Definitions:
• string quartet: a good violinist, a bad violinist, an ex-violinist, and someone who hates violinists, all getting together to complain about composers.
• detaché: an indication that the trombones are to play with their slides removed.
• glissando: a technique adopted by string players for difficult runs.
• subito piano: indicates an opportunity for some obscure orchestra player to become a soloist.
• risoluto: indicates to orchestras that they are to stubbornly maintain the correct tempo no matter what the conductor tries to do.
• senza sordino: a term used to remind the player that he forgot to put his mute on a few measures back.
• preparatory beat: a threat made to singers, i.e., sing, or else....
• crescendo: a reminder to the performer that he has been playing too loudly.
• conductor: a musician who is adept at following many people at the same time.
• clef: something to jump from before the viola solo.
• transposition: the act of moving the relative pitch of a piece of music that is too low for the basses to a point where it is too high for the sopranos.
• vibrato: used by singers to hide the fact that they are on the wrong pitch.
• half step: the pace used by a cellist when carrying hi instrument.
• coloratura soprano: a singer who has great trouble finding the proper note, but who has a wild time hunting for it.
Link:
http://www.mit.edu/~jcb/other-instrument-jokes.html
sostenuto: indicating the opposite of a quickie.
con sardino: a type of pizza topping
marredcato: an injured cat
accelerando: indicating an approach to the Big O.
diminuendo: indicating detumescence.
@T(h)ink
Lol -
You got bright ideas and a tasty inspiration (err "fishy" - if referring to an "ichthyophagous" appetite).
Sorry, I could not find the English version of the "Pizza con sardine" or "Pizza con le sarde":
http://www.cucinare.meglio.it/ricetta-pizza_con_sardine.foto.html
If you are interested (that is for all here), I will translate it - lol.
Food info:
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrientprofile&dbid=174
Marianne, here is my contribution to your new vocabulary:
PIZZICATO; a special pizza especially relished by cats as they listen to classical music.
@ Marianne,
Here's one!
https://food52.com/recipes/16341-sardine-pizza
@ Virginia,
I'm sure the cats will like the sardines, at least.
Well O'Tink, I think a picture is starting to come together here, with the cats and the pizza topped with sardines...yes we are on to something!
@ Virginia,
@Virginia
Lol - and I found a picture for a pizzacat or "gatto pizza":
or
@T(h)ink
This recipe looks good - lol.
Oh Marianne that is SO funny! I did not know cat would eat pizza; must be the cheese? I know they like cheese...those little guys were really urgent about it...the little one who was growling?
@Virginia
Lol - indeed, but cats can have different preferences too (pizza might not be the healthiest), and what they like most is - usually - fish.