Basic Rudiments Terms & Signs Flashcards
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Adagio
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A slow tempo (between andante and largo)
2
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Allegretto
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Fairly fast (a little slower than allegro)
3
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Allegro
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Fast
4
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Andante
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Moderately slowly; at a walking pace
5
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Andantino
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A little faster than andante
6
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Cantabile
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In a singing style
7
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Crescendo, cresc.
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Becoming louder
8
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da capo, D.C.
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Repeat from the beginning
9
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da capo al fine, D.C. al fine
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Repeat from the beginning and end at fine
10
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dal segno, D.S. •S/S•
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From the sign
11
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Decrescendo, decresc.
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Becoming softer
12
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Diminuendo, dim
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Becoming softer
13
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Dolce
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Sweet, gentle
14
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Fermata
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Pause; hold note or rest longer than written value
15
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Fine
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The end
16
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Forte, f
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Loud
17
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Fortissimo, ff
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Very loud
18
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Grazioso
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Graceful
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Larghetto
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Not as slow as largo
20
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Largo
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Very slow and broad
21
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Lento
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Slow
22
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Maestoso
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Majestic
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Marcoto, marc.
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Marker or stressed
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Mezzo forte, mf
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Moderately loud
25
Mezzo piano, mp
Moderately soft
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Moderato
At a moderate tempo
27
Ottava, 8va
The interval of an octave
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Pianissimo, pp
Very soft
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Prestissimo
As fast as possible
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Piano, p
Soft
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Presto
Very fast
32
Rallentendo, rall.
Slowing down
33
Ritardando, rit.
Slowing down gradually
34
Staccato
Sharply detached
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Tempo
Speech at which music is performed
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Tempo primo, tempo 1
Return to the original tempo
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Tenuto
Held, sustained
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A tempo
Return to the previous tempo
