Italian Musical Terms Flashcards by Emmet Carroll

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Piano

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Soft

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Forte

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Loud

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Pianissimo

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Very soft

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Fortissimo

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Very loud

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Mezzo piano

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Moderately soft

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Mezzo forte

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Moderately loud

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Crescendo

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Gradually increasing the volume

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Diminuendo

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Gradually diminishing the volume

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Tempo

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Speed

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A tempo

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At the original speed

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Accelerando

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With gradually increasing speed

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Allegro

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AST, Lively

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Andante

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Moderately, walking tempo

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Adagio

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Moderately slow

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Lento

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Slowly

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Lentissimo

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Very slowly

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Moderato

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In moderate time

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Presto

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Very fast

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Prestissimo

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As fast as possible

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Rallentando

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Slowing gradually

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Ritardando

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Slowing gradually

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Rubato

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Robbed time, free interpretation of tempo

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Segno

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Sign

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Capo

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Head or beginning

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Da capo

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From the beginning

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Dal segno

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From the sign

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Coda

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An added ending

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Fine, Fin or Finale

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The end of a section or piece

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Glissando

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To slide

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Legato

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Smooth, connected

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Simile

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In the same way

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Tacet

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Silent

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Staccato

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Short, detached

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Tenuto

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Held, full value notes

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Con

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With

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Ma

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But

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Non

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Not

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Troppo

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Too much

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Piu

A

More

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Pocco

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A little

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Pocco a pocco

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Little by little

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Meno

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Less

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Molto

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Much or very

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Mosso

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Motion

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Segue

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Follows

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Sempre

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Always, throughout

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Senza

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Without

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Sostenuto

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Sustained

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Sotto

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Subdued

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Subito

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Suddenly, at once

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Tutti

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Full ensemble

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Aria

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Air or song

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Brio

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Brilliant, sparkling

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Cantabile

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In a singing style

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Dolce

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Soft, sweet, delicate

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Vivace

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Lively

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Vibrato

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Vibrating

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Voce

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Voice

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Ostinato

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Persistent, a persistently repeated rhythmic or melodic figure

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Cadenza

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A free embellished section

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Acapella

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Unaccompanied singing