New Terms Flashcards
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arco
A
played with the bow
2
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pizzicato
A
plucked with fingers
3
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tremolo
A
rapid back and forth bowing to produce a shimmery /wavering effect
4
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sui ponticello
A
playing with the bow on/near the bridge
5
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sui tasto
A
playing with the bow on/near the finger board
6
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tempo commodo
A
at a comfortable speed
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tempo giusto
A
at a consistent speed
8
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l’istesso tempo
A
at the same speed
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grave
A
slow and solemn
10
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rubato
A
with some freedom in the time
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stringendo
A
pressing on faster
12
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perdendosi
A
fading away
13
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smorzando
A
dying away
14
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rinforzando
A
reinforcing the tone
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pesante
A
heavily
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cantando
A
in a singing style
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tenuto
A
held
18
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piacevole
A
pleasant/agreeably
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dolente
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sadly/ plaintitively
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doloroso
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sadly/ plaintatively
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giocoso
A
gay/ merrily
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grazioso
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gracefully
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assai
A
very
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quasi
A
as if
25
scherzando
playfully
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subito
suddenly
27
non troppo
not too much
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portamento
smooth gliding from one note to another (for strings and singing only)
