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Italian Musical Terms Flashcards

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1
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allegro

A

at a fast or bright tempo (“joyful; lively and fast”)

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f (forte)

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loud

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ff (fortissimo)

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very loud

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crescendo (cresc.)

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a gradual increase in loudness

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mp (mezzo piano)

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moderately quiet

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diminuendo (dim.), decrescendo (decresc.)

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a gradual decrease in loudness

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pp (pianissimo)

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very quiet

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andante

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at a moderately slow or walking tempo (“at a walking pace”)

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largo

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at a slow or broad tempo

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p (piano)

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quiet

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staccato

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articulation marking to play notes detached or separated

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dolce

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sweetly

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energico

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energetic

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vivace

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at a lively and fast tempo

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fp (forte-piano)

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play loud and then immediately soft

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16
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cantabile

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in a singing style

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presto

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at a rapid or very fast tempo, more than allegro (“soon, quickly”)

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allargando

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broadening

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animato

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animated, lively

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(con) brio

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(with) vigour

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sfz, sf (sforzando)

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suddenly forced, accented

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con bravura

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boldly, brilliantly

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da capo (D.C.)

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repeat from the beginning (literally “from the head”)

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dal signo (D.S.)

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repeat from the sign

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tacet

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silent

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sostenuto

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sustained

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fermata 𝄐

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mark on a note meaning pause for an unspecified amount of time

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28
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fine

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the end

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ppp (pianississimo)

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very very quiet

30
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grave

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at a very slow or solemn tempo (“solemn”)

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lento

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at a slow tempo (“slowly”)

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accelerando (accel.)

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accelerating, becoming faster

33
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adagio

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at a slow tempo, but not as much as largo (“at ease”)

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ritardando (rit.)

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gradually becoming slower

35
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moderato

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at a moderate tempo (“moderately”)

36
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expressivo

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expressive

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fff (fortississimo)

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very very loud

38
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maestoso

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majestic, stately

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glissando

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a glide from one pitch to another

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tenuto

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the holding or sustaining, or increased smoothness of a note

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rallentando (rall.)

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gradually becoming slower

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scherzando

A

playfully

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mf (mezzo forte)

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moderately loud

44
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ostinato

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a repeated motif or phrase in music

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pizzicato (pizz.)

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play a stringed instrument by plucking strings

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rubato

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a temporary section of rhythmic freedom and expressiveness (“robbed of time”)

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legato

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to play a series of notes smoothly or connected

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alla marcia

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in style of a march

49
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arpeggio

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a chord broken into a sequence of notes

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lacrimoso

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tearfully, sadly

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pesante

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heavy, slowly, sadly

52
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l’istesso tempo

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at same speed

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(con) moto

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(with) movement

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(con) amore

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(with) love

55
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a tempo

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return to previous tempo

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agitato

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agitated, excited and fast

57
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altissimo

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very high; the highest register on woodwinds

58
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sotto

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subdued

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marcato

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play note / passage with emphasis, markedly

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festoso

A

happily

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furioso

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with passion, furiously

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ritmico

A

rhythmically

63
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simile (sim.)

A

in the same way

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risoluto

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bold, strong, resolute

65
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misterioso

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mysteriously

66
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con sordino, con sordini

A

with mute

67
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tranquillo

A

calmly

68
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grazioso

A

gracefully

69
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grandioso

A

grandly

70
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mosso

A

as a direction: moved, agitated
with “pui”: more motion
with “meno”: less motion

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