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ASB Tems Flashcards

1
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accelerando (accel.)

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gradually growing faster

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2
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chromatic alteration of a note from the key signature until the next bar line (can be extended by a tie)

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Accidental

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3
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ad libitum (ad lib) OR a piacere

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at pleasure, at will

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4
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a due (a 2 )

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for two parts

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5
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affetuoso

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tenderly, with feeling

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6
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alla breve

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2/2 time, cut time

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7
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allargando

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getting slower and louder

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8
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with love, with warm feeling

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Amaroso?

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9
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animato OR con anima

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lively, animated, spirited

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10
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appassionato OR passione

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passionate, fervent

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11
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Much, very

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Assai

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12
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Return to original tempo

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A tempo

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13
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Continue without a pause

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Attacca

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14
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Great technical skill, virtuosity

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Bravura

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15
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Sparkling, spirited

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Brillante

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16
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A brilliant (often highly technical) solo, often found at end of movement or piece

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Cadenza

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17
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The close of a melodic or harmonic phrase

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Cadence

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18
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Quieting down, subsiding

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Calmando OR calmato

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19
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In a singing style, lyrical

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Cantado OR cantabile

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20
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Fanciful, freely

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Capriccioso

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21
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A concluding passage added to the form proper

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Coda

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22
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With

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Con

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23
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With vigor, vigorously

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Con brio

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24
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With force, strength

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Con forza

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25
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With fire, passionately

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Con fuoco

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26
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With mute

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Con sordino

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27
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With spirit

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Con spirito OR spiritoso

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28
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Becoming louder

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Crescendo

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29
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From the beginning

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Da capo (D.C.)

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30
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From the sign (the s sign)

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Dal segno (d.s.)

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31
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Becoming softer (decresc.)

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Decrescendo (decresc.)

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32
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Notes with in a given scale or key

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Diatonic

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33
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Becoming softer (dim.)

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Diminuendo (dim.)

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34
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Divided parts where there is normally one

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Divisi

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35
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Sweet, gentle

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Dolce

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36
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Twice as fast

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Doppio movimento

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37
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Lower by one full step

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Double flat (bb)

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38
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Raise by one full step

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Double sharp (x)

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39
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Level of loudness

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Dynamics

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40
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Very, very soft

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Pianississimo (ppp)

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41
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Very soft

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Pianissimo (pp)

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42
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Soft

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Piano (p)

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43
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Medium soft

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Mezzo piano (mp)

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44
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Medium loud

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Mezzo forte (mf)

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45
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Loud

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Forte (f)

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46
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Very loud

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Fortissimo (ff)

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47
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Very, very loud

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Fortississimo (fff)

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48
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And

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E, ed, OR et

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49
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With feeling, with expression

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Espressivo

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50
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A study or exercise focusing on a particular technical or musical problem

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Étude

51
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Pause or hold

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Fermata

52
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Last movement of a multi-movement work

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Finale

53
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The end

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Fine

54
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Strong accent

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Forzando

55
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Humorous, playful

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Giocoso

56
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Exact, appropriate or usual tempo

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Giusto

57
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A glide from one note to the next

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Glissando

58
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Graceful

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Grazioso

59
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Pitch difference between two notes

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Interval

60
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Sharps or flats placed at the beginning of a selection indicating its key

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Key signature

61
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Broadly

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Largamente

62
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Smooth, even, without breaks between notes

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Legato

63
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At the same tempo

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L’istesso tempo

64
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Return to normal position

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Loco

65
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Majestic, with dignity

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Maetoso

66
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Accented, stressed

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Marcato

67
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March

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Marcia

68
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Less

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Meno

69
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Much, very

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Molto

70
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Fading away

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Morendo

71
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Moved, motion

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Mosso OR moto

72
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No, do not

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Non

73
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Subtle shading in style

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Nuance

74
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Alternate version

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Ossia

75
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weighty, ponderous

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Pesante

76
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More

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Piu

77
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As little as possible

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Pochissimo

78
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Little by little

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Poco a poco

79
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Stately, pompous

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Pomposo

80
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Almost, as if

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Quasi

81
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Becoming slower

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ritardando (ritard. or rit.)

82
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Immediately slower

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Ritenuto (riten.)

83
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Sudden accent

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Rinforzando (Rfz.)

84
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Free use of accel. and rit. within a measure without altering duration of measure as a whole

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Rubato

85
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Without

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Sans OR senza

86
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Playfully

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Scherzando

87
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Continue without pausing

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Segue

88
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Always, throughout

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Sempre

89
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A sudden accent (sfz.)

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Sforzando (sfz.)

90
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In the same manner

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Simile

91
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A section solo, group of soloists

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Soli

92
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A part for one performer

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Solo

93
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Resounding, loud

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Sonore

94
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Mute

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Sordino

95
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Sustained

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Sostenuto (sost.)

96
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Detached

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Staccato

97
Q

Growing faster

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Stringendo (string.)

98
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Suddenly, at once

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Subito (sub.)

99
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Be silent

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Tacet

100
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Rate of speed

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Tempo

101
Q

solemn and very, very slow

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grave

102
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very slow

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largo

103
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slow

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adagio, lento, larghetto

104
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moderately slow

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andante

105
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slightly faster than adante

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andantino

106
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moderate, neither fast or slow

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moderato

107
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moderately fast

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allegretto

108
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fast and lively

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allegro

109
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very fast and intense

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vivo, vivace

110
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the fastest conventional tempo

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presto

111
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as fast as possible

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prestissimo

112
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held, sustained for full value

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tenuto (ten.)

113
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tone color

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timbre

114
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quiet, peaceful

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tranquillo

115
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a rapid alteration between the written note & the diatonic second above it

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trill (tr.)

116
Q

too much

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troppo

117
Q

all, with all performers

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tutti

118
Q

one

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un, una, uno

119
Q

together on the same part or in octaves

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unison

120
Q

diatonic scales with half-steps between 3-4 and 7-8

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major scales

121
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diatonic scales with half-steps between 2-3 and 5-6

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natural minor scales

122
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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

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harmonic minor scales

123
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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

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melodic minor scales

124
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scales which proceed by half-step from the first note to the the last note

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chromatic scales

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