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Terms Flashcards

1
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Accelerando, stringendo

A

gradually getting faster

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2
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acciaccatura

A

crushed note

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3
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adagio

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slow

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4
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agitato

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agitated

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5
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allegretto

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moderately quick

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6
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allegro

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quick and lively

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7
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allemande

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baroque dance-form in moderate duple time

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8
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anacrusis

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upbeat at the beginning of a piece or phrase

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9
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andante

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at a walking pace

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10
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andantino

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a little faster than andante

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11
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arpeggiated

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like an arpeggio, moving by leap

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12
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atonal

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having no key

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13
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binary form

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AB structure; one section followed by a different second section

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14
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cadence

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resting point at the end of a phrase

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15
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cantabile

A

singing

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16
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chromatic

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moving by semitone step

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17
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con brio

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with vigour

18
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contrapuntal , counterpoint

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two or more melodic lines played simultaneously

19
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courante

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triple-time movement in dance suite

20
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crescendo, cresc.

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gradually getting louder

21
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diminuendo, dim.

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gradually gradually quiter

22
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dissonance

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discordant, clashing

23
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dolce

A

sweet

24
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dominant

A

the fifth note of the scale

25
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dynamics

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how loudly or quietly the notes are played or sung

26
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energico

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energetic

27
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forte

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loud

28
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fortissimo

A

very loud

29
Q

gavotte

A

baroque dance in 2 time

30
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gigue

A

lively dance suite movement in compound time

31
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grazioso

A

graceful

32
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homophonic

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chordal, all parts moving together

33
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imperfect cadence

A

any cadence ending on the dominant chord

34
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interrupted cadence

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a cadence formed of the dominant chord followed by the submediant

35
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interval

A

the distance between two note pitches

36
Q

key

A

major or minor. it also applies to the sharps or flats in the key signature. sing in key means sing in tune,

37
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key-chord

A

first, third and fifth notes of the scale

38
Q

key note, tonic

A

first note of the scale or home note

39
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largo

A

slow, broad

40
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legato

A

smooth

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