Musical Instrument Maker

Regular pattern within a bar or measure.

A symbol used in musical notation indicating to gradually quicken tempo.

Loud or strong.

A large unit within a symphony or concerto. It usually is comprised of many themes or musical ideas.

The organization of all the tones and harmonies of a piece of music in relation to a tonic.

An identifiable succession of musical sounds, but shorter than a complete melody.

A work for one performer or a group of performers with orchestral accompaniment.

Music that is easy to listen to and understand.

Always. For example, sempre forte would mean always loud.

A musical interval between pitches (such as C–D or C–B♭) comprising two half steps.

Meaning a walking tempo or walking pace; a moderate speed.

Meaning wide, broad. In music a tempo marking meaning to be performed quite slowly.

A symbol that tells the performer to hold the note as long as s/he would like, but certainly longer than the written note value.

An extended solo (played alone) for the soloist in a concerto. A cadenza can also be a solo in an orchestral work for one or a group of instruments.

1) A group of musicians playing together like an orchestra or a string quartet;

2) The actual act of playing as a unit, or performing together.

When a sharp symbol ♯ is added to a note it raises the note by a half-step. For example, if we have the note G and we add a sharp to it the note now becomes G-sharp, or G♯.

A group of pitches based on a particular tonic, and comprising a scale, regarded as forming the tonal basis of a piece or section of music.

When a flat symbol ♭ is added to a note it lowers the note by a half-step. For example, if we have the note D and we add a flat to it the note now becomes D-flat or D♭.

The frequency* of a note determining how high or low it sounds (* “frequency” in this context is the number of complete oscillations per second of energy as sound in the form of sound-waves).

Originally refers to a German Protestant hymn tune. In composition, it typically means a choral composition for voices or instruments, such as a Bach chorale. The word “Chorale” is also sometimes used as the name of a choir or chorus.