Terms Flashcards
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a tempo
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return to original speed of tempo; in time
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accelerando (or accel.)
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becoming faster
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adagio
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slow
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allegretto
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fairly quick
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allegro
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fast
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andante
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at a walking pace
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cantabile
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in a singing style
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crescendo (or cresc.)
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getting louder
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da capo (or D.C.)
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repeat from beginning
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decrescendo (or decresc.)
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getting quieter
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diminuendo (or dim.)
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getting quieter
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dolce
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sweet
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f (forte)
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loud
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ff (fortissimo)
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very loud
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fine, al fine
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the end
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legato
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smoothly
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mf (mezzo forte)
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moderately loud
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moderato
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moderate speed
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mp (mezzo piano)
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moderately quiet
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p (piano)
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quiet
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pp (pianissimo)
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very quiet
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rallentando (or rall.)
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gradually getting slower
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ritardando (or ritard. or rit.)
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gradually getting slower
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staccato (or stacc.)
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detached
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alla marcia
like a march
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allargando
broadening
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con moto
with movement/motion
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con, col
with
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dal segno (or D.S.)
repeat from "S" sign
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e, ed
and
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espressivo (or espress.)
expressively
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fp (fortepiano)
loud, then immediately soft
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grave
very slow, solemn
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grazioso
gracefully
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largo
slow and stately
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lento
slow
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ma
but
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meno
less
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meno mosso
less motion / slower tempo
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molto
very much
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non troppo
not too much / without excess
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più
more
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più mosso
more motion / faster tempo
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poco, poco a poco
little / little by little
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presto
fast (faster than allegro)
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ritenuto (or riten. or rit.)
held back
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senza
without
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vivace, vivo
lively, quick
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agitato
agitated
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andantino
slightly faster than andante
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animato
animated, lively
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ben
well
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con forza
with force
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energico
energetically
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giocoso
playful, merry
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leggiero
lightly, gracefully
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maestoso
majestically
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marcato, marc.
emphatic, accented
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pesante
heavy
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prestissimo
extremely fast, the fastest possible tempo (faster than presto)
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prima, primo
first
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risoluto
bold, strong
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scherzando
playfully, joking
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semplice
simple, plain
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sempre
always
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sforzando, sforzato, sfz, sf
forced, accented
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simile (or sim.)
in the same way
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sostenuto, sost
sustained
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subito, sub.
suddenly
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tranquillo
calm
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triste, tristamente
sorrowful
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affettuoso
tenderly
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alla breve
with a minim beat (cut (common) time) (2/2 instead of 4/4)
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amabile
amiable, pleasant
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appassionato
with passion
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assai
very
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come prima
in the same manner as the first time / as before
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comodo, tempo comodo
At a comfortable speed
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con brio
with spirit/vigour
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deciso
with determination
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larghetto
rather slow
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mesto
sad
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misterioso
mysteriously
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ritmico
rhythmically
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rubato, tempo rubato
with some freedom of time
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stringendo
gradually getting faster
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animé (french)
lively, animated
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douce (french)
sweet
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lent (french)
slow
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modéré (french)
moderate speed
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retenu (french)
held back
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vite (french)
quick
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a niente
(fade) to nothing
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ad libitum, ad lib.
at choice (improvise freely)
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attacca
go immediately to next section
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cantando
singing
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con dolore
in a sad manner
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con spirito
in a lively, spirited manner
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doloroso
sorrowful
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largamente
broadly
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morendo
dying away
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perdendosi
dying away
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quasi
as if, resembling
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rinforzando, rf, rfz, rinf
reinforcing
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smorzando, smorz
dying away in tone and speed
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sonoro
resonant, with a rich tone
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sotto voce
under voice (hushed tonal quality)
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langsam (german)
broadly, fairly slow
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lebhaft (german)
lively, quick
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mässig (german)
moderate tempo
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ruhig (german)
calm and peaceful manner
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schnell (german)
quickly
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traurig (german)
heavy, mournful, sad style
