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Music Terms Flashcards

1
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accelerando (acce.)

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gradually growing faster

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accidental

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chromatic alteration of a note from the key signature until the next bar line (can be extended by a tie)

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ad libitum (ad lib) or a piacere

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at pleasure, at will

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a due (a 2)

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for two parts

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affetuoso

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tenderly, with feeling

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alla breve (₵)

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2/2 time, cut time

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allargando

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getting slower and louder

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amoroso

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with love, with warm feeling

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animato or con anima

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lively, animated, spirited

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appassionato or passione

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passionate, fervent

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assai

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much, very

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a tempo

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return to the original tempo

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13
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attacca

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continue without pause

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14
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bravura

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great technical skill, virtuosity

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brillante

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sparkling, spirited

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16
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cadenza

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a brilliant (often highly technical) solo, often found at the end of a movement or a piece

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17
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cadence

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the close of a melodic or harmonic phrase

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calmando or calmato

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quieting down, subsiding

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cantando or cantabile

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in a singing style, lyrical

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capriccioso

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fanciful, freely

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21
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coda

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a concluding passage added to the form proper

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22
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con

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with

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con brio

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with vigor, vigorously

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con forza

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with force, strength

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con fuoco

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with fire, passionately

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con sordino

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with mute

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27
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con spirito or spiritoso

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with spirit

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28
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crescendo

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becoming louder

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29
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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 (S+%)

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decrescendo (decresc.)

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becoming softer

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32
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diatonic

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notes within a given scale or key

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33
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diminuendo (dim.)

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becoming softer

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34
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divisi

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divided parts where there is normally one

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35
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dolce

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sweet, gentle

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36
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doppio movimento

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twice as fast

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37
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double flat (𝄫)

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lower by one full step

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38
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double sharp (𝄪)

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raise by one full step

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39
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dynamics

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the level of loudness

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40
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pianississimo (ppp)

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very, very soft

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41
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pianissimo (pp)

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very soft

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42
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piano (p)

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soft

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43
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mezzo piano (mp)

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medium soft

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44
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mezzo forte (mf)

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medium loud

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45
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forte (f)

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loud

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46
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fortissimo (ff)

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very loud

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47
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fortississimo (fff)

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very, very loud

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48
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e, ed or et

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and

49
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epressivo

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with feeling, with expression

50
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etude

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a study or exercise focusing on a particular technical or musical problem

51
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fermata (𝄐)

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a pause or hold

52
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finale

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last movement of a multi-movement work

53
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fine

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the end

54
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forzando

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a strong accent

55
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giocoso

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humorous, playful

56
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giusto

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exact, appropriate or usual tempo

57
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glissando

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a glide from one note to the next

58
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grazioso

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graceful

59
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interval

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pitch difference between two notes

60
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key signature

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sharps of flats placed at the beginning of a selection indicating its key

61
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largamente

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broadly

62
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legato

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smooth, even without breaks between notes

63
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l’istesso tempo

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at the same tempo

64
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loco

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return to normal position

65
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maestoso

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majestic, with dignity

66
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marcato

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accented, stressed

67
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marcia

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march

68
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meno

A

less

69
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molto

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much, very

70
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morendo

A

fading away

71
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mosso or moto

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moved, motion

72
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non

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no, do not

73
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nuance

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subtle shading style

74
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ossia

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an alternate version

75
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pesante

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weighty, ponderous

76
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piu

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more

77
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pochissimo

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as little as possible

78
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poco a poco

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little by little

79
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pomposo

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stately, pompous

80
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quasi

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almost, as if

81
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rallentando (rall.)

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becoming slower

82
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ritardando (ritardo. or rit.)

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becoming slower

83
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ritenuto (ritengo.)

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immediately slower

84
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rinforzando (rfz.)

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a sudden accent

85
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rubato

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free use of access. and rit. within a measure as a whole

86
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sans or senza

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without

87
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scherzando

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playfully

88
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sempre

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always, throughout

89
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sforzando (sfz.)

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a sudden accent

90
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simile

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in the same manner

91
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soli

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a section solo, a group of soloists

92
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solo

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a part for one performer

93
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sonore

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resounding, loud

94
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sordino

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mute

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sostenuto (sost.)

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sustained

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staccato

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detached

97
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stringendo (string.)

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growing faster

98
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subito (sub.)

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suddenly, at once

99
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tacet

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be silent

100
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tempo

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rate of speed

101
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grave

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solem and very, very slow

102
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largo

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very slow

103
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adagio, lento, larghetto

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slow

104
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andante

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moderately slow

105
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andantino

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slightly faster than andante

106
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moderato

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moderate, neither fast nor slow

107
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allegretto

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moderately fast

108
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allegro

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fast and lively

109
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vivo, vivace

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very fast and intense

110
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presto

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the fastest conventional tempo

111
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prestissimo

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as fast as possible

112
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tenuto (ten.)

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held, sustained for full value

113
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timbre

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tone color

114
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tranquillo

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quiet, peaceful

115
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trill (tr.)

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a rapid alteration between the written note and the diatonic second above it

116
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troppo

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too much

117
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tutti

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all, with all performers

118
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un, una, uno

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one

119
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unison

A

together on the same part or in octaves

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