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All vocab Flashcards

1
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accelerando

A

gradually increasing tempo

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ad libitum

A

at pleasure, at will

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3
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adagio

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slowly

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4
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agogic accent

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stretching for accent, tension, or stress

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5
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allargando

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becoming broader, slowing

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6
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allegretto

A

moderately fast

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7
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allegro

A

lively, brisk, rapid

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8
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andante

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moderatley slow

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9
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andantino

A

a little slower than andante

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10
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assai

A

very

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11
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caesura

A

a break in the musical line (train tracks)

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12
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cantabile

A

vocal style, sung

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13
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cantando

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sung smooth and flowing

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14
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con brio

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with fire and dash

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15
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con moto

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with motion

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16
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crescendo

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increasing in loudness

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17
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diminuendo

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gradually becoming softer

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18
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dolce

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sweetly

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19
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doppio valore

A

twice as slow

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20
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espresssio

A

expressively

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21
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fermata

A

hold for expressive tension

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22
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feroce

A

wildly, fiercely

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23
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forte

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loud

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24
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fortissimo

A

extremely loud

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25
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fuoco

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with fire

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26
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grave

A

heavy, serious, slow

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27
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grazia

A

gracefully, elegantly

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28
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graziosos

A

gracefully, elegantly

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29
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ictus

A

point of beat

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30
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langasm

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slow

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31
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larghetto

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a little faster than largo

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32
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largo

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very slow

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33
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legato

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smooth and connected

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34
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leggiero

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light, airy

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35
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lento

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slowly

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36
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maestoso

A

majestic, dignified

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37
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marcato

A

stressed, emphasized

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38
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marcia

A

march style

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39
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meno

A

less

40
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mezzo

A

half

41
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moderato

A

moderate tempo

42
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modéré

A

moderate tempo

43
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molto

A

much, very

44
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mosso

A

movement

45
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non troppo

A

not too much

46
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nuance

A

subtle expressive changes in a musical phrase

47
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ostinato

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repeating musical pattern or bass line

48
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pesante

A

heavy, ponderous, firm, vigorous

49
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pianissimo

A

very soft

50
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piano

A

softly

51
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piú

A

more

52
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pizzicato

A

plucked

53
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pochissimo

A

very little

54
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poco

A

little

55
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prestissimo

A

as fast as possible

56
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presto

A

fast, rapid

57
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quasi

A

nearly

58
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rallentando

A

growing slower

59
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recitative

A

free of tempo and rhythm, vocal declamation

60
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retenu

A

held back

61
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ritardando

A

gradually slowing

62
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ritenuto

A

held back

63
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ritmico

A

rhythmically

64
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rubato

A

phrasing give and take, shading of tempo

65
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scherzando

A

playfully, lightly

66
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schmachtend

A

languishing

67
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sempre

A

always

68
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sforzando

A

sudden emphasis

69
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simile

A

in a similar manner

70
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smorzando

A

dying away

71
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soli

A

several players on a part

72
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solo

A

one player on a part

73
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sostenuto

A

sustained

74
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sotto voce

A

soft voice

75
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spiccato

A

bouncing of bow, off the strings, staccato

76
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staccatissimo

A

very separated, very detached

77
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staccato

A

separated, detached

78
Q

stringendo

A

becoming faster

79
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subito

A

suddenly, immediate

80
Q

tak

A

beat, regal measurement of time

81
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tempo primo

A

original tempo

82
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tenuto

A

stretched, sustained, held back

83
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tessitura

A

range within which most notes lie

84
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tranquillo

A

calmly, quietly

85
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tres

A

very

86
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troppo

A

too much

87
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tutti

A

all

88
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valse

A

waltz

89
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vivace

A

very fast

90
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vivo

A

spirited

91
Q

arco

A

with the bow

92
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col legno

A

with wood side of bow

93
Q

double stop

A

playing two pitches at the same time on a bowed string instrument

94
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ossia

A

an alternative passage which may be played instead of the original passage.

95
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senza

A

without

96
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sordino

A

mute

97
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sul ponticello

A

to play at the bridge

Conducting (11 decks)

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