italian terms Flashcards

1
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tempo commondo

A

at a comfortable speed

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2
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L’istesso tempo

A

at the same speed

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3
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Tempo giusto

A

at a consistent speed

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4
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non troppo

A

not too much

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5
Q

grave

A

slow and solemn

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6
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rubato

A

with some freedom in the time

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7
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stringendo

A

pressing on faster

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8
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perdendosi

A

fading away

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9
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smorzando

A

dying away

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10
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rinforzando (rfz or rf)

A

reinforcing the tone

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11
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pesante

A

heavily

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12
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cantando

A

in a singing style

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13
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tenuto (ten.)

A

held

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14
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placevoke

A

pleasant, agreeable

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15
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portamento

A

a smooth glide from one note to another (as in singing or string playing)

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16
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dolente

A

sadly, plaintively

17
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doloroso

A

sadly, plaintively

18
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sotto voice

A

softly, in an undertone

19
Q

giocoso

A

gay, merry

20
Q

grazioso

A

gracefully

21
Q

assai

A

very

22
Q

quasi

A

as if, as if it were

23
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scherzando

A

playfully

24
Q

subito (sub.)

A

suddenly

25
Q

sul ponticello (sul pont.)

A

bow on near the bridge

26
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sul tasto

A

bow on or near the finger board

27
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tremolo

A

bowing very rapidly to produce a shimmering or wavering effect

28
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pizzicato

A

pluck the string with the finger

29
Q

arco

A

with the bow (used after a pizz sign.)

30
Q

counterpoint

A

a compositional technique in music in which two or more independent melodies are combined

31
Q

contrapuntal

A

the adjective used to describe music which combines two or more independent melodies (counterpoint)

32
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chromatic (semitone or scale)

A

two notes a semitone apart with the same letter name