Tempo = Speed Tempo Meaning Fast Allegro Moderate tempo Moderato Walking Pace Andante Slow Adagio getting faster Accelerando getting slower Rallentando robbed time speeding up or slowing down to suit the – Rubato mood of the piece. Musical Groups / STYLES Orchestra Strings, Woodwind, Percussion Brass & Percussion Brass Band Wind Band Brass, Woodwind, Percussion Folk Group Fiddle, Guitar, Vocals, Accordion, Whistle, Bass, Flute, Drum kit, Bodhran Scottish dance band fiddle, accordion, piano, drums. Celtic Rock Mixes folk music with rock music. Reggae Off beat guitar, vocals, drums, organ, bass. Sounds dreamy or blurry. Whole tone scale. Impressionist Minimalist Simple and repetitive ostinatos. Ragtime Piano. Syncopated melody & vamp accomp. Blues Jazz style, developed from black American folk songs. Tells a story. Flattened notes. Swing A jazz style performed by a big band. String Quartet 2 Violins, Viola, Cello Classical music for a small group of instruments Chamber Music (Fit in a chamber) Basso Continuo Harpsichord and Cello accompaniment present in Baroque music. Instruments & Related Concepts
Tempo Meaning Allegro Fast Moderato Moderate tempo Andante Walking Pace Adagio Slow Accelerando getting faster Rallentando getting slower Rubato robbed time – speeding up or slowing down to suit the mood of the piece. Tempo = Speed Musical Groups / STYLES Orchestra Strings, Woodwind, Percussion Brass Band Brass & Percussion Wind Band Brass, Woodwind, Percussion Folk Group Fiddle, Guitar, Vocals, Accordion, Whistle, Bass, Flute, Drum kit, Bodhran Scottish dance band fiddle, accordion, piano, drums. Celtic Rock Mixes folk music with rock music. Reggae Off beat guitar, vocals, drums, organ, bass. Impressionist Sounds dreamy or blurry. Whole tone scale. Minimalist Simple and repetitive ostinatos. Ragtime Piano. Syncopated melody & vamp accomp. Blues Jazz style, developed from black American folk songs. Tells a story. Flattened notes. Swing A jazz style performed by a big band. String Quartet 2 Violins, Viola, Cello Chamber Music Classical music for a small group of instruments (Fit in a chamber) Basso Continuo Harpsichord and Cello accompaniment present in Baroque music. Instruments & Related Concepts
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