Main (view)
This view contains one or more
icons representing the various scores
and composition library elements located in a document.
Major
- Characteristic of a scale formed
by the same sound intervals as
those of the white keys of a musical keyboard, based
on the C note. The C
major scale is formed by the notes C, D, E, F, G, A , B and C.
- Term which designates the capacity of intervals like
the seconds, the thirds, the sixths…
A major second comprises 2 half tones, a
major third contains four half tones.
- Said about a chord
built on the first degree of a major scale (for
example C-E-G is a C major chord).
Measure
A measure is a time division of a musical work. On the
staff, measures are separated by a
vertical line going through the 5 staff lines:
Each measure may contain notes
and/or rests. Unless otherwise
specified (repeat signs), the measures are played one
after the other to build a musical work. They can be
numbered. They allow an easier synchronization between performers playing together.
Mega Byte (MB)
Unit used to measure the storage capacity of a computer hard disk or memory.
One Mega Byte contains one million Bytes (1 byte = a number
between 0 and 255), which corresponds to one million
characters of text.
Melody
- Succession of notes played which
form a musical sentence.
- In the library composition system proposed by Pizzicato, a melody is a group
of notes without rhythmic
values. Through the score
generation, melodies may be combined with rhythms and chords to form a
score.
Menu
- A menu is a graphic element which lets the user
execute an action of a program.
It is represented as a menu bar
made up of one or more words on a line. This menu bar
is located either in the higher part of the screen or right under the title bar of a window.
- A popup menu is a graphic element located in a dialog box and
which offers a choice to the user. It is represented
by one or more words surrounded by a shaded
rectangle. By clicking on it, a list appears and
displays the various choices and the user can select
the one he wants.
Menu bar
It is a graphic area located at the top
of the screen (Macintosh) or right
below the title
bar of a window (Windows). It is represented by one or more words. Each
word is the title of a menu. When you click
on a word, the list of possible actions is displayed.
When located in top of the screen, it is called the main
menu bar.
Menu item
When you click in a menu,
a list appears so you can make a choice. Each line of
this list is called a menu item.
Metronome
A device used to play a sound in
a very regular way, with an adjustable speed. Its purpose
is to give a tempo to learn how to play in a regular way
with a stable tempo. With the Pizzicato recorder window, you may activate and adjust
the metronome speed. The sound is produced by the synthesizer.
Mezzo Forte
Italian term meaning half loudly. It is
placed in the score to modify the sound volume. Here is an example:
Mezzo Piano
Italian term meaning half gently. It is
placed in the score to modify the sound volume. Here is an example:
MIDI
Abbreviation of Musical Instrument Digital Interface.
It is a system which allows the communication of musical
information between computers,
synthesizers and sequencers. The messages going
through a midi cable determine the notes
to play and several parameters
like the sound volume, the instrument to
use,...
MIDI card
It is an electronic device (card)
placed inside the computer and it contains a MIDI interface. With it, the computer can communicate with
MIDI compatible musical instruments.
MIDI
channel
Notes and MIDI information going through a MIDI cable can
circulate on 16 different MIDI channels. They can be
compared with a 16 lines highway. The notes may circulate
on a channel without interfering with the other channels
notes. It is as if there were 16 cables to transport the
notes.
MIDI configuration
- Term which designates your MIDI
material and the way in which it is connected.
- Name of a Pizzicato dialog
box used to specify how
Pizzicato may use the MIDI.
MIDI controller
It is a type of MIDI message used to
control a synthesizer. There are 128 different midi controllers. The
main controllers allow to modify volume, balance, pedal…
MIDI effect
General term used to designate the modifications
affecting the notes and produced by
symbols placed on a score. Volume level, balance, pitch bend… are MIDI effects.
They are controlled by Pizzicato
through the MIDI interface.
MIDI file
A file which contains MIDI and
timing information necessary to play a musical piece on a
synthesizer. The graphical
aspect of the score is not contained in it. The
advantage of this file format is that it is recognized in
a universal way by all musical programs
of the world. It is a standard of communication used to
exchange music works between different programs, computers and sequencers.
MIDI file format
Three types of MIDI files exist.
Format 0 has a single track in which all information is
grouped for all instruments.
It is the easiest format to read for MIDI reading programs, because it can be read
progressively with the play of the notes.
Format 1 contains one track by instrument. The tracks
being recorded one after the other in the file, it is necessary to
read them all before being able to start playing the
file. Format 2 is very rare and is used to record
independent temporal sequences in the same file.
MIDI filter
It is a series of options used
to skip some midi messages from the
recording. In Pizzicato, these
options are available through the MIDI filter
item in the Options menu.
The midi input is then filtered according to these
options and Pizzicato only takes into account the MIDI
messages activated in this dialog box.
MIDI In
The MIDI input through which a synthesizer
or a computer can
receive MIDI information coming from
outside.
MIDI interface
A device used to establish the communication between
your computer and
one or more MIDI connections. Thanks
to the MIDI interface, you can establish a communication
between the computer and your musical compatible MIDI
material.
MIDI out
The midi output through which a synthesizer
or a computer can
generate MIDI information to other
MIDI devices.
MIDI port
A MIDI port is an access terminal
used by Pizzicato to receive and
transmit midi messages coming from a synthesizer or going to a
synthesizer.
MIDI progression
Within the framework of the definition of MIDI symbols that may be placed on a score, it is possible to define the way
in which a MIDI effect will
evolve with time. It is called a midi progression. In
this manner, a crescendo,
an accelerando,...
may be defined.
MIDI thru
It is a midi output through which
a synthesizer or a computer re-transmits
all midi information coming from its midi input.
MIDI track
Each staff of a Pizzicato musical score
is associated with a MIDI track. It
records and stores midi messages which must be played
together with the staff notes.
Minor
- Characteristic of a scale formed
by the same sound intervals as
those of the white keys of a musical keyboard, based
on the A note. The A minor scale is formed by
the notes A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and A.
- Term which designates the capacity of intervals like
the seconds, the thirds, the sixths…
A minor second comprises 1 half tone, a
minor third contains three half tones.
- Said about a chord
built on the first degree of a minor scale (for
example A-C-E is an A minor chord).
Mixing
Operation which consists in adjusting the volumes of the various group or
orchestral instruments,
so that the whole is well balanced and that the instruments can be
heard as clearly as possible.
Modem
- A device used to connect the computer to a
phone line in order to establish a communication with
another computer located at the other end of the
phone line.
- Old Macintoshes had a
communication plug used to connect a Modem. This plug
may be used to connect a midi
interface to the Macintosh.
Moderato
Italian term meaning moderate. This term is
placed in the score to indicate to
the performer that he must play
in a moderate speed (60 to 80 quarter
notes per minute).
Modulation
- Effect created by introducing an additional vibration
in the sound. This vibration may
influence the sound pitch (vibrato)
or the amplitude
(tremolo).
- It is the action of going from one tonality to another in the
middle of a musical work.
Mordent
Musical ornament consisting in
playing a note, quickly followed by
the note just below it and again the original note. A
mordent played on the C
note has 3 notes quickly played: C-B-C. A reversed mordent
uses the note just above it (C-D-C).
Mouse
A device which can be moved on a plane surface and
whose movements direct a graphic cursor drawn on the computer screen. This cursor is used as a tool
to handle graphic objects on the screen. One or more
buttons are available on the mouse to execute actions
related to the location of the screen cursor.
Mouse
button
On the upper part of a mouse, you will find 1, 2 or 3 buttons according to the mouse model. By pressing a mouse button, you can control the computer. It behaves as a switch.
Mpu-401
MIDI interface built by ROLAND company for IBM compatible computers. It acts as
a reference for the MIDI
interfaces compatibility on PC.
Multiple
choice
Group of graphic items allowing the
user to make a choice among several options. Here is an example:
This example has 6 choices and the
fifth option is activated. To make a choice, the user
must click on the option he wants.
Multitimbral
Characteristic of a synthesizer
which can simultaneously produce several different instrument sounds. If you want Pizzicato to play an orchestral score, you need a multilimbral synthesizer.
Music
The art of organizing sound to
make it communicate a message, an emotion, an atmosphere
or anything else.
Musical library
Musical building set allowing to create a music piece starting from basic blocks.
The basic building blocks may be combined into thousands
and thousands possibilities. The four types of building
block are the rhythm, the melody, the theme
and the chord. This
system is offered by Pizzicato
in order to be used as a musical composition assistance tool.
Musical notation
A set of graphic symbols (staves,
measures, notes…)
allowing to express on paper the contents of a musical
piece and the way it must be played by the performer.
Page (mode)
The page mode (in opposition to the linear mode)
displays the measures and staves as they will be printed on
paper.
Page layout
Operation which consists in laying out measures and staves
on a page in order to prepare the score
printing.
Palette
A particular window of Pizzicato which contains tools. The various palettes
are open from the Tools menu.
Panoramic
A MIDI message used to distribute
the instruments
of a score in a sound
space (left-center-right). It is used to simulate as well
as possible the layout of an orchestra on a scene
(violins on the left,...).
Parameter
- Term used in computer
terminology to designate an adjustment which can
affect the behavior of a program
or a part of a document.
- In Pizzicato, symbol parameters are adjustments used
to influence the behavior and the execution of these
symbols.
Paste
After a copy operation, the temporary memory of the computer contains measures. The paste
operation lets you place these measures at another place
in the score. The copy/paste combination lets you save time
by copying measures that are identical.
Pause
One of the recorder window keys
used to stop playing instantaneously. By pressing it
again, Pizzicato resumes playing
exactly where it stopped.
Pentatonic (mode)
Music writing style where only 5
different notes are used to build a
musical piece.
Percussion
Instrument
family where the sound is generated
by striking (drums, xylophone, kettledrum,…).
Percussion
configuration
Also called percussion map. It is the way in which percussion instruments are written on the staff, such as for
example the bass drum on the first line,…
Percussion model
Pizzicato allows the creation
of special staves for the notation
of percussion instruments, where
each line of a staff may be assigned to a specific
instrument. Moreover, you will find in the prepared
templates, scores with 5 staves
covering most percussion instruments. We recommend the
use of those models for your scores.
Perfect
Qualification of a fourth
or fifth interval which
respectively corresponds to 5 and 7 half tones. The C to F interval is a perfect
fourth and the C to G
interval is a perfect fifth.
Performer
The person playing a musical work.
Piano
Italian term meaning gently. It is placed in
the score as a rounded P, to ask the
performer to play gently. Here
is an example:
Piano roll
It is a graphic displaying the notes found in a measure. Each note is
represented by a small line of which the length
represents the note duration. A mini piano keyboard is drawn in order to locate the note pitches.
Pitch Bend
A MIDI message used to influence
the pitch of a sound in a continuous way. Most MIDI keyboards have a
lever used to produce this effect.
Pixel
"Picture Element". It is the smallest image
area which can be displayed by a computer software. The physical size of a
pixel depends on the displaying technique. A pixel of the
screen is much larger than a pixel
printed with a laser printer for
example.
Pizzicato
- Italian term meaning "pinching".
It is used for string instruments to
indicate that the strings must be pinched instead of
playing with the violin bow.
- Trade mark of the Pizzicato musical software.
Point (with
the mouse)
The operation which consists in placing the mouse cursor arrow on a
precise location of the screen.
Before clicking, you first need to point to a location.
Polygon
Geometrical form made up by a set of lines forming a
closed graphic area.
Polyphonic
Ability of a synthesizer to
simultaneously play several notes.
For example, a polyphony of 24 voices means that a
maximum of 24 notes can be simultaneously played by the
synthesizer.
Popup menu
See Menu (2)
Print
The operation that consists in sending the contents of
a document to the printer in order to obtain a paper
copy of the document contents. This operation is usually
executed using a menu item.
Printer
A device connected to a computer, used to
reproduce the result of a work on paper. In the case of Pizzicato, the printer lets you
print your musical score on paper.
Program
See Software.
Program
change
A MIDI
message used to determine the
instrument used by a synthesizer to play
the notes.
RAM
See Read-write
memory
Random
Determined by chance or hazard. Some musical library options may combine items in a random manner.
If you place 6 notes in a melody folder with the random
option on, these 6 notes will be used in a random order
and will thus create the most various melodies. It is as
if Pizzicato played dice to know which note will be the next
to play.
Range
See Register.
Read-write
memory (RAM)
An electronic component of the computer allowing to
store data. The computer uses memory like a work bench to
execute a program and to handle
data. When you open a score with Pizzicato, the notes
which make it up are loaded in the read-write memory.
This type of memory disappears when the computer is
switched off.
Real time
(recording)
An operation which consists in playing notes
with the musical keyboard
while Pizzicato memorizes the
actions you make on the keyboard. Each key action is
memorized with its precise timing. It is called real time
because you can play the music in
the real timing, in opposition to the step by step method
where notes are introduced one after the other without
taking timing into account.
Reference marks
tool
A tool used to visualize the
limits of a symbol or a block of text on the score. By activating this tool, the
score appears with a red rectangle around symbols and
text blocks, and with visible margins. To disable it,
click this tool again.
Register
The extent of notes an instrument can
play. The double bass plays in a very low register.
Repeat signs
A set of symbols used to play one or more times the
same musical passage without having to write it more than
once. A repeat sign specifies to the performer
that he must now play another measure
than the one following the currently played measure. For
example when he plays measure 10, a repeat sign may
require him to go back and play measure 5 again (instead
of going to measure 11).
Rest
A general term designating several symbols used to
represent various silence durations in a score.
Return key
See Enter key
Reverberation
Effect created by several reflections of the sound on
walls. The effect is more audible as the room is larger.
Some synthesizers have an
electronic system to simulate reverberation, thus making
the sound more natural. This sound
effect is controlled by a midi message.
Rhythm
- The way in which notes occur as
regard to time. The base of the rhythm is the beat which appears in
a regular way. The other rhythmic
values are deduced by multiples or subdivisions
of the regular beat. Each note is graphically written
by a symbol representing its duration, like
the quarter note, the half note, the eighth note,…
- In Pizzicato, a rhythm is also a musical library element
which contains one or more successive rhythmic
values. This element can then be combined with melodies, themes
and chords to
produce the score.
Rhythmic value
The duration
within which a note must be played.
It is specified on the score by
various graphic aspects of the note. The rhythmic values
used by Pizzicato are the double whole
note, the whole note, the half note, the quarter note, the eighth note, the 16th note, the 32nd note, the 64th
note and the 128th
note.
Rhythmic voice
A rhythmic voice is a succession of notes
and/or rests which fully fills the
rhythmic duration
of a measure. In a 4/4 measure, a
rhythmic voice always has the equivalent of 4 quarter notes. Several rhythmic
voices can be superimposed in the same measure.
Ritenuto
Italian term meaning careful, reserved.
Placed in a score, it specifies to
the performer to slow down, in a
careful way.
Roland
Electronic musical instrument
manufacturer.
Roll
Very fast repetition of the same note
with a musical instrument.
Very frequent for percussion
instruments.
Save
The operation which consists in writing on hard disk or diskette the contents
of a document
located in the computer
read-write memory.
The purpose of this operation is to be able to open this
document later again, to consult it, use it, modify it or
print it.
Scale
A general term used to designate a set of notes forming a context which can be
used to compose music. The C major
scale comprises for example notes C, D, E, F, G, A and B. This scale corresponds
to the white keys of a musical keyboard.
Score
- One or more pages of written music.
- In Pizzicato, the term is
also used to designate a section of a document (or file) defined by a
number of staves and measures. A document may contain
several scores, represented by icons with a treble clef in the main view.
Screen
It is a fluorescent surface on which the computer can draw and
write. It is with the screen that the computer visually
communicates to you regarding the status of your work,
the choices to execute,…
Scroll bar
A graphic object used to move around in
a window or a list, so that you can
see the various parts of the window or list. A scroll bar
may be vertical or horizontal. Here are examples:
Scroll view
It is a Pizzicato view used to display the score progressively as it is played by
the computer. It
is used to display several measures
in advance without creating a visual interruption of the
score.
Second
Interval which separates two consecutive notes in a scale. C and D form a second.
Select (verb)
- The action of adding an item to the selection.
- The action of making a tool
active by clicking on it or by using its shortcut.
Selected
- Qualifies an item (text area, measures,
staves) which belongs to the
current selection of items.
- Qualifies the tool which is
activated on a tool palette.
After clicking in the repeat tool, the repeat tool is
selected.
Selection
- Term used in computer
terminology to designate the items that will be
affected by an operation. These items are very often
displayed in contrast (white on black). In Pizzicato, you can select a set
of measures and staves to execute a global
operation on these items. You can remove the
selection, copy it
and paste it elsewhere.
- Designates the tool used to
select measures and staves.
Sequencer
- Electronic instrument
allowing to record midi
information coming from a musical keyboard. This
recording can then be reproduced and other
instruments can be added to it, its tempo
may be modified,… It is a midi recorder.
- Pizzicato has a sequencer view which presents measures in the form of blocks
containing a graphic display of their contents.
Seventh
An interval
formed by a succession of 7 consecutive notes
in a scale. The interval from C to B (C-D-E-F-G-A-B) forms a seventh.
Sforzando
Italian term meaning reinforcing. Placed on
the score, it specifies that a note should be reinforced:
Sharp
Sign placed in front of a note to
increase its sound pitch of one half tone. On a
musical keyboard,
it amounts to taking the key located just to the right of
the note (black and white keys mixed). Here are 2
examples:
SHIFT
Name of a computer
key used to obtain the upper case letters and the upper
symbols of keys having two symbols. To use it, maintain
the SHIFT key while pressing on a symbol or letter key.
Here its aspect:
Shortcut
- A tool shortcut lets you select
and/or use a tool without needing to open the palette which contains it.
- The shortcut of a menu is a letter, a figure or a
symbol used to select a menu item using the keyboard, without
using the mouse. In order to use
it, press this shortcut key while maintaining the
Apple key on Mac or
the Ctrl key on Windows. When
available, the shortcut is displayed to the right of
the menu item.
Sixth
An interval formed by a succession of 6 consecutive notes in a scale.
The interval from C to A (C-D-E-F-G-A) form a sixth.
Sixteenth note
It is a note with a duration equivalent
to the quarter of a quarter note.
Here are several examples:
Sixteenth rest
It is a rest with a duration equivalent
to the quarter of a quarter rest.
Here is an example:
64th note
It is a note with a duration equivalent
to a sixteenth of a quarter note.
Here are several examples:
64th rest
It is a rest with a duration equivalent
to one sixteenth of a quarter
rest. Here is an example:
Size
control box
It is a box located in the bottom right
corner of some windows, under Macintosh, in
particular in the Pizzicato main view and score view. By clicking
and dragging this area, you
modify the size of the window.
Slider
Graphic area found in some dialog boxes. It
has a mobile cursor
that can be moved to specify a value (volume,
reverberation,
percentage,…). Here is an example:
Slur
A curved line including two or several notes. It means
that these notes must be played in a
continuous way, i.e. without sound
interruption between the notes. Here is an example:
Snare drum
One of the battery instruments. It is a drum formed with two skins. Under the
lower part, it has metal springs which resound.
Software
A set of instructions used by the computer to provide a
service to the user in a particular field. Pizzicato is a
musical software. Synonym of program.
Sound
The sound is an air vibration perceived by the ear.
When a drum is struck, it starts to vibrate under the
shock and involves with it the surrounding air which
communicates this vibration to your ears and causes the
perception known as sound.
Sound Blaster
A very widespread sound card
for IBM compatible PC.
According to the model, the card has an FM or wave table synthesizer and a midi interface whose cable is
often optional.
Sound card
A sound card is an electronic device
placed inside a computer. It contains
a sound synthesizer enabling the computer to generate music. Many sound cards also contain an integrated MIDI interface, which requires a special cable for midi connection.
Sound module
A synthesizer which does
not have a musical keyboard.
It is equipped with a midi input to
receive orders from an external midi keyboard, a sequencer or a computer.
Sound vibration
Sound is caused by an object
which vibrates and involves with it the surrounding air.
This sound vibration arrives then to your ears to create
the perception of sound.
Space bar
It is the largest key of the computer keyboard. It is
located at the bottom line of keys and generates a blank
character, a space. It is also the shortcut to start playing a score.
Space between
lines
It is the space between two consecutive lines of a staff. The four staff spaces between
lines are numbered from 1 to 4 from bottom.
Special MIDI
message
In the Pizzicato instruments view, it is possible to assign special midi messages. They consist of codified
midi instructions which are sent to the synthesizer before starting to
play notes. They may for example
modify sound and other various parameters
of the synthesizer.
Tablature
A special staff formed by 6 lines
representing the 6 strings of a guitar. It is used to
write a guitar score by specifying which string and fret
to use to play a note.
Tabulator
A key located on the left part of the computer keyboard, above the
CAPS Lock key. Here is its aspect:
Templates
It is a set of prepared scores
which can be used to start working. Most of the
orchestral instruments,
various orchestral scores, variety groups, among others,
are provided with Pizzicato.
Tempo
The speed with which measure beats are played. For
example, a tempo of 100 quarter
notes per minute means that the equivalent of 100
quarter notes are played in one minute.
Tessitura
See Register.
Text
It is possible to add text on the score,
to specify comments concerning performance, to add a
title, a page number,… These elements are called
text areas. They are added and handled using the text tool.
Text box
A graphic area found in dialog boxes, used
to fill in text. It is surrounded by
a black edge and a text cursor blinks where the next text
character will be added.
Theme
- A succession of notes and rhythms forming a musical
sentence, used as the basis to construct a musical
work.
- In the Pizzicato musical libraries, a
theme is represented by one or more notes each
associated with a rhythmic
value.
Third
An interval formed by a succession of 3 consecutive notes in a scale.
The interval from C to E (C-D-E) forms a third.
32nd note
It is a note with a duration equivalent
to an eighth of a quarter note.
Here are examples:
32nd rest
It is a rest with a duration equivalent
to the eighth of a quarter rest.
Here is an example:
Tie
When two notes of the same pitch
are connected with a curve, it is called a tie. It means
that the second note is a prolongation of the first note.
It is a way of building a rhythmic
value, used for example to hold a note through a measure bar:
Timbre
It is the characteristic of a sound
that lets you distinguish the kind of instrument that is
playing. A trumpet and a piano can play the same note (thus the same sound pitch) but
nevertheless it is very easy to differentiate them. This
is because the physical form of the air vibration these
instruments produce are different.
Time signature
A time signature is a sign placed at the beginning and
sometimes in the middle of a musical piece to show the
exact number of beats
contained in a measure. Here are
two examples:
When this sign is placed at the end of
a staff, it is known as a courtesy time
signature, because it informs the performer that there is a time signature change occurring
on the next measure.
Title bar
The upper part of a window. The title of the window is displayed in it.
When clicking in this zone, you can move the window
around.
To move
Often used to specify a click and drag
operation with the mouse. You can
move a measure a bit lower by clicking and dragging this measure with the mouse.
Tonal
A term used to qualify a chord, a musical
passage, an interval,…
when it is constructed on a tonality.
Tonality
A context of notes used to write a
musical passage. The C
major tonality contains notes C, D, E, F, G, A and B.
Tone
Sound interval which
separates three consecutive musical keyboard keys,
whether black or white. Between C and D, there is one tone.
Tool
For each aspect of musical
notation, Pizzicato offers a
tool used to handle that aspect.
Before using a tool, it should be selected on the palette or by using its shortcut. The Pizzicato tools are
located in the various palettes that can be opened in the
Tools menu.
Transcription
The operation that consists in transforming a musical keyboard performance
into standard musical
notation.
Transpose
- The operation which consists in shifting all notes up or down, with the same
shift interval
for each note.
- Working option of melodies and themes in the Pizzicato composition
libraries. When transposition is authorized, the melody or the theme
will be transposed according to the lowest note
of the current chord.
Tremolo
A sound effect created by a
variation of the sound volume.
Trill
Fast alternation between 2 notes.
It is written for example as:
Triplet
A group of three notes played in a
duration normally
assigned for two:
Tuplet
General term used to designate an irregular group of notes (which cannot be written by
combinations of standard rhythmic
values like the quarter notes,
half notes, eighth notes,
...).
Vectorial
(drawing)
Type of drawing formed with simple objects
(rectangles, lines, ellipses, text areas…). Each
object can be modified or moved. A vectorial drawing
memorizes the position and the properties of each object,
as opposed to the bitmap drawing, where only the color of
each dot forming the picture is memorized. A bitmap does
not let you move or modify an object later, because the
logical link between the object and all dots representing
it is lost.
Velocity
It is the force or speed with which a musical key is
hit. This value is sent in midi and
the synthesizer takes it into
account to play the note. With Pizzicato, you can modify the note
velocities with symbols you place on the score.
Velocity mode
The Pizzicato instrument view lets you determine the velocity
mode associated with a track. Four values are possible.
RV (recorded velocity) takes into account the velocity
recorded in real time.
SV (symbols velocity) takes into account the velocity
established by midi symbols. CV
(combined velocity) takes into account the recorded
velocity first and when it does not exist, the symbols
velocity is taken into account. AV (average velocity)
computes an average between the two.
Vibrato
A vibration introduced in a sound
by slightly modifying the pitch of the sound in a cyclic
way.
View
Pizzicato offers several ways
to visualize the contents of a document. Each
visualization is presented by a window
called a view. Thus, the score view
lets you to observe the contents of the document in musical notation. The instruments view
lets you influence the instruments characteristics,…
Vivace
Italian term meaning sharp. Added in a score, it specifies to the performer to take a rather fast tempo (110/130 quarter
notes per minute for example).
Volume
It is the sound loudness played
by an instrument.
The volume of each instrument can be regulated by the
instruments view. In MIDI,
the volume is specified with a specific message.
