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Music Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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The highness or lowness of a sound

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Pitch

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2
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The loudness or softness of a sound

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Dynamics

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3
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soft dynamics

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Piano

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4
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loud dynamics

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Forte

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5
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How long you hold the note

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Duration

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6
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middle dynamics

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Mezzo

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7
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How the sound unfolds in time

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Rhytem

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8
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How the beat is organized in a piece

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Meter

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9
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How fast/slow the beat is

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Tempo

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10
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The color of the sound

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Timbre; Tone Color

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11
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Music is smooth and connected

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Legato

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12
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Music is short and detatched

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Staccato

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13
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First note of a scale; Gives a key its name

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Tonic

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14
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Central note and its chords in a passage of music

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Tonality

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15
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Flexibility of the beat for expression purposes

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Rubato

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16
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Texture- Single line of music

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Monophonic

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17
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Texture- Two of more independent lines of music

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Polyphonic

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18
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Texture- One principal melody, combined with chords and other subsidiary sounds

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Homophonic

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19
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The rate of sound vibration

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Frequency

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20
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Difference in highness and lowness between two pitches

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Interval

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21
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Plucking the strings on bowed instruments for special effects

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Pizzicato

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22
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Violin Family

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Violin, Cello, Viola

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23
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percussion instruments whose nickname is “Kettledrums”

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Timpani

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24
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Set of seven pitches within the octave. Originally used in western music

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Diatonic Scale

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25
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Set of twelve pitches withing the octave. Created after the diatonic scale

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Chromatic Scale

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26
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Simple, easily singable, catchy melody

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Tune

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27
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A tempo

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Return to original tempo

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28
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Accelerando

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Gradually increasing tempo

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29
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Accent

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A stress or emphasis

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30
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Adagio

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Slowly, leisurely

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31
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Allegretto

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Moderately fast

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32
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Allegro

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Fast, lively

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33
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Andante

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Moderately slow

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34
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Andantino

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Slightly faster than andante

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35
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Calmando

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Calmly, tranquil

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36
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Cantabile

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In singing style

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37
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A concluding section added to acheive a sense of finality

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Coda

38
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Commodo

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Quietly, easily

39
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Con Anima

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With Animation

40
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Con Moto

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With motion

41
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Con spirito

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With spirit

42
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Crescendo

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Gradually louder

43
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Da capo

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Repeat from the beginning

44
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Da capo al coda

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Rueturn to the beginning and play to measure concluding with coda

45
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Da capo al fine

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Return to the beginning and conclude with the measure marked fine

46
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Decrescendo

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Gradually softer

47
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Diminuendo

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Gradually softer

48
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Dolce

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Sweetly, softly

49
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Espressivo

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With expression

50
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Fermata

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Hold or pause

51
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Fine

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the end

52
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Forte

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Loud

53
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Fortissimo

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Very loud

54
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Giocoso

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Playfully, humorously

55
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Grazioso

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Gracefully

56
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Leggiero

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Light, Delicate

57
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Lento

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slow

58
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ma non troppe

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But not too much

59
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Maestoso

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Majestically

60
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Marzaile

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In the style of a march

61
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Meno

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Less

62
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Mezzo forte

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Moderately loud

63
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Mezzo piano

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Moderately soft

64
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Moderato

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Moderatly

65
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Molto

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Much

66
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Ostinato

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A figure or phase that is constantly repeated

67
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Pianissimo

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Very soft

68
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Piano

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soft

69
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Piu

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More

70
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Poco

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Little

71
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Portamento

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Slightly detached

72
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Rallentando

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Gradually becoming slower

73
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Rinforzando

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Pronounced accent or stress

74
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Risoluto

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Resolute, bold

75
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Ritmico

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Rhythmic

76
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Ritardando

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Gradually slower and slower

77
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Scherzando

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Playful

78
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Semplice

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Simple

79
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Sforzando

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A strong accent

80
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simile

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In a similar manner

81
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Smorzando

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Dying or fading away

82
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Sostenuto

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Dying or fading away

83
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Sostenuto

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Sustained

84
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Spirito

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Spirit, life

85
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Spiritoso

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Spirited

86
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Subito

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Suddenly, at once

87
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Teneramente

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Tenderly

88
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Tenuto

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Sustain for full value

89
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Tranquillo

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Calm, quiet

90
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Vivace/Vivo

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Animated, lively

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