Band Terms Flashcards
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Largo
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Slow and Broad
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Grave
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Very slow, ponderous and solemn
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Larghetto
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Slowly
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Adagio
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Slow and leisurely
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Lento
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Slowly
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Andante
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Moderately slow and flowing
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Andantino
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Slightly faster than Andante
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Moderato
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Moderately
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Allegretto
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Moderately fast
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Allegro
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Fast and lively
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Vivace
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Very fast, vivaciously
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Presto
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Extremely fast
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Pianissimo
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Very soft
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Piano
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Soft
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Mezzo Piano
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Moderately soft
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Mezzo Forte
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Moderately Loud
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Forte
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Loud
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Fortissimo
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Very loud
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Sforzando
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Played with sudden force
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Forte-piano
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Loud, then immediately soft
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Crescendo
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Gradually louder
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Diminuendo
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Gradually softer
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Decrescendo
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Gradually softer
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Morendo
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Dying away
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Perdendosi
Dying away in sound and speed
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Ritardando
Gradually slower and slower
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Rallentando
Gradually slower
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Accelerando
Gradually faster
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Ritenuto
Hold back at a slower speed
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A Tempo
Used following one of the above markings to "resume the original tempo"
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Tempo Primo
Tempo same as the beginning
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Staccato
Short
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Tenuto
sustained, broad
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Fermata
Hold, give extra time
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Accent
play with force
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Da Capo
Go back to beginning
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Dal Segno
Go back to sign
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Ad Libitum
At liberty
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Agitato
Agitated
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Alla Marcia
In a march style
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Animato
More animated
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Appassionato
With passion
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Bravura
With boldness and spirit
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Brillante
Brilliant and sparkling
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Cantabile
In a singing style
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Dolce
Sweetly
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Espressivo
Expressively
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Giocoso
Playfully, gaily
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Grandioso
With grandeur
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Grazioso
Gracefully, elegantly
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Legato
Smooth and connected
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Maestoso
Majestic, dignified
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Marcato
Marked with emphasis
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Pomposo
Pompously and dignified
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Scherzando
Playful, jestingly
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Sostenuto
Sustained
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Tranquillo
Quietly
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Accidentals
sharps, flats and naturals not in the key signature
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Arpeggio
Notes of a chord played separately
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Attacca
Continue with little or no pause
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Cadenza
A solo passage played with freedom
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Divisi
Divided parts
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Embouchure
Mouth muscles used in controlling the tone of a wind instrument
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Enharmonic
same in pitch but different notation
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Fine
finish, the end
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L'istesso
The same
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Loco
As written
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Meno
Less
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Molto
Very, much
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Mosso
More
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Opus
A musical work
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Poco a poco
Little by little
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Quasi
In the style of
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Segue
Proceed in the same style
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Senza
Without
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Simile
Play in a similar manner
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Subito
Suddenly, without pause
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Syncopation
When the accent falls on the weak beats
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Tacet
Be silent, don't play
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Tutti
All together
