| Strings | Violins (1&2)ViolasCelloDouble BassHarp |
| Woodwind | PiccoloFluteOboeClarinet (in A)Corr AnglaisBassoons |
| Brass | Horns (in F)Trumpets (in E)Tenor TrombonesBass TromboneTuba |
| Percussion | Timpani (in E, B & F#)CymbalsBass Drum |
| Form | Modified sonata form |
| Time Signature | 4/4 |
| Programme Music | instrumental music which depicts a mood or tells a story |
| Concert Overture | one-movement orchestrial piece, performed in a concert hall |
| Friar Laurence Theme: Main Features | F# minorMelody on clarinetMainly step movementEnd on chord V- Imperfect |
| Strife Theme: Main Features | B minorRepeated NotesSyncopationDotted RhythmAscending & Descending scalesDialogue between strings and woodwind |
| Love Theme: Main Features | D flat MajorCorr Anglais & ViolaLeaps and Step Movement comboFalling seconds & Dim 5th’s in melody |
| andante non tasto- quasi moderato | not too slow, almost moderate |
| poco piu f | a little louder |
| poco a poco cresc | getting gradually louder |
| dolce | sweetly |
| dolce ma sensible | sweetly but sensitively |
| marc./marcato | well marked/accented |
| legato | smoothly |
| pizz. | pluck the strings |
| arco | play the strings with bow |
| div. | divided strings |
| unis | all play the same note |
| string. | getting faster |
| accel. | getting faster |
| allegro giusto | fast and lively in strict time |
| molto meno mosso | a lot less movement |
| espr. | with expression |
| con sord | with mute |
| senza sord | without mute |
| sfz | stress on the note |
| sempre | always |
| cresc molto | getting much louder |
| amoroso | emotionally & tenderly |
| moderato assai | at a very moderate speed |
| tremolo | a note or chord bowed very rapidly so as to produce a quavering effect |
| A2 | two instruments play the same style of music |
| tonic key | f sharp minor |
| form | sonata |
| programme music | tells a story |
| arco | bowed |
| pizzicato | plucked |
| divisi | divided |
| andante | walking pace |
| overture | instrumental piece preceding an opera |
| composer’s nationality | russian |
| coda | finishing section |
| chromaticism | moving in semitones |
| year of completion | 1880 |
| 1st subject | strife theme |
| 2nd subject | love theme |
| introductory theme | friar laurence |
| sonata form | expo develop recap coda |
| Fg | bassoon |
| Vc | cello |
| Ci | cor anglais |
| Pi | cymbals |
| Gc | bass drum |
| transposing | heard at a different pitch than written |
| viola clef | alto clef |
| trombone clef | tenor clef |
Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
August 13, 2019