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Pianissimo (pp)

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Very soft

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Piano (p)

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Soft

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Mezzo piano (mp)

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Medium soft (mezzo means half)

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Mezzo forte (mf)

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Medium loud

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Forte (f)

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Loud

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Fortissimo (ff)

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Very loud

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Crescendo (cres.)

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Getting gradually louder

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Diminuendo (dim.)

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Getting gradually softer

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> (accent)

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Play with an accent

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Slur

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Play the marked notes smoothly

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Staccato

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Play these notes detached, short and crisp

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legato

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Play smoothly

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Andante

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At a walking pace

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Allegro

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Fast

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Moderato

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At a moderate pace

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ritenuto (rit.)

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Getting slower

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Tenuto (ten.)

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Slightly lengthen and sustain the note

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Cantabile

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With a singing tone

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What do we mean by articulation marks

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Marks that tell the player how to play the notes e.g. smoothly

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What do we mean by expression marks

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It tells a player what kind of feeling/mood to give the music

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What do we mean by register

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It tells the player at which octave to play

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What do we mean by tempor marks

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Tells the player what speed to play the music at

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Espressivo

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Expressively

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Grazioso

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Gracefully

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Molto

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Very

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8va

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Play the music an octave higher

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8vb

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Play the music an octave lower

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Adagio

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Slow

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Pause mark?

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Hold the note or rest a little longer than usual

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Allegretto

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Quite fast

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Vivace

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Fast and lively

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Name this articulation marks and what does it tell the player?

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Marcato (marc.)

Tells the player to play these notes in marked, accented way

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Name this articulation marks and what does it tell the player?

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Semi-staccato

Tells the player to play these notes halfway between legato and staccato

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Name this articulation marks and what does it tell the player?

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Semi-staccato

Tells the player to play these notes halfway between legato and staccato

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What does dolce (expression marks) tells a player what kind of feeling/mood to give the music?

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Sweetly

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What does leggiero (expression marks) tells a player what kind of feeling/mood to give the music?

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Lightly

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What does marziale (expression marks) tells a player what kind of feeling/mood to give the music?

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March-like

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What does tranquillo (expression marks) tells a player what kind of feeling/mood to give the music?

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Calmly

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What does vivo (expression marks) tells a player what kind of feeling/mood to give the music?

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Lively

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al, alla means?

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Like

49
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What does a tempo (tempo marks) tells a player what speed to play the music at?

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in tome or at the speed that the piece started

50
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What does con mean?

A

With

51
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What does da capo al fine (tempo marks) tells a player what speed to play the music at?

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Go back to the beginning and play until it says Fine

52
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What does fine mean?

A

The end

53
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What does e, ed mean?

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And

54
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What does ma mean?

A

but

55
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What does meno mean?

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Less

56
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What does mosso, moto mean?

A

Movement

57
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What does non mean?

A

Not

58
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What does poco mean?

A

Little

59
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What does più mean?

A

More

60
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What does this articulation mark mean?

fp

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Fortepiano

Play loudly, then immediately let the sound die away

61
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What does this articulation mark mean?

sf or sfz

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sfz: sforzando

Play the music with a heavy accent

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Define the expression mark:

animato

A

Play in an animated way

65
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Define the expression mark:

brio

A

Brilliantly

66
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Define the expression mark:

giocoso

A

Playfully

67
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Define the expression mark:

largo

A

Slow and broad

68
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Define the expression mark:

maestoso

A

Majestically

69
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Define the expression mark:

pesante

A

Heavily

70
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Define the tempo mark:

accelerando

A

Speed up

71
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Define assai

A

Very

72
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What does ben mean?

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Well

e.g. ben marcato - well accented

73
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What does con moto mean?

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With movement (quite fast)

74
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What does l’istesso mean?

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The same

75
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What does primo mean?

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The first

e.g. tempo primo- at the first speed of the piece

76
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What does sempre mean?

A

Always

77
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What does senza mean?

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Without

78
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What does simile (sim.) mean?

A

Play in a similar way

79
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What does subito mean?

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Suddenly

80
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What does troppo mean?

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Too much

e.g. ma non troppo- but not too much

81
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How would you recognise a strophic form?

A

Easily recognisable because the same music is used for a number of verses (with different words)

82
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How would you recognise the verse and refrain form?

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Similar to strophic in which it uses the same music for a number of different verses but it also has an unchanging chorus between each verse

83
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How would you recognise binary form?

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Also known as AB form

Two sections A and B, each is usually repeated e.g. AABB

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85
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What does con pedale mean?

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Player should play with the pedal (usually the right hand one)

86
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What does senza pedale mean?

A

The player should play without using the pedal

87
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What does una corda mean?

A

Player should play with the left pedla down

This makes the sound quieter than usual

88
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What does tre corde mean?

A

Player should release the left pedal

89
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What does arpeggiando mean?

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Quickly spread out the notes of a chord (from bottom to top)

90
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What does this symbol mean?

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Arpeggiando

Quickly spread out the notes of a chord (from bottom to top usually)

91
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What does this symbol mean?

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Con pedale - player should play with pedal (usually the right hand one)

92
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What does this symbol mean?

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The music for tenor voice is written an octave higher than it sounds

93
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What is another name for Acciaccatura?

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Grace note

94
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What is an acciaccatura

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A note performed as quickly as possible before an essential note of a melody

95
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What is an appoggiatura?

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A note that takes half of its written time value

96
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Name this ornament

A

Upper mordent

97
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What is an upper mordent

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Type of ornament that is made up of three notes, starting on the main note, going up to the note above and then back to the main note again

98
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Name this ornament?

A

Lower mordent

99
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What is a lower mordent?

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Type of ornament that is made up of three notes, starting on the main note, going down to the note below and then back to the main note again

100
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What note does the trill start on?

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Starts on the note above

101
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What does grave mean?

A

Very slow and solemn

102
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What does larghetto ​mean?

A

Slowly but not as slowly as largo

103
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What does niente ​mean?

A

Nothing

104
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What does quasi ​mean?

A

Like, as if

105
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What does rubato ​mean?

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let the tempo ebb and flow within the structure of the piece

106
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What does secondo ​mean?

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Second

107
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What does stringendo ​mean?

A

Push the speed on (accelerate)

108
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What does tempo giusto ​mean?

A

In strict time

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