Senior Terms List Flashcards

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A tempo

A

In time; generally implies a return to the original rate of speed

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A poco

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A little; gradually

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Accelerando

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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

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Gradually slower and broader

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Allegretto

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Light & 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 a little quicker than andante

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Animato

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Animated, 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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Assal

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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

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With tenderness

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Con anima

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With animation, spirit

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Con brio

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With spirit, brilliantly

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Con forza

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With force

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Con fuoco

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With fire, energy

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Con grazia

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With grace

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Con spirito

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With spirit, brilliance

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Crescendo

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Gradually louder

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Da capo

A

From the beginning

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Dal segno

A

From this sign

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Decrescendo

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Gradually softer

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Diminuendo

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Gradually softer

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Dolce

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Sweetly

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Energico

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Energetically

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Étude

A

A study

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39
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Fermata

A

Hold or pause

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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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42
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Forzando

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Forcefully accented

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Furioso

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Furiously

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Giocoso

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Joyfully

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Grandioso

A

Grand and noble style

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Grave

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Very slow and solemn

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Grazioso

A

Gracefully

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L’Istesso

A

The same

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Larghetto

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Slow but not as slow as largo

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Larghissimo

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Very slow, more than largo

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Largo

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Very slow

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Legato

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Smooth and connected

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Leggiero

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Lightly

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Lento

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Very slow

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Maestoso

A

Majestically

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Marcato

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Marked with emphasis

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Marcia

A

March style

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Marziale

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Martial

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Meno

A

Less

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Mezzo

A

Medium, half

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Moderato

A

Moderately

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Molto

A

Very

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Morendo

A

Dying away

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Mosso

A

Motion, movement

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Moto

A

Motion, movement

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Non troppo

A

Not too much

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Opus

A

A musical work or composition

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Ottava

A

An octave

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Pesante

A

Heavily, with emphasis

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Pianissimo

A

Very softly

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Piano

A

Softly

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Piu

A

More

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Poco

A

A little

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Poco a poco

A

Little by little

75
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Prestissimo

A

Very fast, more so than presto

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Presto

A

Very fast

77
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Primo

A

First

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Rallentando

A

Gradually slower

79
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Religioso

A

In a solemn style

80
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Ritardando

A

Gradually slower

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Ritenuto

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A steady pace, but slower then the preceding tempo

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Rubato

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Temporary irregularity of time, lengthens some notes at the expense of others

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Scherzando

A

In light, playful style

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Scherzo

A

Playfully, usually in rapid tempo with rhythmic contrasts

85
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Segno

A

The sign

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Sempre

A

Always, continually

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Senza

A

With out

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Sforzando

A

Forced, with emphasis

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Simile

A

The same

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Smorzando

A

Dying away

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Soli

A

More than one performer in unison

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Solo

A

A composition or passage for one performer

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Sordino

A

Mute

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Sostenuto

A

Sustained

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Staccato

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Separated, detached style

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Stringendo

A

Gradually faster

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Subito

A

Suddenly

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Tacet

A

Silent

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Tempo

A

Time, speed

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Tempo Di valse

A

Waltz time

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Tenuto

A

Sustain full value

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Valse

A

Waltz

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Veloce

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Very fast

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Vivace

A

Vivacious, lively

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Vivo

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Lively, brisk