Terms-B

 

BATTEMENT

(French) A trill, or in contemporary music, the acoustic effect produced from two very close notes (micro intervals).

 

BEGINNEND

(German) Beginning.

 

BEIDE

(German) Both.

 

BEINAHE

(German) Almost.

 

BELEBTER

(German) Briskly.

 

BEN

(Italian) Well; quite.

 

BENE

(Italian) Well; quite.

 

BESCHLEUNIGEND

(German) Accelerate; hurry.

 

BESCHLUSS

(German) With decisiveness and resolve.

 

BETONUNG

(German) Emphasis.

 

BEWEGTER

(German) Proceed with motion and some rapidity; same as the Italian term 'piu mosso'.

 

BIS ZUM

(German) Until the.

 

BISBIGLIANDO

(Italian) Harp technique: a soft and frequent chord tremolo.

 

BOUCHÉ

(French) Stopped tones, for brass instruments. Open or close the instrument with hand or mute. Sometimes used to indicate a change in pitch.

 

BRAVURA

(Italian) Bold; dashing.

 

BREIT

(German) Broad.

 

BREITER

(German) Broadly.

 

BRILLANTE

(Italian) Brilliant; sparkling.

 

BRIOSO

(Italian) Lustily; with spirit.

 

BRUSCAMENTE

(Italian) Sharply; roughly.

 

Previous

Next

Terms and Symbols Contents