Italian Terms Flashcards
1
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Tempo commodo
A
At a comfortable speed
2
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Tempo giusto
A
At a consistent speed
3
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L’istesso tempo
A
At the same speed
4
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Non Troppo
A
Not too much
5
Q
Grave
A
Slow and solemn
6
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Rubato
A
With some freedom at the time
7
Q
Stringendo
A
Pressing on faster
8
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Perdendosi
A
Fading away
9
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Smorzando
A
Dying away
10
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Rinforzando (rfz or rf)
A
Reinforcing the tone
11
Q
Pesante
A
Heavily
12
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Cantando
A
In a singing style
13
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Tenuto (ten.)
A
Held
14
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Piacevole,
A
Pleasant, agreeable
15
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Portamento
A
A smooth gliding from one not to another
16
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Dolente
A
Sadly, plaintively
17
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Doloroso
A
Sadly, plaintively
18
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Sotto voce
A
Softly in an undertone
19
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Giocoso
A
Gay, merrily
20
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Grazioso
A
Gracefully
21
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Assai
A
Very
22
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Quasi
A
As if
23
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Scherzando
A
Playfully
24
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Subito (sub.)
A
Suddenly
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Sul ponticello
Bow on or near the bridge
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Sul tasto
Bow on or near the finger board
27
Tremolo
Bowing very rapidly to produce a shimmering effect
28
Pizzicato (pizz.)
Plucking the string with the finger
29
Arco
With the bow (used after pizz.)
30
Counterpoint
A compositional technique in with two or more independent melodies are combined
31
Contrapuntal
Adjective used to describe counterpoint
32
Chromatic
Two notes a semitone apart with the same letter name
33
Diatonic
Two notes a semitone apart with different letter names
34
Note with a squiggle
Upper Mordent
35
Now with a squiggle with a line through it
Lower mordent
36
Grace note
Appoggiatura
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Grace note with a line through it
Acciaccatura
38
Sideways S
Turn
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Horizontal line
Tenuto
