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Italian Music Terms Flashcards

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1
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A tempo

A

in the original tempo

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A tempo giusto

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in strict and exact time

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Abbandono

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unrestrained, free

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Accelerando

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with gradually increasing velocity of movement

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Acciaccatura

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note rapidly “crushed” into principal note

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Ad libitum

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at will, pleasure or discretion

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Adagio

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moderately slow

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Affettato

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affected, artificial

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Agitato

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with agitation, anxiously

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All

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according to

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Allegramente

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gaily, joyously

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Allegretto

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not as fast as allegro

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Allegro

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cheerful, fast, lively

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Amabile

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sweet, agreeable

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Amoroso

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loving, amorous

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Ancora

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yet, still, again

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Andante

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moderately, walking tempo

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Andantino

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somewhat faster than

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Andante Animato

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with animation and spirit

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Animato

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animated

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21
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Appogiatura

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a rhythmically strong dissonant note

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22
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Aria

A

on air or song

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Arioso

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in the style of a song

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Assai

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very, extremely

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25
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Ben

A

well

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Brio or Brilliante

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brilliant, sparkling, spirited

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27
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Cadenza

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a free fanciful embellished section

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Calando

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softer and usually slower

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29
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Cantabile

A

singing style

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30
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Capo

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head or beginning

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31
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Coda

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an added ending

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32
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Con

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with

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33
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Crescendo

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gradually increasing the volume

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34
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Dal segno

A

from the sign

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35
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Decrescendo

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gradually decreasing the volume

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36
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Delicato

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delicately

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37
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Diminuendo

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gradually diminishing the volume

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38
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Dolce

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soft, sweet, delicate

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39
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Dolente/Doloroso

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mourful, pathetic

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40
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Dolore

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pain, anguish

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41
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Eguale

A

equal, like, uniform

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42
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Elegante

A

with elegance

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43
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Energico

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with energy

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44
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Expressivo

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with expression

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45
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Fine, Fin, or Finale

A

the end of a movement

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46
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Fermata

A

stay, stop, unmeasured pause or hold

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47
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Forte

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strong, loud

48
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Fortissimo

A

very strong, loud

49
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Forza

A

strength, force

50
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Fuoco

A

fire, animation

51
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Furioso

A

passionately, furious

52
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Guisto

A

in strict time

53
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Impetuoso

A

impetuously

54
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L’istesso

A

same

55
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Larghetto

A

slow, but not as slow as largo

56
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Largo

A

very slow

57
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Leggiero

A

light

58
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Lento

A

slow

59
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Maestoso

A

majestically

60
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Marcato

A

in strong marked style

61
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Marcia

A

march

62
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Marziale

A

martial

63
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Meno

A

less

64
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Mezzo

A

Half

65
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Moderato

A

moderately

66
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Molto

A

much or very

67
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Morendo

A

gradually dying away

68
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Mosso

A

motion

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Non

A

not

70
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Pamposo

A

Pompus

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Pesante

A

Heavily

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Piacere

A

at will, with pleasure

73
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Piano

A

soft

74
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Pianissimo

A

very soft

75
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Più

A

more

76
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Poco a poco

A

little by little

77
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Poco

A

a little

78
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Precipitato

A

hurried

79
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Prestissimo

A

as fast as possible

80
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Presto

A

very fast

81
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Primo

A

first

82
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Quasi

A

almost

83
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Rallentando

A

slowing gradually

84
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Religioso

A

Religious

85
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Rinforzando

A

suddenly increasing in power

86
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Risoluto

A

resolved, determined

87
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Ritardando

A

slowing gradually

88
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Ritenuto

A

suddenly slower

89
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Rubato

A

robbed, stolen, deliberate unsteadiness of tempo for the sake of expression

90
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Scherzando

A

Playful, joking

91
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Segno

A

sign

92
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Sequre

A

follows

93
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Semplice

A

simple

94
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Sempre

A

always, throughout

95
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Senza

A

without

96
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Sforzando

A

sudden accent

97
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Silenzio

A

silence

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Smorzando

A

slowing and decreasing in volume

99
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Solo

A

alone, performed by a single performer

100
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Soli

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plural of solo, more than one performer plays

101
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Sordino

A

mute

102
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Sostenuto

A

sustained

103
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Sotto

A

subdued

104
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Spirito

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with spirit, lively

105
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Staccato

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short, detached, distinct

106
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Strepitoso

A

loud, noisy

107
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Stretto

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hurried or speeding up imitation within various parts

108
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Stringendo

A

accelerating the degree of movement

109
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Subito

A

suddenly, at once

110
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Tacet

A

silent

111
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Tempo

A

speed

112
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Tenuto

A

sustained, held, full value notes

113
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Troppo

A

too much

114
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Tutti

A

all, together

115
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Vigoroso

A

vigorously

116
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Vivace

A

quick, lively

Basic Music (New manual) Section 1 Theory and Harmony (27 decks)

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