Terms Grade 2 Flashcards
1
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allargando
A
Broadening (getting a little slower and probably a little louder)
2
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allegro assai
A
Very quick
3
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andantino
A
Slightly faster than andante (but may also mean slightly slower)
4
Q
grave
A
Very slow, solemn
5
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larghetto
A
Rather slow (but not as slow as largo)
6
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largo
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Slow, stately
7
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presto
A
Fast (faster than allegro)
8
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vivace
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Lively and quickly
9
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vivo
A
Lively and quickly
10
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fp (fortepiano)
A
Loud then immediately soft
11
Q
sf, sfz (sforzando)
A
Forced, accented
12
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sforzato
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Forced, accented
13
Q
dolce
A
Sweet, soft
14
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espressivo (espress., espr.)
A
Expressive
15
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giocoso
A
Playful, merry
16
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grazioso
A
Graceful
17
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maestoso
A
Majestic
18
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sostenuto
A
Sustained
19
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tenuto
A
Held
20
Q
assai
A
Very
21
Q
con, col
A
With
22
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e, ed
A
And
23
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ma
A
But
24
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meno
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Less
25
molto
Very, much
26
mosso
Movement
27
moto
Movement
28
non
Not
29
pi
More
30
senza
Without
31
simile (sim.)
In the same way
32
troppo
Too much
33
non troppo
Not too much
34
a
at, to, by, for, in, in the style of
35
al, alla
to the, in the manner of
36
alla marcia
in the style of a march
37
meno mosso
Slower
38
con moto
With movement
