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General Terms Flashcards

1
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accelerando (accel.)

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gradually growing faster

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accidental

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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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a due (a 2)

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for two parts

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ad libitum (ad lib) or piarcere

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at pleasure, at will

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affetuoso

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tenderly, with feeling

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alla breve

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2/2 time, cut time

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allargando

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getting slower and louder

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amoroso

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with love, with warm feeling

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animato or con animia

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lively, animated, spirited

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appassionato or passione

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passionate, fervent

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assai

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much, very

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a tempo

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return to the original tempo

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13
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attacca

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continue without a pause

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14
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bravura

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great technical skill, virtuosity

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15
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brillante

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sparkling, spirited

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16
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cadenza

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a brilliant (often highly technical) solo, often found at the end of a movement or a piece

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17
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cadence

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the close of a melodic or harmonic phrase

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calmando or calmato

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quieting down, subsiding

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cantando or cantabile

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in a singing style, lyrical

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capriccioso

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fanciful, freely

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21
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cada

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a concluding passage added to the form proper

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22
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con

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with

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con brio

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with vigor, vigourously

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con forza

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with force, strength

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con fuoco

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with fire, passionately

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con sordino

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withe mute

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27
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con spiritio or spirituoso

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with spirit

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28
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crescendo

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becoming louder

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29
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da capo (D.C.)

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from the beginning

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dal segno (D.S.)

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from the sign

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decrescendo (descres.)

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becoming softer

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32
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diatonic

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notes within a given scale or key

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33
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diminuendo (dim.)

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becoming softer

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34
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divisi

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Divided parts where there is normally one

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35
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dolce

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sweet, gentle

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36
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doppio movimento

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twice as fast

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37
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double flat

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lower by one full step

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38
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double sharp

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raise by onefull step

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39
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dynamics

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the level of loudness

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40
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piano (P)

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soft

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41
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pianissimo (pp)

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very soft

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41
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pianississimo (PPP)

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very, very soft

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42
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mezzo piano (mp)

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medium soft

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43
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mezo forte (mf)

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medium loud

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43
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fortissimo (ff)

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very loud

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44
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e, ed or et

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and

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45
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fortississimo (fff)

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very,very loud

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45
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forte (f)

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loud

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45
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espressivo

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with feeling, with expression

45
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etude

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

46
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fermata

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a pause or hold

47
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finale

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last movement of a multi-movement work

48
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fine

A

the end

49
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forzando

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a strong accent

50
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giocoso

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humorous, playful

51
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giusto

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exact, appropriate or usual tempo

52
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glissando

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a glide from one note to the next

53
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grazioso

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graceful

54
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interval

A

pitch difference between two notes

55
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key signature

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

56
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largamente

A

broadly

57
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legato

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smooth, even, without breaks between notes

58
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l’istesso tempo

A

at the same tempo

59
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loco

A

return to normal position

60
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maestoso

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majestic, with dignity

61
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marcato

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accented, stressed

62
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marcia

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march

63
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Meno

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Less

64
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Molto

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Much, very

65
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Morendo

A

Fading away

66
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Mosso or moto

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Moved, motion

67
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Non

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No, do not

68
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Nuance

A

Subtle shading in style

69
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Ossia

A

An alternate version

70
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Pesante

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Weighty, ponderous

71
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Piu

A

More

72
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Pochissimo

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As little as possible

73
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Poco a poco

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Little by little

74
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Pomposo

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Stately, pompous

75
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Quasi

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Almost, as if

76
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Rallentando (rall.)

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Becoming slower

77
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Ritardando (Ritard. Or rit.)

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Becoming slower

78
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Ritenuto (riten.)

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Immediately slower

79
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Rinforzando (rfz.)

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A sudden accent

80
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Rubato

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Free use of accel. And rit. Within a measure without altering the duration of the measure as a whole

81
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Sans or senza

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Without

82
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Scherzando

A

Playfully

83
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Segue

A

Continue without pausing

84
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Sempre

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Always, throughout

85
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Sforzando (sfz.)

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A sudden accent

86
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Simile

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In the same manner

87
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Soli

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A section solo, a group of soloists

88
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Solo

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A part for one performer

89
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Sonore

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Resounding, loud

90
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Sordino

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Mute

91
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Sostenuto (sost.)

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Sustained

92
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Staccato

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Detached

93
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Stringendo (string.)

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Growing faster

94
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Subito (sub.)

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Suddenly, at once

95
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Tacet

A

Be silent

96
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Tempo

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Rate of speed

97
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Grave

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Solemn and very, very slow

98
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Largo

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Very slow

99
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Adagio, lento, larghetto

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Slow

100
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Andante

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Moderately slow

101
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Andantino

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Slightly faster than andante

102
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Moderato

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Moderate, neither fast nor slow

103
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Allegretto

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Moderately fast

104
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Allegro

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Fast and lively

105
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Vivo, vivace

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Very fast and intense

106
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Presto

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The fastest conventional tempo

107
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Prestissimo

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As fast as possible

108
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Tenuto (ten.)

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Held, sustained for full value

109
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Timbre

A

Tone color

110
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Tranquillo

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Quiet, peaceful

111
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Trill (tr.)

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A rapid alteration between the written note and a diatonic second above it

112
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Troppo

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Too much

113
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Tutti

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All, with all performers

114
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Un, una, uno

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One

115
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Unison

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Together on the same part or in octaves

All State Orchestra (4 decks)

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