Music - clarinet

attack the note louder, looks like > and put under the note it applies to

sharp, flat, or natural

quick and lively

moderately slow

notes of a chord played one at a time

type of attach used to play a note or group of notes; examples are: tenuto (line placed above or below note indicating sustain for full value), legato (play as smoothly as possible)

German composer 1685-1750

divides the music staff into measures

German composer 1770-1827

German composer 1833-1897

take a breath '

two or more pitches sounded at the same time

scale of half steps

English composer 1674-1707

same as 4/4 time looks like a "c"

gradually play louder, looks like a stretched out "less than" sign

go back to the beginning and play until the "Fine" also D.C. al Fine

gradually play softer, looks like a stretched out "greater than" sign

part of the section plays the top notes and part of the section plays the bottom notes

fifth note of a scale; chord built on fifth note of a scale

marks the end of the music

Czech composer 1841-1904

loudness or softness of music; examples are forte (slanted "f") or piano (slanted "p"), mezzo forte (mf - medium loud), messo piano (mp - medium soft), crescendo (gradually play louder), decrescendo (gradually play softer).

American composer born 1961

mouth formation used to play an instrument

hold note or rest longer than its usual value, looks like arch with dot in it

play 1st ending first time through; then, repeat music, skip first ending, and play 2nd ending

lowers the pitch of a note 1/2 step, looks like a "b"

loud, looks like a slanted "f"

American composer/author born 1942

Norwegian composer, 1843-1907

German composer 1685-1759

two or more different notes played or sung at the same time

German composer 1854-1921

distance between any two notes; example the interval between a 'c' and an 'e' is a 3rd; the interval between a 'c' and an 'a' is a 6th.

section of music that precedes the first theme

American composer, 1843-1905

sharps or flats stated right after the clef; key signatures change certain notes throughout a piece of music

slow

short lines used to extend the staff

English composer, 1842-1884

rest the number of measures indicated

American composer 1792-1872

space between two bar lines; also known as a "bar"

medium loud, looks like slanted "mf"

medium soft, looks like slanted "mp"

moderate speed

French composer, 1682-1738

Austrian composer 1756-1791

Cancels a flat or sharp. It remains in effect for the entire measure

French composer, 1819-1880

repeat the previous measure, looks like percent sign

American composer/author, born 1942

musical thought or sentence. Phrases are usually four or eight measures long.

soft, looks like slanted "p"

note or notes that come before first full measure

American composer, 1822-1893

American composer, died 1867

repeat from beginning or repeat section of music between repeat sign, looks like a percent sign

gradually slow the tempo

American composer/publisher, 1820-1895

Italian composer, 1792-1868

collection of pitches arranged from lowest to highest or highest to lowest

raises the pitch of a note 1/2 step, looks like a "pound or number" sign; it remains in effect for the entire measure

curved line that connects two or more notes of different pitches

whole section plays

one person plays

American composer, 1854-1932

lines and spaces on which music is written

Austrian composer, 1825-1899

fourth note of a scale; chord built on fourth note of a scale

Belgian composer, 1500-1561 apprx.

speed of music; examples are andante (moderately slow), moderato (moderate speed), allegro (quick and lively), largo (slow), ritardando (gradually slow the tempo), allegretto (light and lively; slightly slower than allegro)

main musical idea in a piece of music

curved line that connects two notes of the same pitch; tied notes are played as one unbroken note

top number tells you number of counts in each measure; bottom number tells you the type of note that receives one count

first note of a scale; chord built on first note of a scale

G Clef; read by flute, oboe, clarinets, saxophones, trumpet, french horn & mallet percussion

everyone plays

everyone plays same notes and rhythms

repeated musical idea which has been slightly changed in some way from the original

American composer, 8132-1884

pronounced "shall-yu-mo" was a popular instrument in Europe and the predecessor of the clarinet. It had two keys and a single reed

German instrument maker that invented the clarinet in 1700 by improving the chalumeau, it had 5 keys

in 1844 these two musicians applied the Boehm flute key system to the clarinet

African blackwood (grenadilla), ebonite, plastic, or metal

no flats or sharps, also the same key signature as A Minor

contains B flat

contains F sharp

contains B flat and E flat

solo (one person), soli (whole section), tutti (everyone plays), divisi (part of the section plays the top notes and part of the section plays the bottom notes), unison (everyone plays the same notes)

gradually increase the tempo

same as cut time

light and lively; slightly slower than allegro

American music educator and arranger born 1955

American composer, 1746-1800

two or more pitches sounded at the same time

scale of half steps

american composer, 1878-1942

a less important melody that can be played along with the main melody

German composer, 1598-1662

a time signature indicating two counts in each measure, the half note gets one count, also alla breve, looks like a c with a line through it

go back to the beginning and play until the coda sign. When you reach the coda sign, skip to the Coda, also D.C. al Coda

go back to the s/s sign and play until the Fine

American composer/arranger, born 1961

notes that sound the same but are written differently

American composer, 1826-1864

Italian composer

American composer, 1829-1892

Russian composer, 1875-1956

French composer, 1818-1893

German composer, 1685-1759

American composer, 1827-1902

Austrian composer, 1732-1809

French composer, 1791-1833

English composer, 1746-1827

American composer, 1820-1891

distance between two notes

German composer, 1871-1942

American music editor and arranger, born 1959

play as smoothly as possible

majestically

American composer, 1856-1909

an organized succession of tones

a single unaccompanied melody

two or more melodies played at the same time

Austrian composer, 1797-1828

a dot placed above or below note meaning to play short and detached

Belgium composer, 1819-1895

a rhythmic effect which places emphasis on a weak or unaccented part of the measure

Russian composer, 1840-1893

the character of a composition as determined by the relationship of its melodies, countermelodies, and/or chords; examples are monophony (a single unaccompanied melody), polyphony (two or more melodies played at the same time)

American composer, 1837-1918

no sharps or flats, same key signature as C major

contains b flat and e flat; also is concert Ab (flat) major

contains b flat, has the same key signature as F major

contains F sharp and C sharp