A user from Botswana says the name Alarcon is of Spanish origin and means “Fortress”.

: with the bow —usually used as a direction in music for players of stringed instruments — compare pizzicato.

From Italian arco (“bow”). Doublet of arch and arc.

solos

A curved line above or below a group of notes tells you those notes should be played legato – smoothly, with no gaps between the notes. A slur is a legato line over a few notes which means they should not be rearticulated.

Standard notation indicates legato either with the word legato, or by a slur (a curved line) under notes that form one legato group. Legato, like staccato, is a kind of articulation. There is an intermediate articulation called either mezzo staccato or non-legato (sometimes referred to as portato).

Tutti (Italian: all) is used in orchestral music to distinguish the part of a solo instrument from that of the rest of the section or orchestra.

Español. legato adj. Italian (music: smooth, even) (música) ligado nm. Exemplos: el televisor, un piso.

Basics

tutti

Tutti frutti (from Italian tutti i frutti, “all fruits”; also hyphenated tutti-frutti) is a colorful confectionery containing various chopped and usually candied fruits, or an artificial or natural flavouring simulating the combined flavour of many different fruits.

1. a combining form meaning “alone,” “solitary,” used in the formation of compound words: solifidian.

: separate —used as a direction in music for orchestral players reading the same musical staff to divide into two or more voice parts —abbreviation div.

In music, a double stop is the technique of playing two notes simultaneously on a stringed instrument such as a violin, a viola, a cello, or a double bass. In performing a double stop, two separate strings are bowed or plucked simultaneously.

adverb. Music. (especially as a direction) more quickly.

A little faster

Music. (especially as a direction) more quickly. More example sentences. ‘these measures are performed poco più mosso because of the technical difficulty’

: becoming gradually slower and more stately —used as a direction in music.

100 beats per minute

Some of the more common Italian tempo indicators, from slowest to fastest, are: Grave – slow and solemn (20–40 BPM) Lento – slowly (40–45 BPM) Largo – broadly (45–50 BPM)

fierily, impetuously

In music, allegro con fuoco indicates that something should be performed at a quick pace and with passion and energy.

music (to be performed) in a spirited or lively manner (also in the phrases allegro con spirito, presto con spirito)

: in sportive manner : playfully —used as a direction in music indicating style and tempo allegretto scherzando.

dying away