Music Terms Flashcards by Clay Mohr

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Gradually faster

A

Accelerando

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In time, generally implies return to the original speed

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A tempo

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To the finish

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Al fine

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Light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro

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Allegretto

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Rapid, lively

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Allegro

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Moderately slow, but moving

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Andante

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Generally a little quicker than andante

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Andantino

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Animated, spirited

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Animato

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Cantabile

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In singing style

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By semi-tones

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Chromatic

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The final added measures of a musical composition

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Coda

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With spirit, brilliantly

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Con brio

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With spirit, brilliance

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Con spirito

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Gradually louder

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Crescendo

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From the beginning

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Da capo

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From the sign

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Dal segno

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Gradually softer

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Decrescendo

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Gradually softer

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Diminuendo

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Sweetly

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Dolce

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A study

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Étude

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A hold or pause

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Fermata

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Loud

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Forte

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Very loud

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Fortissimo

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Gracefully

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Grazioso

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Very slow

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Largo

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Smooth and connected

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Legato

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Majestically

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Maestoso

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Marked, with emphasis

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Marcato

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Martial

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Marzaile

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Medium, half

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Mezzo

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Moderately

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Moderato

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Very

A

Molto

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Very softly

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Pianissimo

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Softly

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Piano

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Little by little

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Poco a poco

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Very fast

A

Presto

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Gradually slower

A

Rallentando

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Gradually slower

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Ritardando

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The sign

A

Segno

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More than one performer in unison

A

Soli

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A composition or passage for one performer

A

Solo

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Separated, detached style

A

Staccato

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Silent

A

Tacet

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Time, speed

A

Tempo

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Sustain full value

A

Tenuto