List Two Flashcards
1
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Accelerando
A
Becoming faster
2
Q
Agitato
A
Agitated; excited
3
Q
Assai
A
Very; extremely
4
Q
Attaca
A
Proceed to the next movement; SEGUE
5
Q
Cadenza
A
Solo passage, usually virtuosic, near the end of piece, either written by composer or improvised by performer
6
Q
Dal Segno
A
Return to the sign; “from the sign”
7
Q
Dolcissimo
A
Very sweet
8
Q
Forzando
A
Strongly accented; “forced”
9
Q
Grave
A
Gravely slow; deep
10
Q
Larghetto
A
Slow tempo; quicker than Largo
11
Q
Largo
A
Slow and broad
12
Q
Lento
A
Slow
13
Q
Maestoso
A
Majestically; stately
14
Q
Molto
A
Very
15
Q
Morendo
A
Fading away; “dying”
16
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Moto
A
Motion
17
Q
A Piacere
A
At the performer’s discretion; “at the pleasure”
18
Q
Semplice
A
Simple
19
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Senza
A
Without
20
Q
Stretto
A
Overlapping entries of the subject; concluding passage or coda with a faster tempo; “tight”
21
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At; by; for; with
