HS Orchestra – Quarter 2, Quiz 2 (Vocab)
(30 points)
Word Bank
Crescendo
Decrescendo
Pianissimo
Dynamics
Cello (violoncello)
Spiccato
Martelé
Portato
Syncopation
Pizzicato
Arco
Frog
Cut time
Key signatures
Fermata
Trill
Viola
Vibrato
Tremolo
Cadenza
Tutti
Détaché
Violin
Andante
Allegro
Sul ponticello
Col legno
D. C. al Fine
D. S. al Fine
Slur
Bass
D Major
G Major
C Major
F Major
B-flat Major
1. ________________ A broad bow stroke with a slight space between each note.
2. ________________ A rapid oscilation of note and a second above it.
3. ________________ Plucking the string.
4. ________________ Slowly, leisurely
5. ________________ Notes are played with accented force, literally “hammered.”
6. ________________ an improvised or written-out ornamental passage played or sung by a soloist or
soloists, usually in a "free" rhythmic style, and often allowing for virtuosic display.
7. ________________ Lively, brisk, rapid.
8. ________________ In music for bowed string instruments, is an instruction to strike the string with
the stick of the bow, rather than by drawing the hair of the bow across the strings.
9. ________________ A general term for "a disturbance or interruption of the regular flow of
rhythm."
10. ________________ A directive in music for string instruments to indicate to the performer that the
passage should be played with the bow using normal bowing technique (following a passage played
pizzicato, for example).
11. ________________ A symbol of musical notation indicating that the note should be prolonged
beyond its normal duration or note value would indicate.
12. ________________ Repeat back to the beginning and play until the word “fine” appears.
13. ________________ Repeat back to “the sign” and play until the word “fine” appears.
14. ________________ A bowing technique for string instruments in which the bow bounces lightly
upon the string. The term comes from the past participle of the Italian verb spiccare, meaning "to
separate".
15. ________________ An Italian word literally meaning all or together and is used as a musical term,
for the whole orchestra as opposed to the soloist.
16. ________________ (Italian, past participle of portare, "to carry") in music denotes a smooth,
pulsing articulation and is often notated by adding dots under slur markings.
17. ________________ A rapid reiteration of a single note, particularly used on bowed string
instruments.
18. ________________ Normally refers to the volume of a sound or note. These are relative and do
not refer to specific volume levels.
19. ________________ A set of sharp or flat symbols placed together on the staff. These are generally
written immediately after the clef at the beginning of a line of musical notation, although they can
appear in other parts of a score, notably after a double barline.
20. ________________ Two or more notes of different pitch played with one bow stroke.
21. ________________ Another term for diminuendo.
22. ________________ A musical effect consisting of a regular, pulsating change of pitch. It is used to
add expression to vocal and instrumental music.
23. ________________ A gradual increase in loudness in a piece of music.
24. ________________ With the bow kept near the bridge so as to bring out the higher harmonics and
thereby produce a nasal tone —used as a direction in music for a stringed instrument
25. ________________ The name of the (major) key signature with No sharps or flats
26. ________________ The name of the (major) key signature with 2 sharps (F# and C#)
27. ________________ The name of the (major) key signature with 1 sharp (F#)
28. ________________ The name of the (major) key signature with 2 flats (B-flat and E-flat)
29. ________________ The name of the (major) key signature with 1 flat (B-flat)
30. ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ The 4 stringed
instruments in your school orchestra.