Italian Terms Flashcards
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Adagio
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very slow
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Accelerando
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gradually faster
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ad lib
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at pleasure
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agitato
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agitated, rapid
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allargando
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slow and broad
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allegretto
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moderately quick and light
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allegro
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rapid, lively
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andante
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moderately slow but moving
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andantino
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faster than andante
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animato
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in an animated style
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arpeggio
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broken chord
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assai
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very
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brio
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spirit, vivacity
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calando
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softer and slower
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cantabile
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in a singing style
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coda
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the final added measures of a musical composition
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con
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with
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crescendo
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gradually louder
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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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decrescendo
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gradually softer
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diminuendo
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gradually softer
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dolce
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sweetly
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espressivo
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with expression
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fine
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finish
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forte (f)
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loud
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fortissimo (ff)
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very loud
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fucco
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fire, energy
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giocoso
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playfully
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grandioso
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majestic, grand
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grazioso
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gracefully
