newest musical terminology (Thanks to Jeff Hall) In an effort to keep you abreast of the ever-changing world of musical terminology, check these out: Adagio Fromaggio -- To play in a slow and cheesy manner. AnDante -- A musical composition that is infernally slow. Angus Dei -- To be played or sung with a divine, beefy tone. Anti-phonal -- The prohibition of cell phones in the concert hall. A Patella -- Unaccompanied knee slapping. Appologgiatura -- A composition, solo, or instrument you regret playing. Approximatura -- A series of notes played by a performer, but not intended by the composer. Approximento -- A musical entrance that is somewhere in the vicinity of the correct pitch. Bar Line -- What musicians form after a concert. Concerto Grossissimo -- A really bad performance. Coral Symphony -- (see Beethoven-Caribbean period). Cornetti Trombosis Disastrous -- The entanglement of brass instruments that can occur when musicians exit hastily down the stage stairs. Dill Piccolino -- A wind instrument that plays only sour notes. Fermantra -- A note that is held over and over and over and.... Fermoota -- A rest of indefinite length and dubious value. Fog Hornoso -- A sound heard when the conductors intentions are not clear. Frugalhorn -- A sensible, inexpensive, brass instrument. Gaul Blatter -- A French horn player. Good Conductor - 1. A person who can give an electrifying performance. 2. One who obeys the orchestra and/or chorus. Gregorian Champ -- Monk who can hold a note the longest. Kvetchendo -- Gradually getting annoyingly louder. Mallade -- A romantic song thats pretty awful. Molto bolto -- Head straight for the ending. Opera buffa -- Musical stage production by nudists. Poochini Musical -- Performance accompanied by a dog. Pre-Classical Conservatism -- School of thought which fostered the idea, If it aint baroque, dont fix it. Spritzicato -- Plucking of a stringed instrument to produce a bright, bubbly sound, usually accompanied by sparkling water with lemon (wine optional). Tempo Tantrumo -- When a young band refuses to keep time with the conductor. Tincanabulation -- The annoying or irritating sounds made by extremely cheap bells. Vesuvioso -- A gradual buildup to a fiery conclusion. ZZZfortzando -- Playing REALLY loud in order to wake up the audience.
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