All Italian Terms (Q1 Requirement) Flashcards
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adagio
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slow
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allegretto
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moderately fast, slightly slower than allegro
3
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allegro
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fast
4
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andante
A
walking pace
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andantino
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moderate tempo, slightly faster than andante
6
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largo
A
very slow and broad
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lento
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slow
8
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moderato
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moderately
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presto
A
very fast
10
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vivace
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fast and lively
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a tempo
A
resume previous tempo
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rallentando (rall.)
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gradually slower
13
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ritardando (rit.)
A
gradually slower
14
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ritenuto
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immediately slower
15
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rubato
A
in free time, no steady beat
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accelerando (accel.)
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gradually faster
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pianissimo (pp)
A
very soft
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piano (p)
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soft
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mezzo piano (mp)
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medium soft
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mezzo forte (mf)
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medium loud
21
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forte (f)
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loud
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fortissimo (ff)
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very loud
23
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crescendo (cresc.)
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gradually louder
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diminuendo (dim.)
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gradually softer
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fortepiano (fp)
loud, then immediately soft
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sforzando (sfz)
suddenly accented
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glissando (gliss.)
a continuous slide from one note to another
28
legato
notes played smoothly and connected
29
tutti
together, performed by the entire group
30
staccato
shortened and sharply separated notes
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vibrato
a rapid repeated slight change in the pitch of a note
32
Fine
the end of a piece
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Coda
the concluding passage of a piece
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Da Capo (D.C.)
repeat from the beginning
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Dal Segno (D.S.)
repeat from the sign
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agitato
agitated
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cantabile
in a singing style
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con brio
with spirit, with vigor
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con moto
with movement
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dolce
sweet
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espressivo
expressive
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grazioso
graceful
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leggiero
light, nimble
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maestoso
majestic
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marcato
marked, accented
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scherzando
playful
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sostenuto
sustained, held out
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tranquillo
calm
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con
with
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ma
but
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ma non troppo
but not too much
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meno
less
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molto
very
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non
not
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piu
more
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poco
little
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poco a poco
little by little
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senza
without
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simile
in a similar way
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subito
suddenly
