Terms Flashcards
Accelerando
Gradually getting faster
Accidental
chromatic alteration of a note from the key signature until the next bar line
Ad Libitum
at pleasure, at will (also known as a piacere)
A due
for two parts
Affetuoso
tenderly, with feeling
Alla breve
2/2 time, cut time
Allargando
getting slower and louder
Amoroso
with love, with warm feeling
Animato/con anima
lively, animated, spirited
Appassionato/passione
passionate, fervent
Assai
much, very
A tempo
return to original tempo
Attacca
continue without pause
Bravura
great technical skill, virtuosity
Brillante
sparkling, spirited
Cadenza
a brilliant (often highly technical) solo, often found at the end of a movement of piece
Cadence
the close of a melodic or harmonic phrase
Calmando/calmato
quieting down, subsiding
Cantando/cantabile
in a singing style, lyrical
Capriccioso
fanciful, freely
Coda
a concluding passage added to the form proper