Music Vocabulary 3 Flashcards
1
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Pianissimo (pp)
A
very soft
2
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Piano (p)
A
3
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Mezzo Piano (mp)
A
moderately soft
4
Q
Mezzo Forte
A
moderately loud
5
Q
Forte (f)
A
loud
6
Q
Fortissimo (ff)
A
very loud
7
Q
Crescendo
A
increasing in volume
8
Q
Decrescendo
A
decreasing in volume
9
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Diminuendo (dim)
A
diminishing in volume
10
Q
fortepiano (fp)
A
strong accent immediately diminishing in piano
11
Q
Sforzando (sfz)
A
sudden strong accent
12
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Alla Marcia
A
in the style of a march
13
Q
Animato
A
animated
14
Q
Bravura
A
brilliant
15
Q
cantabile
A
in a singing style
16
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con fuoco
A
with fire
17
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con spirito
A
with spirit
18
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Dolce
A
Sweetly
19
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Espressivo
A
expresive
20
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Grandioso
A
with grandeur/majesty
21
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Legato
A
smoothly
22
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Leggiero
A
23
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Maestoso
A
majestically
24
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Marcato
A
marked with emphasis
25
Meno
less
26
Molto
27
Mosso
28
Pesante
HEAVY
29
Piu
30
poco a poco
little by little
31
scherzando
playfully
32
sempre
always
33
senza
without
34
sotto voce
in a quiet manner, almost whisper
35
staccato
detached/seperated
36
subito
suddenly
37
sostenuto
suddenly
38
tenuto
held, sustained
39
Largo
40
Lento
slow
41
Adiago
42
Larghetto
rather slow
43
Andante
a moderate walking tempo
44
Moderato
moderately fast
45
Allegretto
rather fast
46
Allegro
fast
47
Vivace/Vivo
very fast
48
Presto
very fast
49
Accelerando
gradually growing faster
50
Allargando
Growing broader, louder and slower
51
A tempo
at the original tempo
52
Meno mosso
less motion
53
Piu Mosso
more motion, faster
54
Rallentando (rall)
gradually growing slower
55
ritardando (rit.)
gradually growing slower
56
Ritenuto
Hold back, lsowing down immediately
57
Rubato
freely without changin tempo
58
Stringendo
Gradually gettin gfaster
59
Da Capo (D.C)
from the beginning
60
Dal Segno (D.S)
from the sign
61
Divisi
players divide when multiple not are given
62
Enharmonic
same pitch but different notations
63
Fine
64
Tacet
silent, not played
65
Tutti
together
66
a2
include 2nd part/player
67
Unison
the same pitch
68
Soli
to be played by the entire section of ensemble
69
Solo
70
Loco
as written
71
8va
Ottava (octave above)
72
8vb
ottava bassa (octave below)
73
Sordino (sord)
mute
74
Mixolydian Mode
flate 7th of a major scale ascending and descending
75
Aolian Mode?Natural Minor
flat of the 3rd, 6th, 7th of major scale ascending and descending
76
Melodic Minor
flat the 3rd ascending, flat of the 7th, 6th, 3rd descending of a major scale
77
Dorain Mode
flat the 3rd and 7th of a major scale ascending and descending
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