Some new musical terms and definitions

[mazz]

For those who have seen the Italian words used on music scores to indicate tempos, etc., here's an updated list:

NEW MUSIC TERMS AND DEFINITIONS:

ALLREGRETTO: When you're 16 measures into the piece and realize you took too fast a tempo
ANGUS DEI: To play with a divinely beefy tone

A PATELLA: Accompanied by knee-slapping

APPOLOGGIATURA: 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
CACOPHANY: A composition incorporating many people with chest colds
CORAL SYMPHONY: A large, multi-movement work from Beethoven's Caribbean Period

DILL PICCOLINI: An exceedingly small wind instrument that plays only sour notes
FERMANTRA: A note held over and over and over and over and . . .
FERMOOTA: A note of dubious value held for indefinite length
FIDDLER CRABS: Grumpy string players
FLUTE FLIES: Those tiny mosquitoes that bother musicians on 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
GROUND HOG: Someone who takes control of the repeated bass line and won't let anyone else play it
PLACEBO DOMINGO: A faux tenor
SCHMALZANDO: A sudden burst of music from the Guy Lombardo band
THE RIGHT OF STRINGS: Manifesto of the Society for The Prevention of Cruelty to Violists
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 (I know someone who can relate!!! *LOL*)
TROUBLE CLEF: Any clef one can't read: e.g., alto clef for pianists
VESUVIOSO: An indication to build up to a fiery conclusion
VIBRATTO: Child prodigy son of the concertmaster

[kitchensinkmusic]

just when I thought I knew all the Italian I needed

[guitaroboe]

Wow!

let's expand the list, how about:

GLASSANDO?

Adonis

[burpo]

Great post!

I'm guilty of many a METRONONO.

[moomy]

Bassasso profundo. Ornery plumber yelling at you from the
Basement

[jdstamper]

Thanks for the laughs, Mazz ... Brillante! Grandioso!

Jim

[Kolstad]

I've read many a TROUBLE CLEF and played my share of ALLREGRETTO's!! Now I have terminology for what happened

[pedrocosta]

Great list thanks for sharing

[Casey H]

I'm pretty well versed in APPROXIMENTO.... Hmmmm.... Maybe more like NOTEVENCLOSEAMENTO...

Thanks for sharing!

Casey

[gklosner]

love this Mazz!