Advanced Rudiments: Terms and Signs Flashcards
1
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Léger
A
Light, lightly
2
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Lentement
A
Slowly
3
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Modéré
A
At a moderate tempo
4
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Mouvement
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Tempo; motion
5
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Vite
A
Fast
6
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Bewegt
A
Moving
7
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Langsam
A
Slow, slowly
8
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Mässig
A
Moderate, moderately
9
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mit Ausdruck
A
With expression
10
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Sehr
A
Very
11
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Schnell
A
Fast
12
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Ad libitum, ad lib.
A
At the liberty of the performer
13
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Agitato
A
Agitated
14
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Allargando, allarg.
A
Broadening, becoming slower
15
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Arco
A
For stringed instruments: resume bowing after a pizzicato passage
16
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Attacca
A
Proceed without a break
17
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Calando
A
Becoming slower and softer
18
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Comodo
A
At a comfortable, easy tempo
19
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Con fuoco
A
With fire
20
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Con grazia
A
With grace
21
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Con sordino
A
With mute
22
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Dolente
A
Sad
23
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Giocoso
A
Humorous, jocose
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Grandioso
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Grand, grandiose
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Largamente
Broadly
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L'istesso tempo
The same tempo
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Martellato
Strongly accented, hammered
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Mesto
Sad, mournful
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Morendo
Dying, fading away
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Cédéz
Yield: hold the tempo back
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Pesante
weighty, with emphasis
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pizzicato
for stringed instruments: pluck the string instead of bowing
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primo, prima
first; the upper part of a duet
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quindicesima alta (15ma)
two octaves higher
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risoluto
resolute
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ritenuto, riten.
suddenly slower, held back
37
scherzando
playful
38
secondo, seconda
second, second or lower part of a duet
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semplice
simple
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sforzando sf, sfz
a sudden strong accent of a single note or chord
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simile
continue in the same manner as has just been indicated
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sonore
sonorous
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sopra
above
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sostenuto
sustained
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sotto voce
soft, subdued, under the breath
46
stringendo
pressing, becoming faster
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subito
suddenly
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tacet
be silent
49
tutti
a passage for the ensemble
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vivo
lively
51
volta
time (ex. primo volta, first time, seconda volta, second time)
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volti subito, v.s.
turn the page quickly
53
anacrusis
upbeat/pickup note
