MUSICAL TERMS.

Waikato Times, Volume 102, Issue 17008, 22 January 1927, Page 14 (Supplement)

MUSICAL TERMS.

AN INTERESTING COMPETITION. The following story, which contains many well-known musical terms, will be interesting to music students: — “Do you know what the North Pole is made" of?” asked Dr. Globule, anxiously. Dr. Dram shook his head ,and so did Dr. Drop. “Then we must find out at once,” cried Dr. Globule. So the very next Tuesday they set sail for the Pole.

At first the sea was legato, and the Dancing Dora skimmed along allegretto. But soon the wind howled crescendo, and poco a poco the sea grew rough. “Oh,” moaned Dr. Drop, “this will be the fine of me! Shall I never see my garden again, where I have pizzicato many a daffodil?” Just then there was a forte crash. “We’ve struck the ice!" cried Dr. Dram. “Now we must get out and walk.” So they walked and walked, and after a week the North Pole came into sight. “Let us accelerando!” urged Dr. Drop. “I can’t,” panted fat Dr. Globule. “Non troppo allegro, I beg!” “Come on,” said Dr. Dram risoluto. “Soon you shall ha\o a lunga pausa.” The Pole was tall and glistening, and striped with beautiful pink and i white stripes. “It is sticky,” said Dr. Drop, touching it. “It tastes dolce,” said Dr. Dram, licking his fingers. “It’s nothing but an old peppermint stick,” said Dr. Globule, disgustedly. “Anyway, we’d better climb it, said Dr. Dram, “just to say we have.” So lie cut notches in it with his penknife, and they all scrambled up. “I’m afraid it will be very risky getting down,” puffed Dr. Globule. “We must glissando,” said Dr. Dram. “Just keep tranquillo and go like this it’s quite semplicc.” He went down very lento and grazioso, and so did Dr. Drop. But poor Dr. Globule was so fat that he descended prestissimo. “Rallentando.” shouted Dr. Dram, molto agitato. But it was too late. Dr Globule sat down extremely pcsante on the ice. “Arc you hurt?" asked Dr. Drop. “You should have tenuto tighter.” “I think lam morendo!” whispered Dr. Globule pianissimo. „ _ “Then we’ll go home, said Dr. Dram, “and we’ll each take bits of the Pole ’back to show people.” They cut off three lumps, and put them in their pockets; but soon they had to eat them because they had run out of provisions. And when they arrived without any Pole nobody would believe they had been to it. I don’t either, do you? Solution. —Smooth (legato), moderately fast (allegretto); louder and louder (crescendo); little by little (poco a poco); end (line); picked (pizzicato); loud (forte); hurry (ac ceierando); not too quickly (non troppo allegro); with resolution (risoluto); Jong pause (lunga pausa,.; sweet (dolce); slide (glissando); quiet (tranquillo); simple (scmplicc); slowly (lento); gracefully (grazioso), as quickly as possible (prestissimo) ; slow down (rallentando); very much agitated (molto agitato) ; heavily (pesante); held (tenuto); dying (morendo); very softly (pianissimo).