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Terminology Sheet Flashcards

1
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accelerando (accel.)

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gradually growing faster

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accidental

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chromatic alteration of a note from the key signature until the next bar line (can be extended by a tie)

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ad libitum (ad lib) or a piacere

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at pleasure, at will

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a duo (a 2)

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for two parts

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affetuoso

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tenderly, with feeling

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alla breve

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2/2 time, cut time

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allargando

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getting slower and louder

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8
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amoroso

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with love, with warm feeling

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animato or con anima

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lively, animated, spirited

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appassionato or passione

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passionate, fervent

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assai

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much, very

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12
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a tempo

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return to the original tempo

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13
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attacca

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continue without a pulse

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14
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bravura

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great technical skill, virtuosity

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15
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brillante

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sparkling, spirited

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16
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cadenza

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a brilliant (often highly technical) solo, often found at the end of a movement or a piece

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17
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cadence

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the close of a melodic or harmonic phrase

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18
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calmando or calmato

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quieting down, subsiding

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19
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cantando or cantabile

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in a singing style, lyrical

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20
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capriccioso

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fanciful, freely

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21
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coda

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a concluding passage added to the form proper

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22
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con

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with

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23
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con brio

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with vigor, vigorously

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24
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con forza

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with force, strength

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25
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con fuoco

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with fire, passionately

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26
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con sordino

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with mute

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27
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con spirito or spiritoso

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with spirit

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28
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crescendo

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becoming louder

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29
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da capo (D.C.)

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from the beginning

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30
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dal segno (D.S.)

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from the coda sign

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decrescendo (dresc.)

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becoming softer

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32
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diatonic

A

notes with a given scale or key

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33
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divisi

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divided parts where there is normally one

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34
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dolce

A

sweet, gentle

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35
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doppio movimento

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twice as fast

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36
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double flat

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lower by one full step

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37
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double sharp

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raised by one full step

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38
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dynamics

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level of loudness

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39
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pianississimo (ppp)

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very, very soft

40
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pianissimo (pp)

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very soft

41
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piano (p)

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soft

42
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mezzo piano (mp)

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medium soft

43
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mezzo forte (mf)

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medium loud

44
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forte (f)

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loud

45
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fortissimo (ff)

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very loud

46
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fortississimo (fff)

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very, very loud

47
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e, ed or et

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and

48
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espressivo

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with feeling, with expression

49
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etude

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a study or exercise focusing on a particular technical or musical problem

50
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fermata

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a pause or hold

51
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finale

A

last movement of a multi-movement work

52
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fine

A

the end

53
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forzando

A

a strong accent

54
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giocoso

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humorous, playful

55
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giusto

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exact, appropriate or usual tempo

56
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glissando

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a glide from one note to the next

57
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grazioso

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graceful

58
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interval

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pitch difference between two notes

59
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key signature

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sharps or flats placed at the beginning of a selection indicating its key

60
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largamente

A

broadly

61
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legato

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smooth, even, without breaks between notes

62
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l’istesso tempo

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at the same tempo

63
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loco

A

return to normal position

64
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maestoso

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majestic, with dignity

65
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marcato

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accented, stressed

66
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marica

A

march

67
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meno

A

less

68
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molto

A

much, very

69
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morendo

A

fading away

70
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mosso or moto

A

moved, motion

71
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non

A

no, do not

72
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nuance

A

subtle shading in style

73
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ossia

A

an alternate version

74
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pesante

A

weighty, ponderous

75
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piu

A

more

76
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pochissimo

A

as little as possible

77
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poco a poco

A

little by little

78
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pomposo

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stately, pompous

79
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quasi

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almost, as if

80
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rallentando (rall.)

A

becoming slower

81
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ritardando (ritard. or rit.)

A

becoming slower

82
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ritenuto (riten.)

A

immediately slower

83
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rinforzando (rfz)

A

a sudden accent

84
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rubato

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free use of accel. and rit. within a measure- without altering the duration of the measure as a whole

85
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sans or senza

A

without

86
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scherzando

A

playfully

87
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segue

A

continue without pausing

88
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sempre

A

always, throughout

89
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sforzando (sfz)

A

a sudden accent

90
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simile

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in the same manner

91
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soli

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a section solo, a group of soloists

92
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solo

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a part for one performer

93
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sonore

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resounding, loud

94
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sordino

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mute

95
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sostenuto (sost)

A

sustained

Conducting II (2 decks)

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