Musical Terms Grade 1 - 3 Flashcards by Alex Brewerton

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Risoluto

A

With resolution, boldly

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Dolce

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Sweetly

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Ben marcato

A

Well marked

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Main droite (MD)

A

Right hand

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Main gauche (MG)

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Left hand

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Una corde

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With the soft pedal

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Tre corde

A

Release the soft pedal

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Ad libitum

A

Freely, at pleasure

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Opus

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A work or group of works

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Loco

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At normal pitch (after an 8va sign)

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allargando

A

becoming broader

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Meno mosso

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less movement (slower)

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Piu mosso

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More movement (quicker)

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Allegretto

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Moderately fast

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Largo

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Broadly

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Lento

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Slowly

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Vivace

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Lively and spirited

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Vivo

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Lively and spirited

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Fortissimo (ff)

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Very loud

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Pianissimo (pp)

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Very soft

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Mezzo piano (mp)

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Moderately soft

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Mezzo forte (mf)

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Moderately loud

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Cantabile

A

in a singing style

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Da Capo al fine

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from the beginning to the word fine

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Dal Segno (DS )

From the sign

Maestoso

Majestically

Mezzo staccato

Moderately short and detached

Leggiero

Lightly

Molto

Very

Poco

a little

Senza

Without

Sempre

Always

Sostenuto

Sustained

Adagio

slowly

Andante

at a walking pace

Moderato

At a moderate speed

Allegro

fast and lively

Presto

very fast

Accelerando (accel)

gradually becoming faster

Rallentando (rall)

Gradually becoming slower

Ritardando (rit./ritard)

Gradually becoming slower

Ritenuto (rit/riten)

Immediately slower/ held back

a tempo

return to former speed

Crescendo (cresc)

Gradually becoming louder

Decrescendo (decresc)

gradually becoming softer

Diminuendo (dim)

Gradually becoming softer

Forte (f)

loud

Piano (p)

Soft

Legato

Smooth and connected

Staccato

Short and detached

Agitato

with agitation

Attacca

Go on at once

Animato

with animation

Tranquillo

calmly

con anima

with feeling

con brio

with spirit

con grazia

with grace

con forza

with force

opus

a work or group of works

loco

at normal pitch (after 8va)

Sforzando (sfz)

strong accent

forte-piano (fp)

loud then immediately soft

calando

gradually getting softer and slower

morendo

dying away

largamente

broadly

larghetto

rather broadly

con moto

with movement

prestissimo

extremely fast

8va

play one octave higher than written

MM

Maelzel's metronome to denote beats per minute