Music Vocabulary 3 Flashcards by Purva Shanker

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Pianissimo (pp)

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very soft

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Piano (p)

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Mezzo Piano (mp)

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moderately soft

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Mezzo Forte

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moderately loud

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Forte (f)

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loud

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Fortissimo (ff)

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very loud

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Crescendo

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increasing in volume

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Decrescendo

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decreasing in volume

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Diminuendo (dim)

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diminishing in volume

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fortepiano (fp)

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strong accent immediately diminishing in piano

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Sforzando (sfz)

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sudden strong accent

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Alla Marcia

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in the style of a march

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Animato

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animated

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Bravura

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brilliant

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cantabile

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in a singing style

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con fuoco

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with fire

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con spirito

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with spirit

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Dolce

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Sweetly

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Espressivo

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expresive

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Grandioso

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with grandeur/majesty

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Legato

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smoothly

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Leggiero

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Maestoso

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majestically

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Marcato

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marked with emphasis

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Meno

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less

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Molto

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Mosso

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Pesante

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HEAVY

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Piu

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poco a poco

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little by little

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scherzando

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playfully

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sempre

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always

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senza

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without

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sotto voce

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in a quiet manner, almost whisper

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staccato

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detached/seperated

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subito

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suddenly

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sostenuto

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suddenly

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tenuto

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held, sustained

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Largo

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Lento

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slow

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Adiago

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Larghetto

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rather slow

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Andante

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a moderate walking tempo

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Moderato

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moderately fast

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Allegretto

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rather fast

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Allegro

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fast

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Vivace/Vivo

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very fast

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Presto

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very fast

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Accelerando

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gradually growing faster

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Allargando

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Growing broader, louder and slower

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A tempo

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at the original tempo

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Meno mosso

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less motion

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Piu Mosso

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more motion, faster

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Rallentando (rall)

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gradually growing slower

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ritardando (rit.)

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gradually growing slower

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Ritenuto

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Hold back, lsowing down immediately

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Rubato

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freely without changin tempo

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Stringendo

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Gradually gettin gfaster

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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

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Divisi

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players divide when multiple not are given

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Enharmonic

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same pitch but different notations

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Fine

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Tacet

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silent, not played

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Tutti

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together

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a2

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include 2nd part/player

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Unison

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the same pitch

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Soli

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to be played by the entire section of ensemble

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Solo

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Loco

A

as written

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8va

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Ottava (octave above)

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8vb

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ottava bassa (octave below)

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Sordino (sord)

A

mute

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Mixolydian Mode

A

flate 7th of a major scale ascending and descending

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Aolian Mode?Natural Minor

A

flat of the 3rd, 6th, 7th of major scale ascending and descending

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Melodic Minor

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flat the 3rd ascending, flat of the 7th, 6th, 3rd descending of a major scale

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Dorain Mode

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flat the 3rd and 7th of a major scale ascending and descending

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