PD - Italian Terms Flashcards
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a
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at, to, by, for, in, in the style of
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accelerando
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getting faster
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ad libitum (ad lib.)
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freely
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adagietto
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rather slow
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adagio
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slow
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affettuoso
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affectionate
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affrettando
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hurrying
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agitato
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agitated
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al, alla
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in the style of
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alla breve
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2 minims in a bar
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alla marcia
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in the style of a march
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allargando
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getting broader, louder and slower
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allegretto
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rather fast
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allegro
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fast, lively
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allegro assai
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very fast
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amabile
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pleasant
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amore
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love
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amoroso
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loving
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andante
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at a walking pace
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andantino
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faster or slower than andante
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anima
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soul, spirit
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con anima
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with feeling
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animato
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animated, lively
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animando
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becoming more lively
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appassionato
with passion
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assai
very
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attacca
go straight on
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ben
well
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brio
vigour
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con brio
with vigour, lively
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calando
dying away
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cantabile
in a singing style
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cantando
singing
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come
as, similar to
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comodo
convenient
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tempo comodo
at a comfortable speed
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con, col
with
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crescendo (cresc.)
getting louder
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da capo (D.C.)
repeat from the beginning
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dal segno (D.S.)
repeat from the sign S
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deciso
with determination
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decrescendo (decresc.)
getting softer
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delicato
delicate
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diminuendo (dim.)
getting softer
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dolce
soft, sweet
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dolente
sad, mournful
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dolore
grief
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doloroso
sorrowful
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doppio movimento
twice as fast
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e, ed
and
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energico
energetic
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espressivo (espress., espr.)
expressive
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espressione
expression
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estinto
as soft as possible, lifeless
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f (forte)
loud
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facile
easy
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ff (fortissimo)
very loud
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fine
the end
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forza
force
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fp (fortepiano)
loud, then soft
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fuoco
fire
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giocoso
merry
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giusto
exact
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grave
very slow, solemn
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grazioso
gracefully
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incalzando
getting quicker
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lacrimoso
sad, tearful
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largamente
broadly
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larghetto
rather slow
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largo
slow, stately
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legato
smoothly
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leggiero
light, nimble
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lento
slow
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l'istesso
the same
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l'istesso tempo
at the same speed
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loco
at normal pitch after 8va sign
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lunga
long
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lunga pausa
long pause
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lusingando
coaxing, in a sweet and persuasive style
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ma
but
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maestoso
majestic
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marcato (marc.)
emphatic, accented
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marziale
in a military style
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meno
less
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mesto
sad
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mezzo
half
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mf (mezzo forte)
moderately loud
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misura
measure
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alla misura
in strict time
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senza misura
in free time
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moderato
moderately
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allegro moderato
moderately fast
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molto
very, much
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morendo
dying away
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mosso, moto
movement
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meno messo
slower
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con moto
with movement
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mp (mezzo piano)
moderately soft
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niente
nothing
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a niente
dying away
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nobilemente
nobly
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non
not
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ossia
or, alternatively
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p (piano)
soft
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perdendosi
dying away
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pesante
heavy
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piacevole
pleasant
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piangevole
plaintive, mournfully
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più
more
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pochettino (poch.)
rather little
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poco
little
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possibile
possible
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pp (pianissimo)
very soft
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presto
very fast
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prima, primo
first
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quasi
as if
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rallentando (rall.)
getting slower
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rinforzando (rf., rfz.)
reinforcing
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risoluto
strong, bold
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ritardando (rit., ritard.)
getting slower
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ritenuto (rit., riten.)
held back
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ritmico
rhythmically
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rubato, tempo rubato
with some freedom of time
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scherzando, scherzoso
playful, joking
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seconda, secondo
second
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segue
go straight on
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semplice
simple, plain
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sempre
always
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senza
without
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sforzando, sforzato (sf., sfz.)
forced, accented
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simile (sim.)
in the same way
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smorzando (smorz.)
dying away
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sonoro
with rich tone
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sopra
above
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sostenuto
sustained
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sotto
below
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sotto voce
in an undertone
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staccato (stacc.)
detached
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stringendo
getting faster
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subito
suddenly
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tanto
so much
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tempo
speed, time
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a tempo
in time
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teneramente, tenerezza
tenderly, tenderness
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tenuto
held
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tosto
rapid, swift / (same as troppo: much)
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tranquillo
calm
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triste, tristamente
sad, sorrowful
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troppo
too much
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non troppo
not too much
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veloce
swift
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vivace, vivo
fast, lively
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voce
voice
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volante
fast, flying
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volta
time
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prima volta
first time
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seconda
second
