Level 7 Signs And Terms 8/17/13 Flashcards
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With spirit
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Con brio
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If singing manner
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Cantabile
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With fire
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Con fuoco
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Gently, sweetly
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Dolce
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Sadly, sorrowfully
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Doloroso
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Expressively
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Expressivo
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Little
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—etto
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Humorous
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Giocoso
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Gracefully
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Grazioso
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Little
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—ino
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Lightly
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Leggiero
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Less
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Meno
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Much, very
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Molto
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Heavily, ponderously
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Pesante
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More
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Piu
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Little
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Poco
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Boldly, robustly
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Robusto
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Playful
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Scherzando
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Always
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Sempre
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Without
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Senza
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In a similar manner
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Simile
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Spirited
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Spiritoso
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Suddenly
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Subito
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Peacefully, tranquil, calm
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Tranquillo
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Slow
Adagio
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Fast (also means cheerful, happy)
Allegro
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Somewhat fast (slower than allegro)
Allegretto
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Walking tempo
Andante
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Slightly faster than andante
Andantino
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Animated, with spirit
Animato
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With motion
Con moto
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Stately, broad, a very slow tempo
Largo
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Slow
Lento
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Moderately
Moderato
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Very fast
Presto
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Lively, quickley
Vivace
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Lively
Vivo
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gradually faster
accelerando
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broadening, gradually slower
allargando
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return to the original tempo
a tempo
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less motion, slower
meno mosso
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more motion, faster
piu mosso
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gradually slower
rallentando
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gradually slower
ritardando
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held back, suddenly slower
ritenuto
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sustained, legato
sostenuto
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an accompaniment pattern using a three note chord. The notes of the chord are played bottom-top-middle-top
alberti bass
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play from the beginning to the fine
D.C. al Fine
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hold the note longer than its value
fermata
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release the soft pedal
tre corde
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press the soft pedal
una corda
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a style of writing in which an extended melody is imitated strictly and entirely in one or more voices
canon
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A motive is a short melodic or rhythmic pattern that appears throughout a piece. When the motive appears in the music, it may begin on a different note, the rhythm may change slightly or the motive may be inverted.
Motive
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The three sections of the sonata allegro form is?
1 exposition
2 development
3 recapitulation
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The immediate restatement of a melody or motive in another voice or hand.
Immitation
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Repetition occurs when a melodic or rhythmic pattern is repeated.
Repitition
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A sequence occurs when a melodic pattern is repeated at a higher or lower pitch, usually a 2nd or 3rd above or below the original pattern.
Sequence.
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Music in binary form has two sections: section A and section B. Each section is usually repeatd. The A section often ends on the dominant note, and the B section ends on the tonic.
Binary form.
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Music written in ternary form has three sections: section A, section B, and a repeat of section A. The two sections are often contrasting in character or style.
Ternary form.
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The sonata is a composition for piano which has separate sections called movements. The movements are usually contrasting in tempo and character.
Sonata.
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The sonatina is a short sonata, usually designed for instruction. A sonatina may have one, two, or three movements. The movements are usually contrasting in tempo and character.
Sonatina.
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Music in rondo has a recurring theme (A) that appears between contrasting sections (B, C, etc. ).
Rondo.
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Music with two or more independent parts or voices (melodies).
Polyphonic texture.
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Music with melody and accompaniment.
Homophonic texture.
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Sharps, flats, or naturals written before a note
Accidentals
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Used mainly in music of the classical period, play the first note as Half the value of the second note
Appoggiatura
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No specific key or tonality
Atonality
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The manner in which notes are executed, such as legato or staccato
Articulation
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The use of two different keys at the same time
Bitonality
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An extended ending to a piece of music
Coda
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A short coda
Codetta
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With
Con
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the pedal located on the right
Damper pedal
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Two flats placed before a note, indicating to lower the note a whole step
Double flat
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The symbol "x" placed before a note, indicating to raise the note whole step
Double sharp
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Letters or symbols which tell how loudly or softly to play the music
Dynamics
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Two different names for the same pitch, such as C# or Db
Enharmonic
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The end
Fine
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Play the piece with the first ending the repeat the piece. The second time through, skip the first ending and play the second ending.
First and second ending
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Lightly, delicatley
Leggiero
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An ornament in which the written note is played, followed by the note below the written note and the written note again
Mordent
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a word used to indicate the chronological order in which a composer's music was written
Opus
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A repeated pattern
Ostinato
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Major or minor keys with the same letter name (such as C Major and c minor)
Parallel Major/minor
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A musical sentence, often four measures long
Phrase
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The use of several different keys at the same time.
Polytonality
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repeat the previous sections of music. go back to the nearest repeat sign, or to the beginning of the piece if there is none
Repeat sign
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Connect the first note to the second, the release the second note
Slur
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Sustained
Sostenuto
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a momentary contraction of the meter or pulse, often by changing strong and weak beats within a measure
Syncopation
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The speed at which to play the music
Tempo
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Release the una corda pedal
tre corda
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Hold the second note; do not play it
Tie
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an ornament in which the written note is alternated continuously with the note above. in music of the baroque or classical period begin the trill on the note above the written note. in music of the Romantic period begin on the written note
Trill
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A trill preformed with an added beginning from above or below
Trill with prefix
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An ornament in which the written note is surrounded by its upper and lower neighbors
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