Score vocab Flashcards
1
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Accelerando
A
Gradually increasing tempo
2
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ad libitum
A
At pleasure, at will
3
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adagio
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slow, usually conducted in divided meter
4
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agogic accent
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sustaining or stretching for accent, tension or stress – emphasizing a note using duration
5
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allargando
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becoming broader, slowing
6
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allegretto
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Moderately fast
7
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allegro (x3)
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Lively, brisk, rapid
8
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andante (x2)
A
Moderately slow, walking pace
9
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andantino
A
a little slower than andante
10
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assai
A
Very
11
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cantabile
A
Singing
12
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cantando
A
Singing, smooth and flowing
13
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con brio
A
With fire and dash
14
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con moto
A
with motion
15
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fuoco
A
with fire
16
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grave
A
Heavy, slow, serious
17
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grazioso, grazia
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Gracefully (x2)
18
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langsam
A
Slow
19
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larghetto
A
A little faster than Largo
20
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leggiero
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Light, airy
21
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Lento
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slowly
22
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maestoso
A
Majestic, dignified
23
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meno
A
less
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mosso
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movement
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non troppo
not too much
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pesante (x4)
heavy, ponderous, firm, vigorous
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più
more
28
pochissimo
very little
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prestissimo
Very rapidly
30
rallentando
growing slower
31
recitative
Vocal declamations, free in tempo and rhythm
32
retenu
Hold back
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ritenuto
suddenly slowing rate of speed
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schmachtend
Languishing, longing
35
sempre
Always
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sostenuto
sustained
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sotto voce
soft voice
38
stringendo
accelerating movement, increasing tempo
39
tenuto
Stretched, sustained, held back
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tessitura
the range within which most notes lie
41
caesura
A break in the musical line //
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crescendo
Increasing in loudness
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diminuendo
Becoming gradually softer
44
dolce
Sweetly, softly
45
doppio valore
Twice as slow
46
espressivo
Expressively
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fermata
Hold, sustain for expressive tension
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feroce
Wildy, fiercely
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forte
loud, strong
50
fortissimo
Extremely loud
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ictus
Point of beat
52
largo
Very slow, broad, stately
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legato
Smooth, connected
54
marcato
"Marked" with emphasis, heavy, usually separated
55
marcia
March style
56
mezzo
Half
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moderato, modéré
Moderate tempo (x2)
58
molto
very, much
59
nuance
Shading, subtle expressive changes in musical phrase or line
60
ostinato
"Obstinate" incessant repetition of musical pattern or bass line
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pianissimo
Very softly
62
piano
softly
63
pizzicato
Plucked
64
poco
little
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presto
Fast, rapidly
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quasi
As if it were, nearly
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rallentando
Growing slower
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ritardando
Gradually slowing
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sforzando
Sudden emphasis
70
simile
In a similar manner
71
smorzando
Dying away
72
soli
Several players on a part
73
solo
Alone, one player on the part
74
spicatto
springing, bouncing bow, off the spring, staccato
75
staccatissimo
Very detached, separated
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staccato
Detached, separated
77
subito
Suddenly, immediate
78
takt
Beat, regular measurement of time
79
tempo primo
Original tempo
80
tranquillo
Calmly, quietly
81
tres
Very
82
troppo
Too much
83
tutti
All, the entire ensemble
84
valse
Waltz
85
vivace
Quickly, lively, very fast
86
vivo
Lively, brisk, spirited
87
scherzando
playfully, lightly
88
ritmico
Rhythmical
89
rubato
Temporary disregarding of strict tempo for expressive shading without altering the overall pace
