Piano Terms Flashcards
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Accelerando
A
Speed up
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Accent
A
A stressed note
3
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Allegro
A
Fast
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Alegretto
A
Fairly fast
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Adante
A
Moderately slow
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Adantino
A
Slightly faster than adante
7
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a tempo
A
Return to og tempo
8
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cantabile
A
Singing style
9
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cres
A
Becoming louder
10
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da capa
A
From beginning
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dal segno
A
From the sign
12
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d.c fine
A
Start from beginning, end at fine
13
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decresc
A
Becoming softer
14
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dolce
A
Sweet/gentle
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dim
A
becoming softer
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espress.
A
Expressive
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fine
A
end
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forte
A
loud
19
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fortissimo
A
Very loud
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grazioso
A
Graceful
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Larghetto
A
Fairly slow
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Larghetto
A
Fairly slow
22
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Larghetto
A
Fairly slow
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Larghetto
A
Fairly slow
23
largo
Very slow
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legato
smooth
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leggiero
Light/Nimble/Quick
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lento
slow
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maesto
Majestic
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md
rh
29
ms
lh
30
marcato
marked/stressed
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molto
much/very
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8va
interval of octave
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poco
little
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prestissimo
fast as possible
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presto
Very fast
36
rit
Grad. slow down
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rall
slow down
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rubato
with freedom of temp to ehance music expression
39
staccato
detached
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Ad Libitum, ad lib
At the liberty of the performer
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Adagio
Slow
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Alla, All'
In the manner of
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Animato
Lively, animated
43
Ben, bene
Well (For example, ben marcato: Well marked)
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Col, coll', colla, colle
With (For example, coll'ottava: With an added octave)
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Con
With
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Con brio
WIth vigor, spirit
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Con espressione
With expression
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Con fuaco
With fire
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Con grazia
With grace
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Con moto
With motion
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e, ed
And
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Fortepiano
Loud, then suddenly soft
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Grave
Slow and solemn
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Loco
Return to the original register
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Ma
But (For example, ma no troppo: But not too much)
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Meno
Less
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Meno mosso
Less movement, slower
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Non
Not
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Piu
More
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Piu mosso
More movement (Quicker)
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Poco a poco
Little by little
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Primo, prima
First; The upper part of a duet
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Quasi
Almost, as if
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Secondo, seconda
Second; Second or lower part of a duet
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Sempre
Always, continuously
66
Senza
Without
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Sforzando
Sudden strong accent of a single note or chord
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Simile
Continue in the same manner as has just been indicated
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Subito
Suddenly
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Tre corde
Three strings; release the left pedal (On the piano)
71
Troppo
Too much
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Uno corda
One string; depress the left pedal (On the piano)
73
Agitato
Agitated
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Dolente
Sad
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Giocoso
Humorous, jocose
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Grandioso
Grand, Grandiose
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Martellato
Strongly accented, hammered
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Mesto
Sad, Mourneful
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Morendo
Dying, fading
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Pesante
Weighty, with emphasis
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Quindicesima alta, 15ma
Two Octaves Higher
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Risoluto
Resolute
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Scherzando
Playful
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Semplice
Simple
85
Sonore
Sonorous
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Sopra
Abouve
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Sostenuto
Sustained
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Sotto Voce
Soft, subdued, under breath
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Tacet
Be silent
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Tutti
A passage for the ensemble
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Vivo
Lively
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Volta
Time (E.g: Prima volta: First time, seconda volta: Second time)
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Volti Subito, v.s.
Turn the page quickly
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Bewegt
Moving
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Langsam
Slow/Slowly
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Massïg
Moderate/Moderately
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mit Ausdruck
With expression
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Shnelle
Fast
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Sehr
Very
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Allargando
Broadening/Becoming slower
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Largamente
Broadly
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L'istesso tempo
The same tempo
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Ritenudo
Suddenly slower/held back
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Stringendo
Pressing/becoming faster
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Attacca
Proceed without break
106
Calando
Becoming slower and softer
107
Comodo
At a comfortable, easy tempo
108
Con sordino
With mute
109
Pizzicato
On a bowed instrument, pluck the strings instead of bowing
110
Arco
On a bowed instrument, continue bowing after a pizzicato passage
111
Cédez
Yield/Hold back tempo
