All music terms Flashcards
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Alla pollacca
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In the style of a Polonaise
2
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Allegretto
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Slightly slower than allegro
3
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Allegro
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Lively, reasonably fast
4
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Allegro assai
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Very quick
5
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Andante
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Walking pace
6
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Andantino
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A little slower or a little faster than andante
7
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Animato
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Lively, animated
8
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Appassionata
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With passion
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Assai
A
Very
10
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Sord
A
Mute on brass instrument (con sord or senza sord
11
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Attacca
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Go on immediately
12
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A tempo
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Resume the normal speed
13
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Bravura
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With boldness and spirit
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Cantabile
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In singing style
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Cantando
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In singing style
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Cedez
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Yield, relax the speed
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Col, Con
A
With
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Con anima
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With deep feeling – soul
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Con brio
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With vigour
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Con moto
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With movement
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Con spirito
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With spirit, life, energy
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Da capo [D.C.]
A
From the beginning
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Dal segno $
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From the sign $
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Deciso
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With determination
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Dolente
Sadly
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Doppio
Double
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Doppio movimento
Double speed
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Douce
Sweet
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En dehors
Prominent
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Expressione
Expression
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Forza
Force, power
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Forzando
With a strong accent
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Fuoko
Fire
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Giocoso
Merry
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Giusto
Exact, proper
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Grave
Very slow
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Largamente
In broad style
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Larghetto
Faster than largo
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Largo
Slow and stately, broad
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Legatissimo
As smoothly as possible
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Legato
Smoothly
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Lent
Slow
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Anacrusis
Music which does not begin on the first beat of the bar. The last bar makes up for it.
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Lento
Slowly
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Mesto
Sadly
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Morendo
Dying away
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Mosso
Movement
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Moto
Movement
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Movimento
Movement
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Non tanto
Not too much
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Non troppo
Not too much
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Patetico
With feeling
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Perdendosi
Dying away
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Pesante
Heavily
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Peu
Little
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Piu
More
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Presto possibile
As fast as possible
58
Chromatic interval
Two notes of the interval from outside the same scale or key Minor 2nd, Diminished 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th Augmented 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
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Presser
Hurry
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Prestissimo
As fast as possible
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Risoluto
Boldly
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Ritardando
Gradually slower
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Ritenuto
Hold back, slower at once
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Semplice
Simple
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Sempre
Always
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Senza
Without
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Sforzando (sf, sfz)
With sudden accent
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Slargando
Gradually slower
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Slentando
Gradually slower
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Sonoro
With Rich tone
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Sopra
Above
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Sospirando
Sighing
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Sotto
Below
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Stringendo
Gradually faster
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Tanto
Too much
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Tempo comodo
At a comfortable speed
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Tempo primo
Resume the original speed
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Tempo rubato
With some freedom of time
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Tenuto
Held on
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Vif
Lively
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Volta
Time
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Prima volta
First time
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Volti subito
Turn the page quickly
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Zu
To, too
85
Music which does not begin on the first beat of the bar. The last bar makes up for it.
Anacrusis
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Two notes of the interval from outside the same scale or key Minor 2nd, Diminished 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th Augmented 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
Chromatic interval
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Estinto
As soft as possible, lifeless
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Incalzando
Getting quicker
89
Loco
At the normal pitch, (used to cancel 8va directions)
90
Lusingando
Coaxing, in a sweet and persuasive style
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Ossia
Or, alternatively
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Pinagevole
Plaintive
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Segue
Go straight on
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Teneremente, tenerezza
Temderly, tenderness
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Tosto
Flying, fast
