ASB Tems Flashcards
accelerando (accel.)
gradually growing faster
chromatic alteration of a note from the key signature until the next bar line (can be extended by a tie)
Accidental
ad libitum (ad lib) OR a piacere
at pleasure, at will
a due (a 2 )
for two parts
affetuoso
tenderly, with feeling
alla breve
2/2 time, cut time
allargando
getting slower and louder
with love, with warm feeling
Amaroso?
animato OR con anima
lively, animated, spirited
appassionato OR passione
passionate, fervent
Much, very
Assai
Return to original tempo
A tempo
Continue without a pause
Attacca
Great technical skill, virtuosity
Bravura
Sparkling, spirited
Brillante
A brilliant (often highly technical) solo, often found at end of movement or piece
Cadenza
The close of a melodic or harmonic phrase
Cadence
Quieting down, subsiding
Calmando OR calmato
In a singing style, lyrical
Cantado OR cantabile
Fanciful, freely
Capriccioso
A concluding passage added to the form proper
Coda
With
Con
With vigor, vigorously
Con brio
With force, strength
Con forza
With fire, passionately
Con fuoco
With mute
Con sordino
With spirit
Con spirito OR spiritoso
Becoming louder
Crescendo
From the beginning
Da capo (D.C.)
From the sign (the s sign)
Dal segno (d.s.)
Becoming softer (decresc.)
Decrescendo (decresc.)
Notes with in a given scale or key
Diatonic
Becoming softer (dim.)
Diminuendo (dim.)
Divided parts where there is normally one
Divisi
Sweet, gentle
Dolce
Twice as fast
Doppio movimento
Lower by one full step
Double flat (bb)
Raise by one full step
Double sharp (x)
Level of loudness
Dynamics
Very, very soft
Pianississimo (ppp)
Very soft
Pianissimo (pp)
Soft
Piano (p)
Medium soft
Mezzo piano (mp)
Medium loud
Mezzo forte (mf)
Loud
Forte (f)
Very loud
Fortissimo (ff)
Very, very loud
Fortississimo (fff)
And
E, ed, OR et
With feeling, with expression
Espressivo
A study or exercise focusing on a particular technical or musical problem
Étude
Pause or hold
Fermata
Last movement of a multi-movement work
Finale
The end
Fine
Strong accent
Forzando
Humorous, playful
Giocoso
Exact, appropriate or usual tempo
Giusto
A glide from one note to the next
Glissando
Graceful
Grazioso
Pitch difference between two notes
Interval
Sharps or flats placed at the beginning of a selection indicating its key
Key signature
Broadly
Largamente
Smooth, even, without breaks between notes
Legato
At the same tempo
L’istesso tempo
Return to normal position
Loco
Majestic, with dignity
Maetoso
Accented, stressed
Marcato
March
Marcia
Less
Meno
Much, very
Molto
Fading away
Morendo
Moved, motion
Mosso OR moto
No, do not
Non
Subtle shading in style
Nuance
Alternate version
Ossia
weighty, ponderous
Pesante
More
Piu
As little as possible
Pochissimo
Little by little
Poco a poco
Stately, pompous
Pomposo
Almost, as if
Quasi
Becoming slower
ritardando (ritard. or rit.)
Immediately slower
Ritenuto (riten.)
Sudden accent
Rinforzando (Rfz.)
Free use of accel. and rit. within a measure without altering duration of measure as a whole
Rubato
Without
Sans OR senza
Playfully
Scherzando
Continue without pausing
Segue
Always, throughout
Sempre
A sudden accent (sfz.)
Sforzando (sfz.)
In the same manner
Simile
A section solo, group of soloists
Soli
A part for one performer
Solo
Resounding, loud
Sonore
Mute
Sordino
Sustained
Sostenuto (sost.)
Detached
Staccato
Growing faster
Stringendo (string.)
Suddenly, at once
Subito (sub.)
Be silent
Tacet
Rate of speed
Tempo
solemn and very, very slow
grave
very slow
largo
slow
adagio, lento, larghetto
moderately slow
andante
slightly faster than adante
andantino
moderate, neither fast or slow
moderato
moderately fast
allegretto
fast and lively
allegro
very fast and intense
vivo, vivace
the fastest conventional tempo
presto
as fast as possible
prestissimo
held, sustained for full value
tenuto (ten.)
tone color
timbre
quiet, peaceful
tranquillo
a rapid alteration between the written note & the diatonic second above it
trill (tr.)
too much
troppo
all, with all performers
tutti
one
un, una, uno
together on the same part or in octaves
unison
diatonic scales with half-steps between 3-4 and 7-8
major scales
diatonic scales with half-steps between 2-3 and 5-6
natural minor scales
natural minor scales with the 7th scale degree raised a half step… adds a half-step between 7-8, and an interval of 1 1/2 steps between 6-7
harmonic minor scales
natural scales where 6th and 7th scale degrees are raised one half step in the ascending form creating half steps between 2-3, and 7-8. Tgese notes are lowered to their natural state in the descending scales, making it identical to the natural minor
melodic minor scales
scales which proceed by half-step from the first note to the the last note
chromatic scales
