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Advanced Rudiments: Terms and Signs Flashcards

1
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Léger

A

Light, lightly

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Lentement

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Slowly

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Modéré

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At a moderate tempo

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Mouvement

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Tempo; motion

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5
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Vite

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Fast

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6
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Bewegt

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Moving

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7
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Langsam

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Slow, slowly

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8
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Mässig

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Moderate, moderately

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9
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mit Ausdruck

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With expression

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10
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Sehr

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Very

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Schnell

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Fast

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12
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Ad libitum, ad lib.

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At the liberty of the performer

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Agitato

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Agitated

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Allargando, allarg.

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Broadening, becoming slower

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15
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Arco

A

For stringed instruments: resume bowing after a pizzicato passage

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16
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Attacca

A

Proceed without a break

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Calando

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Becoming slower and softer

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18
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Comodo

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At a comfortable, easy tempo

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19
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Con fuoco

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With fire

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20
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Con grazia

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With grace

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21
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Con sordino

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With mute

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22
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Dolente

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Sad

23
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Giocoso

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Humorous, jocose

24
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Grandioso

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Grand, grandiose

25
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Largamente

A

Broadly

26
Q

L’istesso tempo

A

The same tempo

27
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Martellato

A

Strongly accented, hammered

28
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Mesto

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Sad, mournful

29
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Morendo

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Dying, fading away

30
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Cédéz

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Yield: hold the tempo back

31
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Pesante

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weighty, with emphasis

32
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pizzicato

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for stringed instruments: pluck the string instead of bowing

33
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primo, prima

A

first; the upper part of a duet

34
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quindicesima alta (15ma)

A

two octaves higher

35
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risoluto

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resolute

36
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ritenuto, riten.

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suddenly slower, held back

37
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scherzando

A

playful

38
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secondo, seconda

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second, second or lower part of a duet

39
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semplice

A

simple

40
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sforzando sf, sfz

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a sudden strong accent of a single note or chord

41
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simile

A

continue in the same manner as has just been indicated

42
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sonore

A

sonorous

43
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sopra

A

above

44
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sostenuto

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sustained

45
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sotto voce

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soft, subdued, under the breath

46
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stringendo

A

pressing, becoming faster

47
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subito

A

suddenly

48
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tacet

A

be silent

49
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tutti

A

a passage for the ensemble

50
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vivo

A

lively

51
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volta

A

time (ex. primo volta, first time, seconda volta, second time)

52
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volti subito, v.s.

A

turn the page quickly

53
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anacrusis

A

upbeat/pickup note

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