Musical Terms Flashcards by Deanna Brizgys

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Short, detached (ger, it)

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Abgestoßen, staccato

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At will or discretion

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Ad libitum, piacere, rubato, libre

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Slow, between largo and andante

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Adagio, lent, langsam

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Hastening, hurrying

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Affrettando, précipité

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Gaily, merrily

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Allegramente, allégrement

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With

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Con, avec

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Sweet

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Dolce, douce/doux

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Brilliant

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Brillante, éclatant

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Again, yet, besides

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Ancora, encore, wieder

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Graceful

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Grazioso, gracieux, anmutig

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A game, playful, joking

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Scherzando, jeux

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Broad

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grandioso, grosso, largement, breit

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Slow

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Adagio, larghetto, lento, largo, grave, lent, langsam

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Moderate

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Moderato, modéré, gemäßigt, mässig

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Less

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Meno, moins

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Heavily

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Pesante, pessament

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More

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Più, plus, sehr

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Almost, nearly

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Quasi, presque

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Strong, powerful

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Forza, puissant, kräftig, mächtig

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Without

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Senza, sans

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Sighing, plaintive

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Smorzando, soupirant, seufzend

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Time, beat

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Tempo, temps, schlag, zeitmaß

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Held, sustained

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Sostenuto, tenuto, legato, tenu, gehalten

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Always, forever

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Sempre, toujours

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Too much, too many

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Troppo, trop

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Lively

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Allegramente, brio, vivace, vivo, vif, lebhaft

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Quick

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Allegro, leggiero, vivace, vite, geschwind

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Voice

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Voce, voix

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Gradual decreasing in volume

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Decrescendo, diminuendo, calando, morendo, smorzando, abnehmend

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Beginning, start

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Capo, anfang

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Gradual increasing in loudness

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Crescendo, anschwellend

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Clear, distinct

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Marcato, risoluto, deutlich

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Little, small

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Poco a poco, kleine

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Light, nimble, agile

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Leggiero, leicht

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Fast

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Presto, prestissimo, schnell

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Play

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Spielen

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Sweet, loving

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Amabile, amoroso, dolce

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Sorrowful

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Dolente, doloroso, dolore

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Slowing in speed

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Ritardando, rallentando, ritenuto

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Accents

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Marcato, rinforzando, risoluto, sforzando

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Energetic

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Energico, vigoroso