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All Terms for Senior Vocal Performance Exam Flashcards

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Larghissimo

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Very broad, Very slow

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Largo

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Broad, Stately

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Grave

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Heavy, Dragging

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Lento

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Slow

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Adagio

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Slow, Tranquil

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Andante

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Moving, Going along (Walking Tempo)

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Allegro

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Brisk, Lively

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Presto

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Rapidly

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Accelerando/Stringendo

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Increasing in speed

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Affrettando/Incalzando

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Swiftly Accelerating, usually with a crescendo

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Doppio Movimento

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Twice as fast

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Più Mosso/Più Moto

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With more motion, faster than the previous tempo

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Rallentando/Ritardando/Allargando/Slentando/Strascinando

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Gradually getting slower

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Molto meno mosso

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Much less fast

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Ritenuto/Meno Mosso

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Less speed than previously

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Calando/Mascando

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Much slower and softer

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a: al

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at; at the; for

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aber

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but

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alla

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in the manner of

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An

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on; by

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assai

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very

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bene; ben

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well; sufficiently

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che

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than; that

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col; colla

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with [the]

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come

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as; like

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con

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with

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Da

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from; by; for; of

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Di

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of; of a

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der; die; das

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the

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doch

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yet; but

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durch

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through

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e; ed

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and

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Ein

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a

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etwas

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a little

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Il

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the

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immer

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always

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in; im

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in; in the

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la; le

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the [;the plural - both fm.]

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ma

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but

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meno

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less

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mezza; mezzo

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half

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mit

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with

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möglich

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possible

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molto

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much

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nach

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after; according to

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nach und nach

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little by little

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nicht

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not; no

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non

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no [not]

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Più

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more

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-issimo

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superlative ending in Italian

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poco; poco a poco

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little; little by little

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poi

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then

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quasi

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like; almost

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sehr

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much; very

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sempre

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always

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senza

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without

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sopra

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over; above

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sotto

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under

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tanto

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so much

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très

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very

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troppo

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much; too much

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tutto; tutte; tutti

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all

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un; une; uno; una

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a; one

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un- (ruhig)

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un- (peaceful)

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viel

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much; great

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wenig

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a little

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wie

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as

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wieder

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go on; more; again

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ziemlich

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somewhat

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acciaccatura

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Italian: to crush. An “extra”, dissonant note struck just before, or simultaneously with (as in piano music) the main note. Notated with the stem of the note crossed through with a slash. Use of this as a vocal embellishment stems from early harpsichord movement.

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ad libitum

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freely

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affettuoso

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with affection; with feeling

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agitato

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excited

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amabile

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pleasantly; amiably

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amoroso

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lovingly

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ancora

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again; yet; still

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animato

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animated; lively

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appoggiatura

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In modern parlance, a rhythmically strong dissonant note occurring in place of a harmonic note

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arioso

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narrative character recitative with song-like qualities of an aria (Messiah; Comfort Ye!)

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assai (2)

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(+)much; very

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attaca

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attack; go on without pause

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ausdruck (svoll)

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emotion; (full of emotion)

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Ausgabe

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edition

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bel canto

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beautiful singing

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bestimmt

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with decision

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bewegt

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moving tempo; active

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Bewegung

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with movement

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bis

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twice (encore) French: bisser: to encore

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bischen

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small amount; a bit

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bocca

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mouth

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bravura

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boldness; spirit; dash

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breit

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broadly

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brillante

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brilliantly

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brio

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spirit; fire

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buffo

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comic

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calmato

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calm

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calore

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warmth

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cantabile

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in a singing stule; legato (also cantando)

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capo

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head; beginning (da capo = from the beginning song)

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cavatina

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song

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chanson

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popular (cabaret) song (cf. Melodie)

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coloratura

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rapid scales, arpeggios; rapid passage work

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comodo

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easy pace; easily

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conento

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contentedly

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coup de glotte

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glottal attack

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crescendo

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becoming louder

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countertenor

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a male voice usually developed from headtone or falsetto; range from g below middle c to the c above middle c

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cupo

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darl; deep; obscure; veiled and intense

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D.C.

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da capo: from the beginning

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D.S.

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dal segno: from the sign

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dehours; en dehours

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with emphasis, bring out

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diminuendo

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becoming softer

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dolce

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sweetly

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dolente

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sorrowfully

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dolore

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pain; grief

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eilend

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hastily; running

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einfach

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simply

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Empfindung

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emotion; feeling

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energico

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actively; with energy

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espressione

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expression

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espressivo

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expressive

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fermata

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held

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feurig

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with fire

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fiato

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breath

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fine

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The end

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fliessend

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flowingly

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forte

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loud

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forza

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force

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forzando

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with force (fz)

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frei

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free(ly)

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fuoco

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fire

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Furioso

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with fire

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gebunden

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legato

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gehend

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going; moving

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geschwind

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fast; quickl swift

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gioco

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gay; joyous

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giusto

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proper; exact

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glissando

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to slide

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gracieux

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gracefully

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grazioso

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gracefully

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Heldentenor

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heroic tenore (often in Wagner)

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innig

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heartfelt; tender

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insieme

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together

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istesso

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same (l’istesso tempor = in the same tempo)

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kräftig

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strong; with energy

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kurz

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short

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langsam

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slowly

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lebhaft

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fast; lively

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leicht

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light

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leise

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soft

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lied

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song (German)

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legato

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bound together, smoothly

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leggiero

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lightly

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loco

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as written; in place (al loco)

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lustig

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merry

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maestoso

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majestic

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marcato

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marked

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mässig

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moderate

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mélodie

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song [French]

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mezzo

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half (mezzo-soprano)

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mezza voce

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half voice

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morendo

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dying away

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moto

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motion

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munter

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brave; courageously

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niente

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nothing

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obbligato

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required; a part which may not be omitted

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oppure; ossia

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(opp.) or; else; also; or else

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parlando

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in a speaking manner

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pesante

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heavy

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piacere

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pleasure (a piacere = as you please, particularly with regard to tempo and rhythm)

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piano

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softly

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portamento

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a glide from one tone to another

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rasch

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fast

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recitative

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declamatory singing

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rinforzando

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reinforcing; rebuild

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risoluto

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decided

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rubato

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robbed; freedom of tempo

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ruhig

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peacefully

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sanft

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gently

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scherzando

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playful; joking; light and fast

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schleppend

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dragging

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schnell

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fast

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sec; secco

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dry; short; (recit. acc. by harpsichord and violoncello)

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segno

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sign (dal segno = from the sign)

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segue

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the following (go on at once)

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semplice

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simple

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slancio

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with dash; impetuosly (di slancio = a sharp attack on a note without portamento)

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smorzando

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dying away

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simile

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in the same manner (way)

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sforzando

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stressed; with emphasis

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soave

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sweetly; gently

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sopra

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over, above

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sostenuto

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sustained

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sotto voce

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in a subdued manner; in opera, directly to the audience

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spinto

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compelled; intense; high emotional voice part

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spirito

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spirit; energy; enthusiasm

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Sprechstimme

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spoken singing with pitch indicated approximately on the music staff

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staccato

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short; detached

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stark

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strong; loud

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stentando

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delaying; dragging

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stretto

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faster and more intense

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subito

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immediately

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tacet

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silent

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tempo

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time; speed (a tempo = in time)

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tempo primo

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first tempo

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tenuto; tenute

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helf; sustained

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tessitura

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the range of MOST of the notes in a song

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Ton

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sound [French]

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tranquillo, tranquillamente

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tranquilly

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vigoroso

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vigorously

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vivace

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lively; fast

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vivo

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with life

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vocalise

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vocal music without words

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voce

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voice

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volante

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swift; flying

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volta

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turn or time (prima volta = first time)

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vorwärts

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go on; forwards

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vuota

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empty

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Wiegendlied

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lullaby

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zart

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soft

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zärtlich

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sweetly

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zurückhaltend

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holding back

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bel Canto

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Beautiful tone, characterized by brilliant vocal display of pure legato, with purity of tones, generally 1700-1850

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ornamentation

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embellishment

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bravura

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boldness; spirit; dash

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cavatina

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in 18th and 19th century operas and oratorios, a short solo song, simpler in style than the aria and without repetition of words or phrases

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cabaletta

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19th century opera, the concluding portion of an aria, duet, or scene, in a rapid and rousing tempo. Often in 3 with a rhythm remisiscent of the horses' hooves, and in the form: 
Orch. Intro
Vocal Section
Orch. or Choral Interlude
Repetition of Vocal Section
Coda (faster tempo)
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embellish

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ornament

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fioritura

A

Italian: flowering Ornamental passages, improvised or written out

230
Q

imporovise

A

to perform without previously planning

231
Q

voce die petto

A

voix de poitrine (vox integre) chest voice

232
Q

falsetto

A

(vox ficta) highest vocal register (usually referring to males)

233
Q

castrato

A

an emasculated male singer with a high soprano voice

234
Q

voix de tête, voce di testa

A

head voice

235
Q

registration

A

parts of the vocal range having different qualities and requiring a feeling of adjustment on the part of the singer (often: head, chest, falsetto ets..) The adjustment is often referred to as a break, sometimes as a bridge (passaggio)

236
Q

bridge

A

passaggio

237
Q

messa di voce

A

crescendo-decrescendo on one pitch (usually). Also, to put in place, to place the voice

238
Q

voce di piena

A

full voice

239
Q

gruppetto, gruppo, groppo

A

ornamental group of 2-3 notes, performed (generally) before the beat; a turn

240
Q

portamento

A

a glide between two notes

241
Q

legatura

A

like a portamento, but faster

242
Q

sciolto

A

Italian: to untie free; unconstrained; short notes.

243
Q

appoggiare la voce

A

lean on the voice; keep the larynx in place

244
Q

bocca ridente

A

smiling mouth

245
Q

inhalare la voce

A

inhale the voice

246
Q

passaggio

A

a point of adjustment between registers

247
Q

trill

A

altenating M or m2; planned ornament

248
Q

voce dingola

A

flasetto (early theorists)

249
Q

voix mixte

A

a mixture of falsetto and real voice

Senior Vocal Performance Exam (1 decks)

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