page 4 Flashcards

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doloroso

A

sorrowfully, plaintively

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D.S. al coda or dal segno al coda

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from the sign to the coda; i.e., return to a place in the music designated by the sign and continue until directed to move to the coda, a separate ending section

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D.S. al fine or dal segno al fine

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from the sign to the end; i.e., return to a place in the music designated by the sign and continue to the end of the piece

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dur (Ger)

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majro, used in key signatures as, for example, A-dur (A major)

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5
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eco

A

an effect in which a group of notes is repeated, usually more softly, and perhaps at a different octave, to create an echo effect

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Empfindung (Ger)

A

feeling

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7
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encore (Fr)

A

again; i.e., perform the relevant passage once more

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energico

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energetic, strong

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enfatico

A

emphatically

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eroico

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heroically

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espirando

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expiring; i.e., dying away

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espressivo

A

expressively

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estinto

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extinct, extinguished; i.e., as soft as possible, lifeless

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facile

A

easily

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fermata

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finished, closed; i.e., a rest or note that is to be held for a duration that is at the discretion of the performer or conductor

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16
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feroce

A

ferociously

17
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fieramente

A

proudly

18
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fine

A

the end

19
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flebile

A

mournfully

20
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focoso or fuocoso

A

fiery; i.e., passionately

21
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forte or f

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strong; i.e., to be played or sung loudly

22
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fortepiano

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strong-gentle; i.e., 1. loud, then immediately soft (see dynamics) or 2. an early pianoforte

23
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fortissimo

A

very loudly

24
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freddo

A

cold(ly), depressive

25
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fresco

A

freshly

26
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fuoco

A

fire; con fuoco means with fire

27
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furioso

A

wildly

28
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gaudioso

A

with joy

29
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gentile

A

gently

30
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geschwind (Ger)

A

quickly

31
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getragen (Ger)

A

sustainedly