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Accent, Articulation, and Connecting Terms
for Conducting Quiz #5
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Undergraduate 3
11/07/2011

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Tonic Accent
Definition
Accent by rise of pitch, rather than stress
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Dynamic accent
Definition
Accent by stress or reinforcement
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Natural Accent
Definition
Accent on the downbeat
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Secondary Accent
Definition
Accent on a beat other than the downbeat, e.g., beat three in common time
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Irregular Accent
Definition
Accent on a normally unaccented beat
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Agogic Accent
Definition
Accent by longer duration of a note (ex. Tichelli's Vesuvius)
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Sforzando / Forzando
Definition
Accent by forcing / pressure
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Rinforzando
Definition
Accent by strengthening
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Legato
Definition
Smoothly connected
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Marcato
Definition
Marked emphasis
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Staccato
Definition
Detached
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Tenuto
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Held, sustained
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Portato
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Slurred staccato
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Staccatissimo (wedge)
Definition
Very short and detached; equivalent to the staccato from Couperin to Beethoven
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Attacca
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Two movements should be connected with no break, the one following immediately after the other.
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Attacca subito
Definition
Two movements should be connected with no break, the one following immediately after the other.
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Segue
Definition
Two movements should be connected with no break, the one following immediately after the other.
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