All music terms Flashcards

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Alla pollacca

A

In the style of a Polonaise

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2
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Allegretto

A

Slightly slower than allegro

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3
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Allegro

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Lively, reasonably fast

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4
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Allegro assai

A

Very quick

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5
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Andante

A

Walking pace

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Andantino

A

A little slower or a little faster than andante

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Animato

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Lively, animated

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8
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Appassionata

A

With passion

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9
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Assai

A

Very

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10
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Sord

A

Mute on brass instrument (con sord or senza sord

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11
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Attacca

A

Go on immediately

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12
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A tempo

A

Resume the normal speed

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13
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Bravura

A

With boldness and spirit

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14
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Cantabile

A

In singing style

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15
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Cantando

A

In singing style

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16
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Cedez

A

Yield, relax the speed

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17
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Col, Con

A

With

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18
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Con anima

A

With deep feeling – soul

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19
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Con brio

A

With vigour

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20
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Con moto

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With movement

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21
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Con spirito

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With spirit, life, energy

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22
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Da capo [D.C.]

A

From the beginning

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23
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Dal segno $

A

From the sign $

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24
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Deciso

A

With determination

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25
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Dolente

A

Sadly

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26
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Doppio

A

Double

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27
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Doppio movimento

A

Double speed

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28
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Douce

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Sweet

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29
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En dehors

A

Prominent

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30
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Expressione

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Expression

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31
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Forza

A

Force, power

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32
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Forzando

A

With a strong accent

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33
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Fuoko

A

Fire

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34
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Giocoso

A

Merry

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35
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Giusto

A

Exact, proper

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36
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Grave

A

Very slow

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37
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Largamente

A

In broad style

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38
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Larghetto

A

Faster than largo

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39
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Largo

A

Slow and stately, broad

40
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Legatissimo

A

As smoothly as possible

41
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Legato

A

Smoothly

42
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Lent

A

Slow

43
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Anacrusis

A

Music which does not begin on the first beat of the bar. The last bar makes up for it.

44
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Lento

A

Slowly

45
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Mesto

A

Sadly

46
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Morendo

A

Dying away

47
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Mosso

A

Movement

48
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Moto

A

Movement

49
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Movimento

A

Movement

50
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Non tanto

A

Not too much

51
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Non troppo

A

Not too much

52
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Patetico

A

With feeling

53
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Perdendosi

A

Dying away

54
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Pesante

A

Heavily

55
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Peu

A

Little

56
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Piu

A

More

57
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Presto possibile

A

As fast as possible

58
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Chromatic interval

A

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

59
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Presser

A

Hurry

60
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Prestissimo

A

As fast as possible

61
Q

Risoluto

A

Boldly

62
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Ritardando

A

Gradually slower

63
Q

Ritenuto

A

Hold back, slower at once

64
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Semplice

A

Simple

65
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Sempre

A

Always

66
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Senza

A

Without

67
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Sforzando (sf, sfz)

A

With sudden accent

68
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Slargando

A

Gradually slower

69
Q

Slentando

A

Gradually slower

70
Q

Sonoro

A

With Rich tone

71
Q

Sopra

A

Above

72
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Sospirando

A

Sighing

73
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Sotto

A

Below

74
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Stringendo

A

Gradually faster

75
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Tanto

A

Too much

76
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Tempo comodo

A

At a comfortable speed

77
Q

Tempo primo

A

Resume the original speed

78
Q

Tempo rubato

A

With some freedom of time

79
Q

Tenuto

A

Held on

80
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Vif

A

Lively

81
Q

Volta

A

Time

82
Q

Prima volta

A

First time

83
Q

Volti subito

A

Turn the page quickly

84
Q

Zu

A

To, too

85
Q

Music which does not begin on the first beat of the bar. The last bar makes up for it.

A

Anacrusis

86
Q

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

A

Chromatic interval

87
Q

Estinto

A

As soft as possible, lifeless

88
Q

Incalzando

A

Getting quicker

89
Q

Loco

A

At the normal pitch, (used to cancel 8va directions)

90
Q

Lusingando

A

Coaxing, in a sweet and persuasive style

91
Q

Ossia

A

Or, alternatively

92
Q

Pinagevole

A

Plaintive

93
Q

Segue

A

Go straight on

94
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Teneremente, tenerezza

A

Temderly, tenderness

95
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Tosto

A

Flying, fast