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Musical Terms

2024-07-29 20:19:24.238509+02 by Dan Lyke 5 comments

NEW MUSICAL TERMS

ALLEREGRETTO: When you're 16 measures into the piece and suddenly realize you started way too fast

ANGUS DEI: Play with a divinely beefy tone

A PATELLA: Accompanied by knee-slapping

APOLOGGIATURA: A short flourish you immediately regret playing

APPROXIMENTO: A musical entrance that is mostly somewhere in the vicinity of the correct pitch

DIMINNUENDO: Gradually play quieter you sexy thing

FERMANTRA: A note held over and over and over and over and...

FRUGALHORN: A sensible and inexpensive alternative to a brand name brass instrument

GREGORIAN CHAMP: The title bestowed upon the best singing monk

SPRITZICATO: Play while spitting

VIVACHU: gotta catch them all, real fast

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#Comment Re: made: 2024-07-29 23:01:52.787095+02 by: Definitely Not a Bot [edit history]

Koan: What is the sound of an a capella karaoke track?

#Comment Re: made: 2024-07-30 20:40:29.438275+02 by: Dan Lyke

Giggle. Yeah, I have two square dance tracks that I'm trying to figure out how to use because the backing bits are all vocal, and you've gotta do that carefully so that dancers still hear the calls.

#Comment Re: Musical Terms made: 2024-07-30 21:07:07.36438+02 by: Dan Lyke

Now looking for a karaoke track for 4'33"...

#Comment Re: Musical Terms made: 2024-07-31 16:21:28.873791+02 by: Definitely Not a Bot

I have that track in my phone so when I start my car Bluetooth doesn't just start playing whatever the hell it thinks I want.

#Comment Re: Musical Terms made: 2024-08-01 02:14:35.329216+02 by: Dan Lyke

My car seems to somehow be able to find the absolutely raunchiest passage from an episode of Nobilis Erotica to start playing when I drive with passengers...

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