Grade 1+2+3 terms Flashcards
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Ad libitum
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at choice, freely
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Agitato
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agitated
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Alla marcia
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in the style of a march
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Amore
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love
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Amoroso
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loving
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Anima
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Soul, spirit
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Animato
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Animated, lively
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Brio
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vigour
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Cantabile
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in a singing style
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Comodo
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convenient
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Da capo
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repeat from the beginning
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Dal segno
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repeat from the sign
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Deciso
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with determination
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Delicato
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delicate
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Dolce
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sweet, soft
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Energico
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energetic
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Espressivo
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expressive
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Fine
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the end
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Forza
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force
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Giocoso
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merry
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Grave
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solemn, very slow
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Grazioso
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graceful
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Largamente
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broadly
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legato
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smoothly
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leggerio
light, nimble
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maestoso
majestic
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marcato
emphasised, accentuated
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marziale
in a military style
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mesto
sad
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pesante
heavy
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risoluto
strong, bold
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ritmico
rhythmically
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scherzando, scherzoso
playful, joking
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semplice
simple, plain
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simile
in the same way
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sostenuto
sustained
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staccato
detached
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tenuto
held
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tranquillo
calm
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trista, tristamente
sad, sorrowful
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accelerando
gradually getting faster `
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adagietto
fairly slow
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adagio
slow
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alla breve
two minims in a bar
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allargando
broadening
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allegretto
fairly fast
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allegro
fast
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allegro assai
very fast
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andante
at a walking speed
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andantino
slightly faster or slower than andante
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larghetto
fairly slow
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largo
slow
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lento
slow
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moderato
moderate speed
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mosso, moto
movement
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presto
very fast
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rallentando
gradually getting slower
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ritardando
gradually getting faster
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ritenudo
held back
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rubato
with some freedom of time
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stringendo
gradually getting faster
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tempo
speed
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vivace, vivo
lively, fast
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a
at, to , by, for, in
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al, alla
in the style of
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assai
very
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ben
well
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con, col
with
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e, ed
and
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ma
but
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meno
less
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mezzo
half
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molto
very, much
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non
not
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piu
more
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poco
a little
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senza
without
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subito
suddenly
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tanto
so much
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troppo
too much
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volta
time