Key Terms Flashcards by Harriet Yeates

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Stringendo

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Gradually getting faster

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Rubato

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Freedom of time

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Douce

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Sweet

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Con brio

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With vigour, lively

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Allegro assai

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Quick

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Tempo comodo

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Comfortable speed

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Alla breve

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With a minim beat

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Affettuoso

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Tenderly

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Mässig

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At a moderate speed

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Ruhig

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Peaceful

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A niente

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To nothing

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Traurig

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Sad

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Ad libitum

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At choice

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Lebhaft

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Lively

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Rinf.

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Reinforcing

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Cantando

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Singing

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Ad lib.

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At choice

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Quasi

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As if, resembling

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rfz

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Reinforcing

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Con dolore

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With grief

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Sotto voce

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In an undertone

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Doloroso

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Sorrowful

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Smorzando

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Dying away

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Morendo

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Dying away

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Alla marcia

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In the style of a march

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Affettuoso

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Tenderly

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Affrettuoso

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Hurrying

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Agitato

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Agitated

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Alla marcia

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In the style of a march

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Allargando

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Broadening (getting a bit slower and louder)

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Allegretto

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Fairly quick, but not quite allegro

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Alt

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High (as in altissimo)

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Al tallone/au talon/ am Frosch

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Use the bow at the heel

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Anima

A

Soul / with feeling

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Apaisé

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Calmed

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A piacere

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At pleasure , don’t have to follow the rhythm exactly

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Assai

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Very or extremely

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Ben(e)

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Well , very

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Bestimmt

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With decision, definite

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Bewegt

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With movement, agitated

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Bis

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Twice

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Bravura

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Skill, brilliance

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Breit

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Broad, expansive

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Brio

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Vigour, animation

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Calando

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Dying away

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Cédez

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Yield, relax the speed

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Colla parte

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Keep with the soloist

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Da capo (D.C.)

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From the beginning

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Dal segno (D.S.)

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From the sign

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Dämpfer

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Mute

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Dolce

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Sweet, soft

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Einfach

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Simple

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Emporté

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Fiery, impetuous

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En dehors

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Prominent (making the melody stand out)

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En serrant

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Becoming quicker

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Estinto

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As soft as possible, almost lifeless

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Felice

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Happy

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Fliessend

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Flowing

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Frei

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Free

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Fretta

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Haste

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Fröhlich

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Cheerful and joyful

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Gebunden

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Joined

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Gehend

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At a steady speed

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Giojoso

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Joyful, merry

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Giusto

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Proper, exact

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Immer

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Always

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Innig

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Heartfelt, sincere

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Kräftig

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Strong