Senior Terms Flashcards
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a poco
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A little; gradually
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a tempo
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In time; generally implies a return to original rate of speed
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Accelerando(accel.)
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Gradually faster
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Adagietto
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Slow, but not as slow as adagio
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Adagio
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Very slow
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Agitato
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Agitated; rapid
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Al fine
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To the finish
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Alla
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In the style of…
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Allargando (allarg.)
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Gradually slower and broader
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Allegretto
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Light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro
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Allegro
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Rapid; lively
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Andante
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Moderately slow but moving
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Andantino
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Generally quicker than andante
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Animato
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Spirited
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Appassionato
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Intensely; passionately; with deep feeling
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Arioso
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In a vocal style
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Assai
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Very
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Ben
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Well
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Brilliante
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Brilliantly
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Calando
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Gradually slower and softer
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Cantabile
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In a singing style
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Chromatic
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By semi-tones
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Coda
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The final added measures of a musical composition
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Con
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With
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Con amore
With tenderness
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Con anima
With animation; spirited
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Con brio
With spirit; brilliantly
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Con forza
With force
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Con grazia
With graceful style
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Con spirito
With spirit; brilliance
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Crescendo (crec.)
Gradually louder
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Da capo (D.C.)
From the beginning
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Dal segno (D.S.)
From the sign
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Decrescendo (decrec.)
Gradually softer
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Diminuendo (dim.)
Gradually softer
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Dolce
Sweetly
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Energico
Energetically
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Etude
A study
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Fermata
A hold or pause
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Forte
Loud
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Fortissimo
Very loud
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Furioso
Furiously
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Forzando
Forcefully Accented
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Giocoso
Joyfully
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Grandioso
Grand or noble style
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Grave
Very slow and solemn
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Grazioso
Gracefully
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L'istesso
The same
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Larghetto
Slow, but not as slow as largo
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Largo
Very slow
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Legato
Smooth and connected
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Leggiero
Lightly
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Lento
Very slow
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Maestoso
Majestically
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Marcato
Marked; with emphasis
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Marcia
March Style
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Marziale
Martial
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Meno
Less
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Mezzo
Medium; half
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Moderato
Moderately
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Molto
Very
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Morendo
Dying Away
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Mosso
Motion; movement
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Moto
Motion; Movement
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Non troppo
Not too much
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Opus
A musical work or composition
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Ottava
An octave
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Pesante
Heavily; with emphasis
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Pianissimo
Very softly
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Piano
Softly
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Piu
More
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Poco
A little
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Poco a poco
Little by little
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Prestissimo
Very fast; more so than presto
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Presto
Very fast
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Primo
First
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Rallentando (rall.)
Gradually slower
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Religioso
In solemn style
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Ritardando (rit.)
Gradually slower
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Ritenuto
A steady pace, but slower than preceding tempo
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Rubato
Temporary irregularity of time, lengthening certain notes at the expense of others
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Sherzando
In light, playful style
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Scherzo
Playfully, usually in rapid tempo with rhythmic and dynamic contrasts
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Segno
The sign
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Sempre
Always
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Senza
Without
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Sforzando
Forced; with emphasis
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Simile
The same; continue in the same manner
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Smorzando
Dying away
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Soli
More than one performer in unison
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Solo
A composition or passage for one performer
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Sordino
Mute
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Sostenuto
Sustained
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Staccato
Separated, detached style
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Stringendo
Gradually faster
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Subito
Suddenly
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Tacet
Silent
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Tempo
Time; speed
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Tempo di Valse
Waltz time
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Tenuto (ten.)
Sustain full value; also marked (-)
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Valse
Waltz
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Veloce
Very Fast
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Vivace
Vivacious; lively
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Vivo
Lively; brisk
