Italian Terms Flashcards
Give the meaning of
a
at, to, by, for, in, in the style of
Give the meaning of
accelerando, accel
getting faster
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ad libitum (ad lib.)
freely
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adagietto
rather slow
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adagio
slow
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affettuoso
with affection
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affretando
hurrying
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agitato
agitated
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al, alla
in the style of
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alla breve
an indication of two minim beats in a bar
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alla marcia
in the style of a march
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allargando
getting slower and louder
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allegretto
rather lively
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allegro
lively
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amabile
amiable
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amore
love
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amoroso
loving
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andante
at a walking pace
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andantino
either faster or slower than andante
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anima
spirit
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animato
animated
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animando
becoming more lively
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a piacere
at pleasure
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appassionato
passionately
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assai
very
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a tempo
in time
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attacca
go on at once
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ben, bene
well
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bis
twice
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bravura
brilliance
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brio
vigour
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calando
dying away
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calmato
calm
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cantabile
in a singing style
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cantando
singing
Give the meaning of
col, coll, colla, colle
with, with the
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colla parte
follow the soloist
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colla voce
follow the singer
Give the meaning of
come
as, similar to
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come prima
as before
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come sopra
as above
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comodo
convenient
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tempo comodo
at a convenient pace
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con
with
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crescendo, cresc., cres.
getting louder
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da capo, D.C.
from the beginning
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dal segno, D.S.
from the sign
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deciso
with decision
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decrescendo, decresc., decres.
getting softer
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delicato
delicately
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diminuendo, dimin., dim.
getting softer
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dolce
sweetly
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dolcissimo, dolciss.
very sweetly
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dolente
sadly
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dolore
sorrow
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doloroso
with sorrow
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doppio movimento
twice as fast
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e, ed
and
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energico
energetic
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espressione
expression
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espressivo, espress., espr., expressif
expressively
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estinto
very softly
Give the meaning of
et
and
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facile
rasy
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felice
happy
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feroce
fierce
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fine
end
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flessibile
in a flexible tempo
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forte (f)
loud
Give the meaning of
fortissimo (ff, fff)
very loud
Give the meaning of
fortepiano (fp)
loud, then soft at once
