Music Terms Flashcards
1
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acappella
A
unaccompanied
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accelerando
A
gradually getting faster
3
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ad libitum
A
play freely at your choice
4
Q
adagio
A
slowly
5
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affettuoso
A
tenderly
6
Q
agitato
A
agitated, restless
7
Q
allargando
A
broadening
8
Q
allegretto
A
fairly quick
9
Q
allegro
A
fast
10
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andante
A
walking speed
11
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andantino
A
like walking speed
12
Q
animando
A
becoming more animated
13
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appassionato
A
with passion
14
Q
arco
A
with the bow
15
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assai
A
very
16
Q
attacca
A
go straight on
17
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calando
A
getting softer, dying away
18
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cantabile
A
in a singing style
19
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con
A
with
20
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crescendo
A
gradually getting louder
21
Q
da capo
A
from the beginning
22
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dal segno
A
from the sign
23
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diminuendo
A
gradually getting softer
24
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dolce
A
sweetly
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doloroso
sorrowful
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energico
energetic
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expressivo
expressive
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fine
the end
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forte
loud; strong
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fortepiano
loud then immediately soft
31
fortissimo
very loud
32
fuoco
fire
33
furioso
furious
34
giocoso
playful; humerous
35
grandioso
grandly
36
grave
very; solemn
37
largamente
broadly
38
larghetto
rather slow
39
largo
rather slow; stately
40
legato
smoothly
41
leggiero
lightly
42
lento
slow
43
liberamente
freely
44
maestoso
majestic
45
mancando
fading away
46
meno
less
47
mesto
sad
48
mezzoforte
moderately loud
49
mezzopiano
moderately soft
50
misterioso
mysterious
51
moderato
moderate speed
52
molto
very; much
53
morendo
dying away
54
mosso
movement
55
niente
nothing
