Style and Tempo Terms 1 Flashcards by Marisa Callan | Brainscape

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Accelerando

A

Gradually increasing tempo

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Caesura

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A break in the musical line

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Crescendo

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Increasing in loudness

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Diminuendo

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Becoming gradually softer

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Fermata

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Hold, sustain for expressive tension

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Ictus

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Point of the beat

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Legato

A

Smooth, connected

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Maestoso

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Majestic, dignified

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Marcato

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Marked, accented

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Meno mosso

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Less motion

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Mezzo

A

Half

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Molto

A

Very, much

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Piu mosso

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More motion

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Poco a poco

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Little by little

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Rallentando

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Growing slower

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Ritardando

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Gradually slowing

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Rubato

A

Expressive quickening or slackening of tempo

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Sforzando

A

Sudden emphasis

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Subito

A

Suddenly

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Tacet

A

Silent (instrument does not play)

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Tutti

A

All parts, the entire ensemble