Classical Wedding Music Terms to Know Part 2

Hello and welcome back! We are here with more wedding music terms to help you get ready for your upcoming special day! It’s likely you’re unfamiliar with all that goes with classical music, string quartets or trio music so we are here to help with that! Below, you’ll find more music terms. If you missed our previous post, visit back with it, as well!

Terms to Know | Trio Wedding Raleigh NC

• Major – One of the two modes of the tonal system. Music written in major keys have a positive affirming character.
• Maestro – Refers to any great composer, conductor, or teacher of music.
• Madrigal – A contrapuntal song written for at least three voices, usually without accompaniment.
• Ligature – Curved line connecting notes to be sung or played as a phrase.
• Libretto – A book of text containing the words of an opera.
• Leitmotif – A musical theme given to a particular idea or main character of an opera.
• Legato – Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played smoothly.
• Leading note – The seventh note of the scale where there is a strong desire to resolve on the tonic.
• Klangfarbenmelodie – The technique of altering the tone color of a single note or musical line by changing from one instrument to another in the middle of a note or line.
• Key signature – The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played.
• Key – System of notes or tones based on and named after the key note.
• Introduction – The opening section of a piece of music or movement.
• Intonation – The manner in which tones are produced with regard to pitch.
• Interval – The distance in pitch between two notes.
• Interpretation – The expression the performer brings when playing his instrument.
• Intermezzo – Short movement or interlude connecting the main parts of the composition.
• Interlude – Piece of instrumental music played between scenes in a play or opera.
• Instrumentation – Arrangement of music for a combined number of instruments.
• Impromptu – A short piano piece, often improvisational and intimate in character.
• Hymn – A song of praise and glorification. Most often to honor God.
• Homophony – Music written to be sung or played in unison.
• Harmony – Pleasing combination of two or three tones played together in the background while a melody is being played. Harmony also refers to the study of chord progressions.
• Gregorian Chant – Singing or chanting in unison without strict rhythm. Collected during the Reign of Pope Gregory VIII for psalms and other other parts of the church service.
• Grazioso – Word to indicate the movement or entire composition is to be played gracefully.
• Grave – Word to indicate the movement or entire composition is to be played very slow and serious.
• Grandioso – Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played grandly.
• Glissando – Sliding between two notes.
• Glee – Vocal composition written for three or more solo parts, usually without instrumental accompaniment.

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