Prelude - the bit before the hard part
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (323672)
Rockingham, Australia
December 8, 2022 5:58pm CST
I wrote about some alternative and funny meanings for Italian music terms. Here are a few more. I’ll give the correct meaning/explanation first then the hopefully funny meaning.
Crescendo means ‘gradually becoming louder’ which could also mean ‘testing frustration level of the neighbours’. ‘Quavers’ are notes which have a short time span so they are ‘quick’ notes. They are also what you have before a lesson if you haven’t practiced enough.
‘Ritartando’ is an instruction for the music to gradually become slower. It could also be the bit before the bit you can’t play properly yet.
And finally, one which always makes me smile – prelude and fugue. These usually go together as two movements. The prelude is basically an introductory piece and easier than the often notoriously difficult fugue. So the fugue is the ‘hard part’ and the prelude ‘the part before the hard part’.
The photo is another one of our piano taken last year and dressed up for Christmas.
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@FourWalls (61308)
• United States
9 Dec 22
That’s a good way of looking at it. It’s also the frustrating thing: “hey, Mozart, why can’t the whole thing be this simple????!!”
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@FourWalls (61308)
• United States
9 Dec 22
@JudyEv — I love watching Victor Borge videos, and his ability to play AND be funny at the same time was amazing. Still is.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Dec 22
@FourWalls He is incredible and so funny! But, just sometimes, I wish he'd play the whole of something and not just parts.
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@LindaOHio (153181)
• United States
9 Dec 22
Thank you for sharing the music terms with us.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Dec 22
@LindaOHio Thanks. We have a village barbecue this afternoon.
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@LindaOHio (153181)
• United States
10 Dec 22
@JudyEv It's 6:40 am here; and I am just trying to catch up here. Hope you and Vince have a nice weekend.
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@aninditasen (15657)
• Raurkela, India
9 Dec 22
Lovely piano and notes. I love learning languages.
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@aninditasen (15657)
• Raurkela, India
10 Dec 22
@JudyEv I like musical instruments a lot.
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@RebeccasFarm (84363)
• Wheat Ridge, Colorado
9 Dec 22
Fancy schmancy terms..I love music
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@Tampa_girl7 (48855)
• United States
9 Dec 22
I really love your piano. It looks dandy all spiffed up for Christmas.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Dec 22
Hopefully, they'll be a few carols played on it nearer the time.
@1creekgirl (40170)
• United States
9 Dec 22
That was very amusing. Your piano is so lovely all ready for Christmas.
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@freelancermariagrace (27225)
• Philippines
9 Dec 22
Learned something new today and that piano is very pretty!
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Dec 22
Someone said it would make a nice card so we might do that next year.
@Beestring (13061)
• Hong Kong
9 Dec 22
I learned something new. Thank you for sharing. Love your piano.
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