Italian terms Flashcards by Bethan Edlin

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Affrettando

A

hastening the speed

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Alcuna

A

some

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Incalzando

A

increasing tone and speed

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Risvegliato

A

with animation

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Slargando

A

getting slower

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Slentando

A

getting slower

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Sopra

A

above

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Sotto

A

below

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Tempo comodo

A

in convenient time

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Tempo ordinario

A

in ordinary time

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Tempo primo

A

first tempo (original speed)

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Ad libitum/Ad piacere

A

at pleasure

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Doppio movimento

A

double the pace

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L’istesso tempo

A

in the same time; i.e. the beats to have the same duration, however they may be expressed in notation

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Meno

A

less

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Meno mosso

A

less moved

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Più mosso

A

more moved

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Più

A

more

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Stringendo

A

pressing onwards

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Calando

A

decreasing

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Mancando

A

waning

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Morendo

A

dying away

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Perendosi

A

losing itself

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Smorzando

A

extinguishing

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Rinforzando/rf/rinf

A

enforcing

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A capella

A

in the church style (unaccompanied group/solo singing)

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Affetuoso

A

affectionately

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Assai

A

very

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Attacca

A

go on at once

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Bene/Ben

A

well

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Ben marcato

A

well marked

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Brioso

A

with vigour

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Cantando

A

singing style (Cantabile)

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Col/colla

A

with or with the

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Colla parte/Colla voce

A

keep close to solo part/voice

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Come prima

A

as at first

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Come sopra

A

as above

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Con

A

with

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Con dolore/Con duolo

A

with grief

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Con fuoco

A

with fire

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Con tenerezza

A

with tenderness

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Deciso

A

decidedly

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Dolente/doloroso

A

sadly, with grief

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E/Ed

A

and

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Giocoso/Giocosamente

A

gaily

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Giusto

A

exact

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Il/La

A

the

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Leggiero/Leggieramente

A

lightly

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Lusingando

A

soothingly

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Ma

A

but

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M.D.

A

RH

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M.G./M.S.

A

LH

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Martellato

A

with great force

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Mesto

A

sadly

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Mezzo

A

half

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Non

A

not

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Parlando/Parlante

A

in a speaking style

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Più tosto

A

rather more quickly

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Poi

A

then

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Portamento

A

smoothness

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Quasi

A

almost

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Semplice

A

simply

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Sempre

A

always

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Sotto voce

A

under the voice

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Sul ponticello

A

near the bridge

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Tento

A

so much

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Tre corde

A

three strings, release of soft pedal on piano

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Troppo

A

too

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Non troppo

A

not too much

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Una corda

A

one string, use soft pedal of piano

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Veloce

A

rapidly

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Strepitoso

A

noisy

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Marcatissimo

A

strong accentation

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Lusingando

A

flattering, coaxing

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Sul tasto

A

bow kept over fingerboard to produce thin tone

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Portamento

A

slide between one note to another