Terms Flashcards
ITALIAN:
a due
[‘du:·e]
to be played by both
ITALIAN:
a poco
[‘pɔ:·ko]
a little
ITALIAN:
a tempo
[‘tɛm·po]
in tempo
ITALIAN:
accelerando
[at·tʃe·le·’ran:·do]
gradually increasing in tempo
LATIN: ad libitum
at pleasure
ITALIAN:
agitato
[a·dʒi·’ta:·to]
with agitation
ITALIAN:
al fine
[‘fi:·ne]
to the end
ITALIAN:
alla breve
[‘brɛ:·ve]
equivalent of cut time (or 2/2)
ITALIAN:
allargando
[al·lar·ga·’men·to]
slower tempo with increase in dynamic
ITALIAN:
allegretto (I)
[al·le·’gret·to]
cheerful
ITALIAN:
amoroso
[a·mo·’ro:·so]
with loving expression
ITALIAN: andantino [an·’dan·’ti:·no]
tempo; faster than andante
ITALIAN: arco [‘ar·ko]
with the bow
ITALIAN: attacca (I) [at·tak·ka]
attack suddenly, without a break
GERMAN: Becken (G)
cymbals
FRENCH:
bouché (f)
[buʃe]
stopped French horn
ITALIAN:
caesura
[tʃe·’zu:·ra]
pause
(sounds like “Chase zoo ruh”, imagine after chasing something in the zoo you need to PAUSE and take a break)
ITALIAN:
calando
slower tempo with diminuendo
ITALIAN: cantabile [kon’ta:·bi·le]
in a singing style
ITALIAN:
capriccioso
[ka·prit·’tʃo:·so]
whimsical
cedez
rit
ITALIAN: clarinetto (I) [kla·ri·’net·to]
clarinet
ITALIAN: con brio [kon ‘bri:·o]
with brilliance
ITALIAN: con fuoco [kon ‘fuɔ:·ko]
with fire
ITALIAN: con sordino [kon sordino]
with mute
(sounds like “con Sardine”. Imagine a Con Artist Sardine with a silencer
FRENCH: Cor (F)
french horn
FRENCH: Cor anglais (F)
english horn
ITALIAN: Corno [‘kɔr·no]
french horn
ITALIAN: Corno Inglese [‘kɔr·no iŋ·’gle:·se]
english horn
cuivre
brassy
dampfer
mute
ITALIAN: diminuendo (I) [di·mi·nu·’ɛn·do]
diminishing
ITALIAN: dolce [‘dol·tʃe]
with sweetness or soft
ITALIAN:
doloroso
[do·lo·’ro:·so]
sorrow, painful.
ITALIAN:
doppio movimento
[‘dop·pio mo·vi·’men·to]
twice as fast
ITALIAN:
fagotto (I)
[fa·’gɔt·to]
bassoon
ITALIAN: Flauto (I) [‘fla:u·to]
flute
GERMAN:
Flöte (g)
[‘flø:·tə]
flute
GERMAN: gestopft (g)
stopped French horn
ITALIAN: giocoso
playful