All Flashcards by David O'Dowda

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Term

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Definition

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Adagio

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Slowly

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Allegro

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Fast, lively

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Andante

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At a walking pace

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Cantabile

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In a singing style

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Crescendo

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Gradually getting louder

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Da Capo (D.C.)

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From the beginning

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Dal Segno (D.S.)

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From the sign

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Decrescendo

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Gradually getting quieter

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Diminuendo

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Gradually getting quieter

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Forte

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Loud

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Fortissimo

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Very loud

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Legato

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Smoothly

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Moderato

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At a moderate speed

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Piano

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Quiet

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Pianissimo

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Very quiet

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Rallentando

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Gradually getting slower

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Ritardando

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Gradually getting slower

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Staccato

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Detached

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Tempo

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Speed

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Vivace

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Lively, quick

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A tempo

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Return to the original speed

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Accelerando

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Gradually getting faster

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Allegretto

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Fairly quick

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Con brio

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With spirit

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Espressivo

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Expressively

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Fine

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The end

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Forte-piano (fp)

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Loud, then immediately quiet

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Marcato

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Emphatic, accented

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Mezzo forte

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Moderately loud

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Mezzo piano

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Moderately quiet

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Molto

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Very

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Poco

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A little

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Presto

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Very fast

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Sempre

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Always

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Sostenuto

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Sustained

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Tenuto

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Held

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Subito

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Suddenly

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Lento

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Slow

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Grave

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Very slow, solemn

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Maestoso

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Majestically

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Pesante

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Heavy

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Con moto

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With movement

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Animato

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Animated, lively

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Giocoso

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Playfully

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Tranquillo

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Calm

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Allargando

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Broadening, getting slower and louder

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Assai

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Very

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Attacca

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Go straight on

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Brillante

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Brilliant

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Con forza

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With force

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Con spirito

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With spirit

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Dolce

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Sweetly

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Energico

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Energetically

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Grazioso

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Gracefully

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Leggiero

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Light, nimble

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Ma

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But

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Meno

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Less

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Mosso

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Movement

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Non

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Not

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Più

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More

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Quasi

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As if

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Scherzando

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Playfully, jokingly

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Simile

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In the same way

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Stringendo

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Gradually getting faster

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Tanto

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So much

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Troppo

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Too much

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Vivo

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Lively