21st Century Music Markings
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violachic1 Adagio formaggio: To play in a slow and cheesy manner.
2 Al dente con tableau: In opera, to chew the scenery.
3 AnDante: A musical composition that is infernally slow.
4 Angus Dei: A divine, beefy tone.
5 Antiphonal: Referring to the prohibition of cell phones in the concert
hall.
6 A patella: Unaccompanied knee-slapping.
7 Apologgiatura: An ornament you regret after playing it.
8 Approximatura: A series of notes played by a performer and not intended
by
the composer, especially when disguised with an air of "I meant to do
that."
9 Approximento: A musical entrance that is somewhat close to the correct
pitch.
10 Bar line: What musicians form after a concert.
11 Basso continuo: The act of game fishing after the legal season has
ended.
12 Basso profundo: An opera about deep sea fishing.
13 Brake drum: The instrument most used to slow the tempo in an orchestra.
14 Concerto grosso: A really bad performance.
15 Coral Symphony: (see: Beethoven -- Caribbean period).
16 Cornetti trombosis: Disastrous entanglement of brass instruments that
can
occur when musicians are not careful exiting the stage.
17 D.C. al capone: You betta go back to the beginning, capiche?
18 Dill piccolo: A wind instrument that plays only sour notes.
19 Diminuendo: The process of quieting a rumor in the orchestra pit.
20 Eardrum: A teeny tiny tympani.
21 Fermantra: A note that is held over and over and over and...
22 Fermoota: A rest of indefinite length and dubious value.
23 Fiddler crabs: Grumpy string players.
24 Flute flies: Gnat-like bugs that bother musicians playing out-of-doors.
25 Fog horn: A brass instrument that plays when the conductor's intentions
are not clear.
26 Frugalhorn: A sensible, inexpensive brass instrument.
27 Gaul blatter: A French horn player.
28 Good conductor: A person who can give an electrifying performance.
29 Gregorian champ: Monk who can hold a note the longest.
30 Herbert von Carryon: A conductor who never rides in the cargo hold.
31 Kvetchendo: Gradually getting annoyingly louder.
32 Mallade: A romantic song that's pretty awful.
33 Molto bolto: Head straight for the ending, but don't make it seem
rushed.
34 Opera buffa: Musical stage production at a nudist camp.
35 Pipe smoker: An extremely virtuosic(k) organist.
36 Poochini: When singing, to be accompanied by your dog.
37 Pre-Classical Conservatism: School of thought which fostered the idea,
"if
it ain't baroque, don't fix it."
38 Prelude: A cue found in some of the earlier oratorios, instructing those
singing the roles of the wicked to seek divine intervention in an
offensive or profane manner. (Pray lewd?)
39 (The) Rights of Strings: Manifesto of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Bowed Instruments.
40 Spinet: Politician's order.
41 Spritzicato: Plucking of a stringed instrument to produce a bright,
bubbly
sound, usually accompanied by sparkling water with lemon (wine optional).
42 Status cymbal: An instrument to be played at inaugurations and socialite
balls.
43 Tempo tantrum: What a young orchestra is having when it's not keeping
time
with the conductor.
44 Timpani Alley: A row of kettledrums.
45 Tincanabulation: The annoying or irritating sounds made by an unmusical
person using extremely cheap bells.
46 Vesuvioso: A gradual buildup to a fiery conclusion.
2 Al dente con tableau: In opera, to chew the scenery.
3 AnDante: A musical composition that is infernally slow.
4 Angus Dei: A divine, beefy tone.
5 Antiphonal: Referring to the prohibition of cell phones in the concert
hall.
6 A patella: Unaccompanied knee-slapping.
7 Apologgiatura: An ornament you regret after playing it.
8 Approximatura: A series of notes played by a performer and not intended
by
the composer, especially when disguised with an air of "I meant to do
that."
9 Approximento: A musical entrance that is somewhat close to the correct
pitch.
10 Bar line: What musicians form after a concert.
11 Basso continuo: The act of game fishing after the legal season has
ended.
12 Basso profundo: An opera about deep sea fishing.
13 Brake drum: The instrument most used to slow the tempo in an orchestra.
14 Concerto grosso: A really bad performance.
15 Coral Symphony: (see: Beethoven -- Caribbean period).
16 Cornetti trombosis: Disastrous entanglement of brass instruments that
can
occur when musicians are not careful exiting the stage.
17 D.C. al capone: You betta go back to the beginning, capiche?
18 Dill piccolo: A wind instrument that plays only sour notes.
19 Diminuendo: The process of quieting a rumor in the orchestra pit.
20 Eardrum: A teeny tiny tympani.
21 Fermantra: A note that is held over and over and over and...
22 Fermoota: A rest of indefinite length and dubious value.
23 Fiddler crabs: Grumpy string players.
24 Flute flies: Gnat-like bugs that bother musicians playing out-of-doors.
25 Fog horn: A brass instrument that plays when the conductor's intentions
are not clear.
26 Frugalhorn: A sensible, inexpensive brass instrument.
27 Gaul blatter: A French horn player.
28 Good conductor: A person who can give an electrifying performance.
29 Gregorian champ: Monk who can hold a note the longest.
30 Herbert von Carryon: A conductor who never rides in the cargo hold.
31 Kvetchendo: Gradually getting annoyingly louder.
32 Mallade: A romantic song that's pretty awful.
33 Molto bolto: Head straight for the ending, but don't make it seem
rushed.
34 Opera buffa: Musical stage production at a nudist camp.
35 Pipe smoker: An extremely virtuosic(k) organist.
36 Poochini: When singing, to be accompanied by your dog.
37 Pre-Classical Conservatism: School of thought which fostered the idea,
"if
it ain't baroque, don't fix it."
38 Prelude: A cue found in some of the earlier oratorios, instructing those
singing the roles of the wicked to seek divine intervention in an
offensive or profane manner. (Pray lewd?)
39 (The) Rights of Strings: Manifesto of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Bowed Instruments.
40 Spinet: Politician's order.
41 Spritzicato: Plucking of a stringed instrument to produce a bright,
bubbly
sound, usually accompanied by sparkling water with lemon (wine optional).
42 Status cymbal: An instrument to be played at inaugurations and socialite
balls.
43 Tempo tantrum: What a young orchestra is having when it's not keeping
time
with the conductor.
44 Timpani Alley: A row of kettledrums.
45 Tincanabulation: The annoying or irritating sounds made by an unmusical
person using extremely cheap bells.
46 Vesuvioso: A gradual buildup to a fiery conclusion.
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Re:
Date: 2003-06-03 10:24 pm (UTC)*shakes head*
acidic Jew... sheeeeeeeeeeesh
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Date: 2003-06-04 05:16 am (UTC)