WEEK FIVE
TERMS AND SIGNS
There some musical terms, signs and abbreviation which composers use to indicate the manner they wanted their music performed. Students should learn these musical terms, signs and abbreviations so as to help and interpret music effectively
Dynamics
It shows how loud or soft, fast or slow music is played
| TERMS MEANING |
| Piano (p) Soft |
| Pianissimo (pp) Very soft |
| Forte (f) Loud |
| Fortissimo (ff) Very Loud |
| Allegro fast |
| Adagio Slow |
| Accent mark Play the note louder |
| Crescendo (cresc.) < Gradually getting louder |
| Diminuendo (dim) > gradually getting softer |
| Repeat sign :½½ Repeat from the beginning |
| Dacapo D.C go back to the sign |
EXPRESSION
Cantabile in a singing style
Con with
Con moto with movement
Dolce Sweetly
Maestoso Majestically
WEEK SIX
LIFE AND WORKS OF FRANZ SCHUBERT AND SAM AKPABOT
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert was born in Vienna, in 1797. He is the son of a school master, he was taught how to play violin and piano. He also has a sounding musical gift. Schubert was the leader of the school orchestra. He was the greatest song writer that ever lived. He was also the greatest master of ‘lied’. Most of his songs are in strophic form with either literal repetition of the music of each stanza.
Schubert’s beautiful symphonies in C major were not performed until eleven years after his death. in Vienna. Franz Schubert died in 1828.
His works/ Music
Schubert composed 600 songs e.g
The wanderer, Wrestler’s love , the winter journey, The maid of the mill, etc
SAM AKPABOT
Sam akpabot was born on October 3rd 1932 in ethnan Cross River State, he went to Kings College Lagos. He had his early musical training as a choirboy at Christ Cathedral Church Lagos under T.K.E Philips.
He went to Royal College of Music London; he later went to university of Chicago, Michigan state University, United States of America. When he got his PHD on music, he entered into popular music in 50s and 60s and he formed ‘Alphabet sextet’. He
Worked with NBC later joined the staff of music department at the university of Nigeria Nsukka. He is a composer, director, performer, musicologist and writer.
His works/Music
Few of Sam akpabot music are :
Verbal Christ, Ofala Festival Overture, Jaja of Opobo, Tune poem Nigeria for wood wind orcheatra.