Terms Flashcards by G4 Gogs

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rallentando / rall.

A

gradually becoming slower

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ritardando / ritard.

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gradually becoming slower

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gradually becoming slower

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rallentando / rall.

ritardando / ritard.

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accelerando / accel.

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gradually becoming faster

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gradually becoming faster

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accelerando / accel.

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allegro

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lively and fast

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lively and fast

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allegro

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forte

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loud

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loud

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forte

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piano

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soft

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soft

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piano

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legato

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smoothly, well connected;

shown by a slur over the notes

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smoothly, well connected;

shown by a slur over the notes

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legato

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staccato

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detached, short;

shown by a dot above or below each note

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detached, short;

shown by a dot above or below each note

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staccato

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andante

A

at an easy walking pace

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at an easy walking pace

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andante

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a tempo

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return to former speed

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return to former speed

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a tempo

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ritenuto / riten. / rit.

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immediately slower,

or held back

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immediately slower,

or held back

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ritenuto / riten. / rit.

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moderato

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at a moderate speed

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at a moderate speed

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moderato

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diminuendo / dim.

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gradually becoming softer

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***decrescendo** / decresc.*

gradually becoming softer

gradually becoming softer

***decrescendo** / decresc.* ***diminuendo** / dim.*

***presto***

very fast

very fast

***presto***

***adagio***

slowly

slowly

***adagio***

***crescendo** /* *cresc.*

gradually becoming louder

gradually becoming louder

***crescendo** / cresc.*

***mezzo-forte***

half as loud as ***forte***

half as loud as ***forte***

***mezzo-forte***

***fortissimo***

very loud

very loud

***fortissimo***

***pianissimo***

very soft

very soft

***pianissimo***

***mezzo-piano***

half as soft as ***piano***

half as soft as ***piano***

***mezzo-piano***

***meno mosso***

slower

slower

***meno mosso***

***piu mosso***

quicker

quicker

***piu mosso***

***allargando***

becoming broader

becoming broader

***allargando***

***vivo***

lively

***vivace***

lively

lively

***vivo*** ***vivace***

***allegretto***

moderately fast

moderately fast

***allegretto***

***largo***

broadly

broadly

***largo***

***poco***

a little

a little

***poco***

***lento***

slowly

slowly

***lento***

***senza***

without

without

***senza***

***molto***

very

very

***molto***

***sempre***

always

always

***sempre***

***leggiero***

lightly

lightly

***leggiero***

***sostenuto***

sustained

sustained

***sostenuto***

***maestoso***

majestic

majestic

***maestoso***

***cantabile***

in a singing style

in a singing style

***cantabile***

***mezzo staccato***

moderately detached, short; shown by a dot above or below each note, covered with a slur

moderately detached, short; shown by a dot above or below each note, covered with a slur

***mezzo staccato***

tenuto 1. prolong the note slightly, or 2. give the note a slight accent

fermata an indefinitely sustained note

marcato note is played louder than the surrounding notes