ABRSM 1 Vocabulary Flashcards by Ran Wang | Brainscape

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Fortissimo (ff)

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Very loud (-issmo means ‘very’)

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Forte (f)

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Loud

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Mezzo Forte (mf)

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Moderately loud

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Pianissimo (pp)

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Very quiet

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Piano (p)

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Quiet

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Mezzo Piano (mp)

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Moderately quiet

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Crescendo (cres.)

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Gradually getting louder

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Decrescendo (decresc.)

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Gradually getting quieter

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Diminuendo (dim.)

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Gradually getting quieter

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Allegro

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Quick

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Allegretto

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Fairly quick

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Moderato

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At a moderate speed

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Andante

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At a medium speed

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Adagio

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Slow

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Accelerando (accel.)

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Gradually getting quicker

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Rallentando (rall.)

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Gradually getting slower

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Ritardando (ritard. or rit.)

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Gradually getting slower

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A tempo

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In time (resume the original speed)

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Cantabile

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In a singing style

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Da Capo (D.C.)

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Repeat from the beginning

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Dolce

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Sweet

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Fine

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The end (al fine = ‘up to the end’)

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Legato

A

Smoothly

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Staccato (stacc.)

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Detached