes imagery with sound, which gives the image of waves.
What is "The Seal Lullaby"?
A moderate tempo.
What is andante?
What is vibrato?
An ending section of music, usually containing some new material.
Accuracy of pitch.
What is intonation?
This piece was written by the Russian composer Rachmaninoff, and was originally a piece for solo piano.
What is "Lilacs"?
To gradually slow down.
What is a ritardando?
What is a slur?
Changing of keys within a piece, usually to a higher key.
What is a modulation?
Indicates to go back to the beginning of the piece.
What is Da Capo?
This piece is written by Rollo Dilworth and is set in a gospel style.
What is "Jordan's Angels"?
To gradually increase in speed.
What is an accelerando?
The character, quality, or color of a sound separate from its pitch or volume.
What is timbre?
Indicates to sing three notes equally in the space of two.
Play with extremely sudden, very forceful emphasis.
What is sforzando?
This piece is traditionally sung by a character with a broken arm.
What is "You Will Be Found"?