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Certificate of Merit Level 8 > Signs and Terms > Flashcards

Signs and Terms Flashcards

1
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a tempo

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return to the original tempo

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accent

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play note louder than the others

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accelerando

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accelerate; gradually faster

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adagio

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slowly

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allargando

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broadening; gradually slower

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allegro

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fast or quick, cheerfully, merrily

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allegretto

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slightly slower than allegro; faster than andante

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8
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andante

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moderate walking tempo

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9
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andantino

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slightly faster than andante; some composers use it to mean slower than andante

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animato

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animated; with spirit

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11
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appoggiatura

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used mainly in music of the Classical Period, play the first note as half the value of the second note

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12
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arpeggio

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a broken chord

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13
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atonality

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no specific key or tonality

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14
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bitonality

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the use of two different keys at the same time

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15
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canon

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a strict form of contrapuntal writing in which each voice exactly imitates the melody of the first voice

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16
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cantabile

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in a singing style

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17
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coda

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an extended ending

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18
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codetta

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a short coda, or a short section of music that connects two other sections but is not part of either

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19
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con

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with

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20
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con brio

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with vigor or spirit, with brilliance

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con fuoco

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with fire and fury

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con moto

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with motion

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23
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crescendo

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gradually louder

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24
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D.C. al fine

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go back to the beginning and play to fine

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25
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damper pedal

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press the pedal located on the right

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decrescendo or dimenuendo

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gradually softer

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dolce

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sweetly

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doloroso

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sadly; sorrowfully

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29
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double flat

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two flats placed before a note; lower the note a whole step

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30
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double sharp

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the symbol x placed before a note; raise the note a whole step

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31
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dynamics

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letters or symbols which tell how loudly or softly to play the music

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32
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enharmonic

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two different names for the same pitch

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33
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espressivo

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expressively

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34
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fine

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the end

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35
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forte

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loud

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36
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fortissimo

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very loud

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37
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fortississimo

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very, very loud

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38
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forte-piano

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loud followed immediately by soft

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39
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fermata

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hold the note longer than its value

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40
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first and second ending

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play the music with the first ending then repreat the music; the second time skip the first ending and play the second ending

41
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giocoso

A

merrily, with humor

42
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gracioso

A

gracefully

43
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largo

A

very slowly

44
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legato

A

play smoothly; connect the notes

45
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leggiero

A

lightly, delicately

46
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lento

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slowly

47
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m.d.

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mano destra, use the right hand

48
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m.s.

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mano sinistra, use the left hand

49
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marcato

A

stressed, marked

50
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meno

A

less

51
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meno mosso

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less motion; slower

52
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mezzo forte

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medium loud

53
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mezzo piano

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medium soft

54
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moderato

A

a moderate or medium tempo

55
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molto

A

much; very

56
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octave sign (8va)

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play the notes an octave higher (or lower if below the notes) than where they are written

57
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opus

A

a word used to indicate the chronological order in which a composer’s music was written

58
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ostinato

A

a persistently repeated pattern

59
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parallel Major/minor

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Major and minor keys with the same letter names, such as C Major and c minor

60
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piano

A

soft

61
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pianissimo

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very soft

62
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pianississimo

A

very, very soft

63
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pesante

A

heavily

64
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phrase

A

a musical sentence, often but not always four measures long

65
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piu

A

more

66
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piu mosso

A

more motion; faster

67
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poco

A

little

68
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polytonality

A

the use of several different keys at the same time

69
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presto

A

very fast

70
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rallentando

A

gradually slower

71
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relative Major/minor

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Major and minor keys which have the same key signature

72
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repeat sign

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repeat the previous sections of music; go back to the nearest repeat sign, or to the beginning of the piece if there is none

73
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ritardando

A

gradually slower

74
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ritenuto

A

immediately slower

75
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robusto

A

robustly, boldly

76
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scherzando

A

playfully, jokingly

77
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sempre

A

always

78
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senza

A

without

79
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sforzando

A

a sudden, sharp accent

80
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simile

A

continue in the same style

81
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slur

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curved line that indicates legato

82
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spiritoso

A

spirited, with spirit

83
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sostenuto

A

sustained

84
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staccato

A

play crisply or detached

85
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subito

A

suddenly; at once

86
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syncopation

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a momentary contradiction of the meter or pulse, often by changing strong and weak bits within a measure

87
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tempo

A

the speed at which to play the music

88
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tenuto

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hold the note for its full value; may also mean to stress the note

89
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tie

A

hold the second note; do not play it

90
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tranquillo

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tranquilly, peacefully, calmly

91
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tre corde (t.c.)

A

release the una corda pedal (soft pedal; left pedal)

92
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trill

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an ornament in which the written note is alternated with the note above

93
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trill with prefix

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a trill performed with an added beginning from above or below

94
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turn

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an ornament in which the written note is surrounded by its upper and lower neighbors

95
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una corda (u.c.)

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press the left or soft pedal

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vivace

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quick, lively

97
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vivo

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brisk, lively

98
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…etto

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a suffix meaning little or less than

99
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…ino

A

a suffix meaning little or less than

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