Dynamic Duo (one less)
mezzo piano
What is PIANO?
Without
What is senza?
crescendo
What is to gradually get louder?
You've been struck by lightening and transported to a world where everything is sung - even the dialogue!
What is an opera?
cantabile
What is "in a singing style?"
fortissimo
What is FORTE?
Sweetly
What is dolce?
These two words mean gradually softer
What are diminuendo and decrescendo?
HELP! It's raining cats & dogs on Noah's Ark, and someone decided to set it to music. But you don't have a costume and all the animals just "park and bark."
What is an oratorio?
dolce
What is "sweetly?"
piano
What is PIANISSIMO?
Graceful
What is grazioso?
perdendosi or niente
What is dying away?
Crash! The cymbals are the featured soloist in this orchestral work about a hurricane! (an hour of this? I'm gonna need some Advil...)
What is a concerto?
simile
What is "continue to perform in a similar manner?"
forte
What is MEZZO FORTE?
Suddenly
What is subito?
These two words can mean a long (or grand) pause.
What are caesura and lunga?
Winnie the Pooh is out on a blustery day. I hope he doesn't lose his cap as he sings this ABA type song.
What is a da capo aria?
staccato
What is "detached; crisply played?"
mezzo forte
What is MEZZO PIANO?
Sustained
What is sostenuto?
This is a repetition of a phrase at different pitch levels using the same or similar intervals.
What is a sequence?
HUNKER DOWN FOR THE HURRICANE! Everything is going everywhere, and all singers have their own melody line. And everyone is trying to sing them all at the same time! It's a mess!
What is polyphonic?
pesante
What is "heavy, ponderous?"