Dictionary: F

forte, loud

a clef sign that shows the position of F on the staff See clef in Staff, Barline, & Clef

F or bass clef

a part added to a melody that move at the same rate, a drone bass

fold

easy

easily

ease, simplification

easily

a torch dance

an Irish dance of the sixteenth and seventeenth century

an Irish dance of the sixteenth and seventeenth century

a type of Portuguese song and dance to guitar accompaniment

a type of Portuguese song and dance to guitar accompaniment

the flag attached to the tail of a note to show its length

to go

feeble, weak in tone

to do, to make

do, make

case

cadence

a descending glissando that falls from the end of a note

case

deceptive cadence

different combinations of fingering that produce the same pitch, used to make tonal contrast, or make the playing of passage work easier

the melody played on a flamenco guitar

a part added to a melody that move at the same rate, a drone bass

instruments with a common characteristic

a piece with an improvisatory feel to it

a piece with an improvisatory feel to it

a short piece not unlike a capriccio or intermezzo

capricious, fantastic, whimsical

capricious, fantastic, whimsical

capricious, fantastic, whimsical

a piece with an improvisatory feel to it

a lively dance in compound duple time

a Spanish gypsy dance for men, in 2/4 time

farce

version

almost

pompously

pompous

falsetto

a part added to a melody that move at the same rate, a drone bass

solemn, rejoicing

festival

happy

firmly

musical symbol placed over a note or rest to be extended beyond its normal duration See fermata in Note Symbols see fermata in Phrasing Symbols

A fermata invites expressive duration. Exact length depends on style, phrase context, and performance judgment. In practical playing, a fermata sho…

musical symbol placed over a note or rest to be extended beyond its normal duration See fermata in Note Symbols

perform a certain passage firmly, steadily, or resolutely

to close, to close off

(1770 1841) See Classical Guitarists and Composers

(1778 1839) See Classical Guitarists and Composers

distance

ferocious

ferocity

dexterous, fluent, ready

festival

festive

merry

merrily

a series of concerts at a single venue

festively

festive

festive

festive

fire

fiery

abbreviation for fortissimo

abbreviation for fortississimo

abbreviation for fortissississimo

abbreviation for fortississississimo

tired out, weak

time

times

breath

proud

proud

boldness of touch

fierce, haughty

boldness of touch, pride

an interval of five diatonic degrees

musical phrase that repeats in a musical composition

melody that is highly ornamented

cover bare beats during solo portions in the music; fillers

end

as far as

central pitch of a piece of music, often the note on which a musical work ends

A chord progression where the dominant chord is followed by the tonic chord In the tonality of C major, an authentic cadence would be the dominant…

the final section of an extended work with several movements or sections

end see in Repeats, D.S.,D.C....

the part of a stringed instrument where the player places his or her fingers to change the length of the vibrating string

the arrangement of fingers required to play a particular note or sequences of notes on a musical instrument See fingerings in Left & Right Hand Fin…

fingering

as far as

as far as the sign

firm

where a section is repeated, the composer may wish to vary the sectional ending, whether first ending or second ending, as a way of creating symmet…

line(s) extending from the right side of a stem of a note. Indicating an eighth note or smaller See Flag in Elements of a Musical Score See Element…

A style evolved over centuries, carried across Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the European continent by nomad gypsies. At its purest it is a for…

a sign which lowers the pitch of a note by one semitone See flat sign in Note Symbols

See Table of Key Signatures

See flat sign in Note Symbols

to caress

to produce harmonics, on a stringed instrument

to produce harmonics, on a stringed instrument

Celtic music festival

mournful

mournfully

entreating

flexible

flexibility

a vigorous Scottish dance

decorated or embellished with ornamentation

agile, fleet

fluidity

fluidity

fluid

fiery

time

continuation, series, succession,

to follow

follows

a folk song associated with the Canary Islands, slow and lyrical in character and usually accompanied by a guitar or the timple

introduction of folk melodies, rhythms or characteristic harmonic progressions into orchestral or chamber music

songs and dances transmitted orally through several generations before being recorded or notated

a slow air

an ascending appoggiatura

impetuous

old Italian dance in compound duple time

old Italian dance in compound duple time

old Italian dance in compound duple time

the structure a pieces of music may have, for example, sonata form, rondo, …….

the tendency in music to elevate form above expression

a resonant peak in a frequency spectrum

pocket sized

continually, away

loud, abbreviated 'f', powerful, strong see dynamic symbols in Phrasing Symbols

strongly powerfully,

early name for the pianoforte see dynamic symbols in Phrasing Symbols

louder than forte see dynamic symbols in Phrasing Symbols

louder than Fortissimo see dynamic symbols in Phrasing Symbols

louder than Fortississimo see dynamic symbols in Phrasing Symbols

force

forcing

forced

impetuous

in jazz, to play all beats of a four beat bass rhythm with equal emphasis

when jazz ensemble players exchange leads every four bars

interval of four diatonic scale notes, counting the first and last note, for example, the interval from 'C' to 'F'

Fortepiano; loud, then immediately soft

ornamental notes that break into the steady pattern of rhythmic modes

a meter time signature in which the top number includes or is a fraction

breaking up a subject into small segments, any one of which may form the basis for further development

fresh

freshness

fresh

frank, open hearted

French

French

a round dance in compound duple or triple time

frank, open hearted

boldness, freedom of spirit

boldness, freedom of spirit

(1852 1909) See Classical Guitarists and Composers

striking

struck

to strike

coldly

coolness or indifference

cold

a fluid line of music with an adjustable rhythm shaped by text

Free stroke is standard for many arpeggio and accompaniment textures. Compared with rest stroke, it usually gives a lighter attack and easier strin…

free

free

See clef in Staff, Barline, & Clef

an augmented sixth chord, which contains a second from the tonic

frenzied

frenzied

the number of vibrations per second of a musical pitch, usually measured in Hertz (Hz)

coolly or freshly

fresh or cool

horizontal strips fixed in or tied around the fingerboard of some stringed instruments to act as guides to where the fingers should be placed to st…

haste

hurried

joy

joyful

brisk, lively

happy

cold

coldly

earlier, previously

a passage in a fugal style

fugue

a short fugue

a tune upon which a fugue is built

a fifteenth or sixteenth century canon

form in which a subject theme is introduced and then extended and developed through some number of successive imitations

leading

a call and response music style from eastern Venezuela with Spanish musical roots

A chord progression where the dominant chord is followed by the tonic chord In the tonality of C major, an authentic cadence would be the dominant…

perfect cadence

A chord progression where the dominant chord is followed by the tonic chord In the tonality of C major, an authentic cadence would be the dominant…

an orchestra with all of its four sections; brass, percussion strings, and woodwind

a middle voice in a polyphonic composition generally of little musical importance

the way in which chords, and individual tones within the chord, tend to imply movement toward another chord

the lowest note in the harmonic series

funeral

five

in five parts

force and speed

for

fury

a rapid, polyrhythmic dance type in triple time from Bohemia

furious

furiously

furious

furiously

furious

enthusiasm, fury

eighth note

fleeing

forzando or forzato; forcing