Terms Flashcards by Unknown Unknown

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Allegro con moto

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Fast and lively, with movement

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Con slancio

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With impetuosity

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Tenuto

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Held

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Molto ritenuto

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Hold back the speed a lot

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A tempo

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Return to the former speed

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Subito

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Suddenly

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A caesura

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Indicates a slight break, like a breath between phrases

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rallentando

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Gradually getting slower

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accelerando

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slowly getting faster

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expressivo

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expressively

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acciaccatura

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crushed note; multiple grace notes are called acciaccature

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con anima

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with feeling (soul e.g.)

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colla parte

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with the instrument (accompaniment follows soloist’s tempo)

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meno forte

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less loudly

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con fantasia

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with fantasy

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allargando

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becoming broader

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con passione

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with passion

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con dolcezza

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with sweetness

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una corda

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use the soft pedal

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sfz (sforzando)

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strong accent

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piu sonoro

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more sonorous

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marcato bene

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well marked (brought out)

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piu intenso

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more intense

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moderato e risoluto

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at a moderate speed and resolute

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con suono

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with sonority (rich resonant tone)

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energico

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energetic

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deciso

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decisive

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rubato

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expressive rhythmic freedom

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sextuplet

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indicates 6 notes played in time of 4

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vivo

A

lively

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calmando

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becoming calmer

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Tempo I

A

Return to the original speed

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con sentimento

A

with feeling or sentiment

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animando poco a poco

A

becoming livelier little by little

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con ampiezza

A

with fullness

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come un eco

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like an echo

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sempre

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always

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Allegro non troppo

A

fast but not too fast

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scherzando

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playfully

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Andante

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easy walking pace

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teneramente

A

tenderly

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molto dolce

A

very sweetly

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cantabile

A

singing style

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Vertical strokes

A

indicate staccato

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fp

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loud than immediately soft

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non ligato

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not legato, not connected

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poco ritardando

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gradually getting slower

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poco animato

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a little animated

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rallentando

A

gradually becoming slower

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assai

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very