Patriot Bands-Music Dictionary

MUSIC DICTIONARY

Alt Horn- It was invented as the alto voice in the saxhorn family in the mid-1800s by Adolphe Sax, a Belgian who is best remembered for the saxophone. It has been made in various forms: most common is a sort of mini-tuba shape, with the bell pointing upward, which may help the voice blend before reaching the audience.

Adolf Sax- Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax (November 6, 1814 – February 4, 1894) was a Belgian musical instrument designer and musician who played the flute and clarinet, and is best known for having invented the saxophone.

Bass Saxophone- the second largest existing member of the saxophone family (not counting the subcontrabass tubax). It is similar in design to a baritone saxophone, but it is larger, with a longer loop near the mouthpiece.

Benny Goodman- Benjamin David “Benny” Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American jazz musician, clarinetist and bandleader, known as "King of Swing", "Patriarch of the Clarinet", "The Professor", and "Swing's Senior Statesman".

Caesura-a term to denote an audible pause that breaks up a line of verse or music.

Clef sign- is a musical symbol used to indicate the pitch of written notes.

Composer-Someone who writes music

Crescendo-Increase volume

Descrescendo-decrease volume

Edward Kleinhammer-The bass trombonist was born in Chicago in 1919 and at first played the violin. At age fourteen, in high school, he switched to the trombone. His teachers were CSO trombonists Edward Geffert and David Anderson. He was a member of the Civic Orchestra for two years starting in 1938, and played extra with the CSO. In 1940, he was a member of Stokowski's All-American Youth Symphony during their tour of South America. That same year he auditioned for the Chicago Symphony and a short time later signed a contract. He remained with the CSO until June 1985, and has played for all CSO conductors except Theodore Thomas. He is the author of The Art of Trombone Playing and Mastering the Trombone

Fermata- is an element of musical notation indicating that the note should be sustained for longer than its note value would indicate.

Forte-(Italian) loud in volume

Key Signature-The series of sharp or flat symbols placed on the staff, designating notes that are to be consistently played one semitone higher or lower than the equivalent natural notes unless otherwise altered with an accidental.

Largo-Slow

legato-Italian word (literally meaning "tied together") indicates that musical notes are played or sung smoothly and connected.

Max Roach-Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 16, 2007) was an American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer. A pioneer of bebop, Roach went on to work in many other styles of music, and is generally considered alongside the most important drummers in history. He worked with many famous jazz musicians, including Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins and Clifford Brown.

Mezzo forte- standing for mezzo-forte, meaning "moderately loud

molto-much, more, very

Piano-(Italian) soft in volume

Podium- is a platform that is used to raise the conductor of a band or orchestra above the ensemble.

Presto-fast

ritardando- becoming slower

Staccato- signifies an unconnected note, which is short and detached

Sackbut- refers to a trombone from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras.

Shawm- The direct ancestor of the oboe which was probably introduced into Europe during the Crusades when the Saracen armies invaded and used this instrument in war as well as for dancing. The bore is conical and wide, as is the double reed. The body is constructed from a single piece of wood with finger holes.

slur-a curved lined connecting pitches that are different

Time signature-The a notational convention used in musical notation to specify how many beats are in each measure and which note value constitutes one beat.

Wynton Marsalis-(October 18, 1961-)An internationally acclaimed musician, composer, bandleader, educator and a leading advocate of American culture. He is the world’s first jazz artist to perform and compose across the full jazz spectrum from its New Orleans roots to bebop to modern jazz. By creating and performing an expansive range of brilliant new music for quartets to big bands, chamber music ensembles to symphony orchestras, tap dance to ballet, Wynton has expanded the vocabulary for jazz and created a vital body of work that places him among the world’s finest musicians and composers.