[Dixielandjazz] NEW MUSIC TERMS AND DEFINITIONS-

[Norman Vickers]

To:  Musicians and Jazzfans; DJML

From:  Norman Vickers, Jazz Society of Pensacola

 

Pensacola first-call saxophonist Bob Maksymkow passes along these new
musical terms and definitions.  Hope they give you a chuckle.

 

From: Bob Maksymkow [mailto:saxmak at cox.net] 



 

 


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

 

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