Soli
Section solo
Coda
Closing section of a movement
Andante
at a moderate pace, walking speed
Counterpoint
Two or three melodic lines played at the same time
resonant bowing
creating string sound with increased bow length and speed
Enharmonic Interval
Two notes that differ in name only. For example: C shart and D flat
Portamento
A mild glissando between two notes for an expressive effect
piu mosso
more motion, faster
Tessitura
The range of an instrumental or a vocal part
bossa nova
A Brazilian dane popular in the 1950’s and 1960’s
Largo
slow and broad
Rubato
A characteristic of music where the strict tempo is changed for musical effect
Fermata
To hold a tone or rest held beyond the written value at the discretion of the perfomer
Tutti
Passage fo he entire ensemble or orchestra without a soloist
L’istesso tempo
te same tempo
intense bow
creating string sound with a slow, weighted bow
Marcato
accented, stressed
Ornaments
Tones used to embellish the principal melodic tone
Meno mosso
less motion, slower
poco a poco
little by little