performance directions (Italian) grade 1-5 part 6 Flashcards

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1
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risoluto

A

bold strong

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ritardando, ritard, rit.

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gradually getting slower

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3
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ritenuto, riten., rit

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held back

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4
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ritmico

A

rhythmically

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5
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saltando, saltato

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springing, a lightly bouncing bow technique on string instruments

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6
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scherzando, scherzoso

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playful, joking (scherzo: a joke; im;lies a fast speed)

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7
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seconda, secondo

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second (seconda volta: second time)

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8
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semplice

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simple, plain

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9
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sempre

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always

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10
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sino, sin’

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until, up to (sin’ al fine; until the end)

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11
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slargando, slentando

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getting slower

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12
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slancio

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enthusiasm, impetus (con slancio; with impetuosity)

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13
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soave

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gentle, smooth

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14
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solenne

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solemn, grave

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15
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sonoramente (I), sonore (F), sonoro (I)

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resonant, with rich tone

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16
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sopra

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above, on eg. a direction for keyboard players to place one hqand below the other

17
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sordino, sord.

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mute (con sordini: with mutes; senza sordini: without mutes)

18
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sospirando

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sighing

19
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sotto

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below, eg. a direction for keyboard players to place one hand below the other

20
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sotto voce

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in an undertone (lit. below the voice)

21
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staccato, stacc.

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detached, short (staccatissimo: very short)

22
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strepitoso

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noise, boisterous

23
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stretto

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quickening the speed (also means overlapping entries of a fugue subject)

24
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stringendo

A

gradually getting faster

25
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sul, sulla

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on the (eg sul G: on the G string; sul ponticello: near (lit ‘on’) the bridge)

26
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tanto

A

so much

27
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tasto

A

the fingerboard of an instrument (sul tasto: on the fingerboard) or the key of a keyboard (tasto solo, TS: a direction to a continuo player not to add anything above the given bass)

28
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tenerezza

A

tenderness

29
Q

tre

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three (tre corde: three strings, a direction to pianists to release the left pedal)

30
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tremolando, tremolo, trem.

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trembling, a direction for the rapid reiterations of a single note or alternations of different notes