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Grade 4 Theory Flashcards

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affettuoso

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tenderly

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affrettando

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hurrying

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amabile

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aimable, pleasant

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appassionato

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with passion

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calando

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getting softer, dying away (and usually slowing down)

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cantando

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singing

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come

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as, similar to (come prima: as before; come sopra: as above)

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facile

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easy

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fuoco

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fire

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giusto

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proper, exact (tempo giusto: in strict time)

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l’istesso

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the same (l’istesso tempo: at the same speed)

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morendo

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dying away

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niente

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nothing

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nobilmente

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nobly

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perdendosi

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dying away

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possible

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possible (presto possible: as fast as possible)

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quasi

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as if, resembling

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sonoro

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resonant, with rich tone

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sopra

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above

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sotto

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below (sotto voce: in an undertone)

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veloce

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swift

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voce

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voice

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à (French)

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to, at

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animé (French)

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animated, lively

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assez (French)

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enough, sufficiently

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avec (French)

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with

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cedez (French)

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yield, relax the speed

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douce (French)

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sweet

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en dehors (French)

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prominent (a direction to make a melody stand out)

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et (French)

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and

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légèrement (French)

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light

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lent (French)

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slow

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mais (French)

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but

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moins (French)

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less

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modéré (French)

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at a moderate speed

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non (French)

A

not

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peu (French)

A

little

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plus (French)

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more

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presser (French)

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hurry (en pressant: hurrying on)

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ralentir (French)

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slow down

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retenu (French)

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held back (en retenant: holding back, slowing a little)

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sans (French)

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without

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très (French)

A

very

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un, une (French)

A

one

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vif (French)

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lively

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vite (French)

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quick

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con sordini (or con sord.)

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with mutes (for strings and brass)

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senza sordini (or senza sord.)

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without mutes (for strings and brass)

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arco

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play with the bow (a direction after pizzicato for strings)

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pizzicato

A

plucked (for strings)

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sul G

A

play on the G string

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sul ponticello

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play on the bridge (for strings)

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una corda

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press the left pedal (for piano; literally “one string”)

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tre corde

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release the left pedal (for piano)

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mano

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hand mano sinistra or m.s. = left hand mano destra or m.d. = right hand

56
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Name the instruments in the STRINGS section of the orchestra

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violin viola cello double bass

57
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Name the instruments in the WOODWIND section of the orchestra

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flute oboe clarinet bassoon

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Name the instruments in the BRASS section of the orchestra

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horn trumpet trombone tuba

59
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Name the instruments in the PERCUSSION section of the orchestra

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timpani (kettle drums) side drum bass drum cymbals (only the timpani produce notes of definite pitch)

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Name the instruments of the orchestra which use the TREBLE CLEF

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violin flute oboe clarinet horn (sometimes bass clef) trumpet

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Name the instruments of the orchestra which use the ALTO CLEF

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viola (sometimes treble clef)

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Name the instruments of the orchestra which use the BASS CLEF

A

cello (sometimes treble or tenor clef) double bass bassoon trombone (sometimes tenor clef) tuba timpani

63
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How many notes can stringed instruments play at a time?

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two simultaneously, or even three or four

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How many notes can wind instruments play at a time?

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one note at a time

65
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1st or 8th degree of a scale

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Tonic

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2nd degree of a scale

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Supertonic

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3rd degree of a scale

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Mediant

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4th degree of a scale

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Subdominant

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5th degree of a scale

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Dominant

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6th degree of a scale

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Submediant

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7th degree of a scale

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Leading Note

ABRSM Grade 4 Music Theory (1 decks)

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