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Score vocab Flashcards

1
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Accelerando

A

Gradually increasing tempo

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ad libitum

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At pleasure, at will

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3
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adagio

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slow, usually conducted in divided meter

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4
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agogic accent

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sustaining or stretching for accent, tension or stress – emphasizing a note using duration

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5
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allargando

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becoming broader, slowing

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allegretto

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Moderately fast

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7
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allegro (x3)

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Lively, brisk, rapid

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andante (x2)

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Moderately slow, walking pace

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9
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andantino

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a little slower than andante

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10
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assai

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Very

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11
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cantabile

A

Singing

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12
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cantando

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Singing, smooth and flowing

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13
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con brio

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With fire and dash

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14
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con moto

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with motion

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15
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fuoco

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with fire

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grave

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Heavy, slow, serious

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17
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grazioso, grazia

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Gracefully (x2)

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18
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langsam

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Slow

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19
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larghetto

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A little faster than Largo

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20
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leggiero

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Light, airy

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21
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Lento

A

slowly

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22
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maestoso

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Majestic, dignified

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23
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meno

A

less

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24
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mosso

A

movement

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non troppo

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not too much

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pesante (x4)

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heavy, ponderous, firm, vigorous

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27
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più

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more

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28
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pochissimo

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very little

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29
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prestissimo

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Very rapidly

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30
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rallentando

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growing slower

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31
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recitative

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Vocal declamations, free in tempo and rhythm

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32
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retenu

A

Hold back

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33
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ritenuto

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suddenly slowing rate of speed

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34
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schmachtend

A

Languishing, longing

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35
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sempre

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Always

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36
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sostenuto

37
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sotto voce

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soft voice

38
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stringendo

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accelerating movement, increasing tempo

39
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tenuto

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Stretched, sustained, held back

40
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tessitura

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the range within which most notes lie

41
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caesura

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A break in the musical line //

42
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crescendo

A

Increasing in loudness

43
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diminuendo

A

Becoming gradually softer

44
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dolce

A

Sweetly, softly

45
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doppio valore

A

Twice as slow

46
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espressivo

A

Expressively

47
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fermata

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Hold, sustain for expressive tension

48
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feroce

A

Wildy, fiercely

49
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forte

A

loud, strong

50
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fortissimo

A

Extremely loud

51
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ictus

A

Point of beat

52
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largo

A

Very slow, broad, stately

53
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legato

A

Smooth, connected

54
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marcato

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“Marked” with emphasis, heavy, usually separated

55
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marcia

A

March style

56
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mezzo

57
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moderato, modéré

A

Moderate tempo (x2)

58
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molto

A

very, much

59
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nuance

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Shading, subtle expressive changes in musical phrase or line

60
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ostinato

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“Obstinate” incessant repetition of musical pattern or bass line

61
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pianissimo

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Very softly

62
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piano

63
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pizzicato

64
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poco

65
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presto

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Fast, rapidly

66
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quasi

A

As if it were, nearly

67
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rallentando

A

Growing slower

68
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ritardando

A

Gradually slowing

69
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sforzando

A

Sudden emphasis

70
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simile

A

In a similar manner

71
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smorzando

A

Dying away

72
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soli

A

Several players on a part

73
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solo

A

Alone, one player on the part

74
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spicatto

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springing, bouncing bow, off the spring, staccato

75
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staccatissimo

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Very detached, separated

76
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staccato

A

Detached, separated

77
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subito

A

Suddenly, immediate

78
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takt

A

Beat, regular measurement of time

79
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tempo primo

A

Original tempo

80
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tranquillo

A

Calmly, quietly

81
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tres

82
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troppo

83
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tutti

A

All, the entire ensemble

84
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valse

85
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vivace

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Quickly, lively, very fast

86
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vivo

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Lively, brisk, spirited

87
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scherzando

A

playfully, lightly

88
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ritmico

A

Rhythmical

89
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rubato

A

Temporary disregarding of strict tempo for expressive shading without altering the overall pace

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