Timbre

• Tremolando


  Trembling. Rapid repetition of a note (stringed instruments) or rapid alternation of two notes (any instruments)
• Harmonics


  High eerie sound produced on a string instrument by lightly touching the string at certain points.
• String Quartet


  This is comprised of two violins, a viola and a cello.
• Ripieno


  The large group of players in a Concerto Grosso.
• Concertino


  The smaller group of players in a Concerto Grosso.
• Coloratura


  The ornamentation of a melody.