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Unit 4 Terms Flashcards

0
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A Due

A

Two Together

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A Capella

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Unaccompanied Voices

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Al Fine

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To the end

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Am steg

Bridge

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On the bridge

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4
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Anacrusis

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One or more unstressed notes before the first bar line of a piece or passage

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Aperto

Open

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Open, referring to open notes or open pipes

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Appogiatura

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A grace note performed before a note of the melody and falling on the beat

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Arco

Archery

A

The bow, or use the bow

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Attaca

Continue_______

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Continue without pause

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Barcarolle

To—– or St——–

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Tottering, Staggering

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Battuta

A

Measure, Bar

Beat, especially accented first beat of measure

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Bemolle

Not Sharp

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Flat

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Berceuse

What songs can put you to sleep?

A

Lullaby

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13
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Breve

A

Two whole notes

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Cadenza

A

A brilliant often florid solo, usually at the end of a movement or piece

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15
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Caesura

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Pause

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16
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Chiuso

Cl—-

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Closed

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17
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Coda

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End, Concluding passage

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18
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Col Legno

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Playing with the wood of the bow

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19
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Colla Parte

A

Follow the soloist part, especially with the regard of the tempo

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Come Prima

Like — —– time

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Like the first time

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Coperto

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Covered, muted

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22
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Court

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Short, brief, concise

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23
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Cuivre

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Produce a forced brassy tone

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24
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Da Capo

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From the beginning

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25
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Dal segno

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From the sign

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Dampfer

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Mute

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27
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Diese, diesis

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Sharp

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Divisi

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Indicating separate parts when there is usually only one

29
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Doppio

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Double, twofold, twice

30
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Dur

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harsh or rough

31
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Einleiten

To ———

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to introduce

32
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Enchainez

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Connect, go on directly

33
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Etwas

A

Somewhat

34
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Fine

A

End

35
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Immer

A

Always, constantly in the same tempo

36
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Loco

A

Return to normal position

37
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Lunga

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Long Sustained

38
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Moll

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Minor

39
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Molto

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Very Much

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Muta

A

indication for a change of tuning, in harps and timpanis

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Non troppo

A

Not too much

42
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Ohne

A

Without

43
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Opus

A

Work

44
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Ossia

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Or, Or else, Indicating an alternate version

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Otez

A

Remove, stop using

46
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Pavillons en l’air

A

with bells raised

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Petit

A

Small, Soft

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Peu

A

Little, a little

49
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Pizzicato

A

Plucked

50
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Poco

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Little, a bit

51
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Ponticello

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Close to the bridge, producing a nasal, brittle tone.

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Quasi

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Almost, as if

53
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Ripieno

A

In organs, a mixture stop

In concerto grosso, the full orchestra

54
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Sans

A

Without

55
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Scordatura

A

Deliberate change in tuning

56
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Sec, Secco

A

Plain, Simple

57
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Segue

A

Continue without pause

58
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Sehr

A

Very

59
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Sempre

A

Always, continually, throughout

60
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Senza

A

Without

61
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Simile

A

Similar in like manner

62
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Sordino, sourdine

A

Muted or Dampered

63
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Subito

A

Sudden

64
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Sul tasto, sur la touche

A

On the fingerboard

65
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Sur le chevalet

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Over the Bridge

66
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Tacet

A

Be silent, where the marking to the instrument is omitted

67
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Takt

A

Measure, bar

68
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Ton bouche

A

Same as, with stopping

69
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Tutti

A

All, total

70
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V.S.

A

Turn the page quickly

71
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Vide

A

Open

Conducting Terms (3 decks)

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