Music terms Flashcards by Runin Fang

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Accelerando

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Gradually getting quicker

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Adagio

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Slow

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Allegretto

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Fairly quick( not as quick as allegro)

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Allegro

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Quick

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Andante

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Medium walking speed

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Lento

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Slow

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Ritenuto

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Held back

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Rallentando

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Gradually getting slower

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Ritardando

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Gradually getting slowrr

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Allargando

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Broadening(slower, louder)

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Andantino

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Slightly faster than andante (also means slightly slower)

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Grave

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Slow solemn

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Larghetto

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Slow(not as slow as largo)

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Largo

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Slow

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Presto

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Fast

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Sostenuto

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Sustaining

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Vivace

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Lively quick

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Adagietto

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Faster than adagio ; slow

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Ad libitum

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At choice

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Alla breve

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With minim beat ; implies faster tempo

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Animato

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Animated , lively

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Comodo

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Convenient

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Largamente

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Broad ( slow tempo)

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Stringendo

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Getting Faster

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Affretando

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Hurrying

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Calando

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Getting softer ; dying away

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Giusto

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Proper, exact

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Morendo

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Dying away

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Perdondosi

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Dying away

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Possibile

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Possible

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Veloce

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Swift

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L’istesso

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The same

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Langsam

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Slow

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Lebhaft

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Lively

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Massig

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Moderate

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Schnell

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Fast

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Anime

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Animated

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Cedez

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Yield, relax speed

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Lent

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Slow

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Modere

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Moderately

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Presser

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Hurry

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Ralentir

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Slow down

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Retenu

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Held back

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Vif

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Lively

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Vite

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Quick

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Giocoso

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Playful merry

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Grazioso

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Graceful

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Maestoso

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Majestic

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Anime

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Soul , spirit

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Brio

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Vigour

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Leggiero

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Light nimble

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Marziale

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Military style

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Mesto

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Sad

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Pesante

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Heavy

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Risoluto

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Strong bold

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Ritmico

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Rhythmically

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Scherzando, scherzoso

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Playful, joking

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Semplice

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Simple plain

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Subito

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Suddenly

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Triste

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Sad

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Tristamente

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Sorrowful

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Affettuoso

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Tenderly

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Douce

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Dolce ; soft sweet

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Facile

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Easy

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Fuoco

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Fire

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Sonoro

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Resonant with rich tone

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Legerement

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Leggiero, light

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Ruhig

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Peaceful

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Suss

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Sweat

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Traurig

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Sad

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Marcato

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Emphatic, accented