Performance
Practical instructions for the performer beyond notes on the page.
24 terms
A CappellaperformanceSinging without instrumental accompaniment.A dueperformanceFor two — two instruments or sections playing the same part together in unisonArticulationperformanceThe manner in which individual notes are attacked, sustained, and released.BowingperformanceThe technique of drawing a bow across the strings of an instrument to produce su…Colla parteperformanceFollow the soloist or lead voice, adjusting tempo to match themCon pedaleperformanceWith pedal — an instruction to use the sustain pedal on keyboard instrumentsDivisiperformanceDivided — string players in the same section split into two or more groups playi…FlautandoperformanceProduce a flute-like tone by bowing lightly near the fingerboardIn modo diperformanceIn the manner of; perform in the style of a specified characterMano destraperformancePlay with the right hand, used primarily in keyboard musicMano sinistraperformancePlay with the left hand, used primarily in keyboard musicMuteperformanceA device attached to an instrument to soften its volume and alter its tone colou…OrdinarioperformanceReturn to normal playing technique after a special instructionOrnamentperformanceA decorative note or group of notes added to a melody.OssiaperformanceAn alternative passage offered as an easier or different versionPhrasingperformanceThe way a performer shapes a musical sentence by controlling dynamics, timing, a…ScordaturaperformanceDeliberately mistuning one or more strings to alter timbre or rangeSenza sordinoperformanceWithout mute — removing the mute or, on piano, using the sustain pedal freelySoloperformanceA passage for a single performer, with or without accompaniment.TacetperformanceSilent — an instruction that a performer or section does not play during a movem…Tre cordeperformanceRelease the soft pedal, allowing hammers to strike all three stringsTuttiperformanceAll together; the entire ensemble plays.Una cordaperformanceDepress the left pedal on a piano to soften the toneUnisonoperformanceIn unison — all performers playing or singing the same notes together as one voi…
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