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Piano Theory General Vocab Flashcards

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Pianississimo

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Very very soft

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Pianissimo

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Very soft

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3
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Piano

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Soft

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4
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Mezzo forte

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Medium loud

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5
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Mezzo piano

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Medium soft

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Forte

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Loud

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Fortissimo

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Very loud

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Fortississimo

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Very very loud

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Fortepiano

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Loud then soft

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Crescendo (cresc.)

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Gradually louder

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Diminuendo (dim.)

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Gradually softer

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12
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Sotto voce

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In an undertone, subdued

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Adagio

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Slow

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Allegro

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Fast

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Allegretto

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Somewhat fast (slower than allegro)

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Andante

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Walking tempo

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17
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Andantino

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Slightly faster than andante

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18
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Animato

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Animated, with spirit

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19
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Con moto

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With motion

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20
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Largo

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Stately, broad, a very slow tempo

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21
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Lento

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Slow

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22
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Moderato

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Moderately

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Presto

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Very fast

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Vivace

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Lively, quick

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Vivo

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Lively

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Accelerando

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Gradually faster

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A tempo

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Return to the original tempo

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28
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Allargando

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Broadening, gradually slower

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29
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Meno mosso

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Less motion

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30
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Piu mosso

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More motion, faster

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31
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Rallentando (rall., rallent.)

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Gradually slower

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32
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Ritenuto

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Held back, suddenly slower

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33
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Ritardando (rit.)

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Gradually slower

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34
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Rubato

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Freely, flexible; slight accelerandos and ritardandos used for musical expression

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Cantible

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In a singing manner

36
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Con brio

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With spirit

37
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Con fuoco

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With fire

38
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Dolce

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Gently, sweetly

39
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Doloroso

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Sadly, sorrowfully

40
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Espressivo

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Expressively

41
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—etto

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Little

42
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Giocoso

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Humorous

43
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Grazioso

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Gracefully

44
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–ino

A

Little

45
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Leggiero

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Lightly

46
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Meno

A

less

47
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Molto

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Much, very

48
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Pesante

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Heavily, ponderously

49
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Piu

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More

50
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Poco

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Little

51
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Robusto

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Boldly, robustly

52
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Scherzando

A

Playful

53
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Sempre

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Always

54
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Senza

A

Without

55
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Simile

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In a similar manner, same

56
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Smorzando

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Fading away

57
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Spiritoso

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Spirited

58
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Subito

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Suddenly

59
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Tranquillo

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Peaceful, tranquil, calm

60
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Accent

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Strong emphasis

61
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Legato

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Smooth, attached

62
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Sforzando

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Sudden strong accent

63
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Sostenuto

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Sustained, legato

64
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Staccato

A

Short, detach

65
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Tenuto

A

Hold full value; slight emphasis

66
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Alberti bass

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An accompaniment pattern using a three note chord. The notes of the chord are played bottom-top-middle-top.

67
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Arpeggio

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The notes of a chord played one after another instead of together. The notes of an arpeggio may be written out, or indicated by a wavy line to the left of the chord

68
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Chromatic half step

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A half step with two notes of the same letter name

69
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Diatonic half step

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A half step with notes of different letter names

70
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D.C. al Fine

A

Play from the beginning to the fine

71
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Fermata

A

Hold a note longer than its time value

72
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Grace note

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A note printed in small type. It is not counted in the rhythm; it is played quickly, almost together with the next note

73
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Mano destra (m.d.)

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Right hand

74
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Mano sinistra (m.s.)

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Left hand

75
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Opus

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Work the term is usually used with a number to indicate the chronological order of the music written by a composer

76
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Pedal point

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A consistent note that is held, repeated, or returned to regularly as harmonies change

77
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Pedal sign

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A sign that shows when to press and lift the damper as harmonies change

78
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Tre corde

A

Release the soft pedat

79
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Una corda

A

Depress the soft pedal

80
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Polyphonic texture

A

Music with 2 independent parts or voices

81
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Homophonic texture

A

Music with melody and accompaniment

82
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Coda

A

Ending

83
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Toccata

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Style of composition free in form. Rapid scales, arpeggios, chords, octaves, etc.

84
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Retrograde

A

backwards motion (subject in reverse order)

85
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Ostinato

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a phrase persistently repeated in one voice

86
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Serialism

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A Contemporary form of a chromatic scale that doesn’t emphasize any note or tone.

(forms include Prime, Retrograde, Inverse, and Retrograde Inverse)

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