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Topic ID: 741
Message ID: 6
#6, RE: musicianship
Posted by Astynax on Oct-08-20 at 09:21 PM
In response to message #0
Presented for general enjoyments and/or suffering:

MUSICAL TERMS
ALLEREGRETTO: When you're 16 measures into the piece and suddenly realize you set a too-fast tempo
ANGUS DEI: To play, with a divinely beefy tone
A PATELLA: Accompanied by knee-slapping
APOLOGGIATURA: A composition that you regret playing
APPROXIMATURA: A series of notes not intended by the composer, yet played with an "I meant to do that" attitude
APPROXIMENTO: A musical entrance that is somewhere in the vicinity of the correct pitch
DILL PICCOLINI: An exceedingly small wind instrument that plays only sour notes
FERMANTRA: A note held over and over and over and over and...
FIDDLER CRABS: Grumpy string players
FLUTE FLIES: Those tiny insects that bother musicians in outdoor gigs
FRUGALHORN: A sensible and inexpensive brass instrument
GAUL BLATTER: A French horn player
GREGORIAN CHAMP: The title bestowed upon the monk who can hold a note the longest
PLACEBO DOMINGO: A faux tenor
SPRITZICATO: An indication to string instruments to produce a bright and bubbly sound
TEMPO TANTRUM: What an elementary school orchestra is having when it's not following the conductor



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