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Musical Terms Grade 4 Flashcards

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affetuoso

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affectionate, tender

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affrettando

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hurrying

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amabile

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“amiable”, pleasant

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appassionato

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passionately

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calando

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getting softer, dying away (perhaps also slowing down)

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cantando

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singing (in a singing style)

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come

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as / similar to (come prima: as before / as at first; come sopra : as above)

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facile

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easy

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fuoco

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fire ( con fucco: wild and fast)

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giusto

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strict, proper, exact ( tempo giusto: in strict time , the opposite of rubato)

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l’istesso

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the same (l’istesso tempo: at the same speed)

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morendo

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dying away

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niente

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nothing (diminuendo a niente: fade to nothing, to silence)

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nobilmente

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nobly

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perdendosi

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gradually dying away (“losing itself”)

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possibile

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“…as possible” (lento possibile: as slow as possible, p posibile: as quiet as possible)

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quasi

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as if, resembling, like

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sonoro

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sonorous, resonant, with rich tone

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sopra

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above

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sotto

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below (sotto voce: in an undertone, whispered)

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veloce

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swift

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voce

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voice

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à

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to, at (Italian: a)

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animé

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animated, lively

Italian: animato

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assez

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enough, sufficiently, rather; assez vite: rather quick

Do not confuse with Italian “assai”, which by contrast means “very”.

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avec

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with (Italian: con)

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cèdez

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yield, relax the speed

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douce

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sweet (Italian: dolce)

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en dehors

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outside, emphasised, prominent

Often this is a direction to make a melody stand out from an accompaniment.

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et

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and (Italian: e / ed)

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légèrement

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light (Italian: e / ed)

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lent

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slow (Italian: ma)

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mais

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but (Italian: meno)

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modéré

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at a moderate speed (Italian: meno)

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non

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not

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peu

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little(Italian: poco)

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plus

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more (Italian: più)

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presser

pressez

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hurry: en pressant: hurrying on (Italian: affretando)

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ralentir

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slow down (Italian: ralentando)

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retenu

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held back; en retenant: holding back (Italian: ritenuto)

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sans

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without (Italian: senza)

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très

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very (similar to Italian: assai)

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un

une

A

one

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vif

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lively (Italian: vivace / vivo)

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vite

A

quick (Italian: allegro)

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