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A Glossary of Choral Music Terms Date: No date scheduled Category: None

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Tonic: A smooth liquid generally enjoyed over ice after choir rehearsal.

Dominant: In a choral relationship, usually the soprano.

Leitmotif: Like a regular motif, but less filling.

Score: Basses 8, Tenors 0.

Riff: What happens when someone takes your choir robe.

Contralto: An alto who has been convicted of a felony.

Aleatoric Music: Music composed by the random selection of pitches and rhythms. Frequently found in the performance of the choir anthem.

Basso Continuo: When the conductor can't get the jerks to stop singing.

Etude: What comes right before the Beatitudes.

Concerto Grosso: An accordion concert.

Glissando: What directly precedes the highest note of the soprano part.

Theme: We HATE this anthem.

Theme & Variations: We HATE this anthem, the composer, and all of his family.

Smorzando: The "all-you-can-eat" buffet at Luciano's.

Grand Pause: When the conductor loses his place.

Perfect Pitch: Throwing an accordion into a dumpster without hitting the sides.

Cantus Firmus: A singer in good physical condition (as opposed to the "cantus flabbioso").

Antiphonal: Leaving your answering machine on all of the time.

Received from William H. Rayborn.