Vocabulary Flashcards
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al,alla
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to the , in the manner of, Alla marcia in style of March
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a
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at,to,by,for,in the style of
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allargando
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getting a little slower and probably a little louder
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andantino
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slightly faster than andante or slower
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assai
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very or very quick
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con,col
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with
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dolce
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sweet, soft
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e,ed
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and
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expressivo
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expressive
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Fp=forte piano
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loud then soft suddenly
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giocoso
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playful, merry
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grave
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very slow, solemn
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gracioso
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graceful
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larghetto
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rather slow
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largo
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slow, stately
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ma
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but
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maestoso
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majestic
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meno
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less
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molto
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very, much
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mosso, molto
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movement
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non
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not
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Piu
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more
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presto
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fast faster than allegro
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senza
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without
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sF, sFz= storzando
forced, accented
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simile or sim
in the same way
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sostenuto
sustained
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troppo
too much non troppo non to much
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tenuto
held
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vivace, vivo
lively, quick
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Accelerando or accel
Gradually getting quicker
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Adagio
Slow
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Allegretto
Fairly quick but not as fast as allegro
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Allegro
Fast
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Andante
At a medium walking speed
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Cantabile
In a singing style
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Crescendo
Gradually getting louder
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Da capo
Repeat from the beginning
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De crescendo
Gradually getting quieter
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Diminuendo
Gradually getting quieter
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Fine
The end
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F forte
loud
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FF fortissimo
Very loud
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Legato
Smoothly
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Lento
Slow
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Mezzo
Half
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mF mezzo forte
Moderately loud
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mP mezzo piano
Moderately quiet
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Moderato
Moderately
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p piano
Quiet
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pp. pianissimo
Very quiet
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Poco
A little
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Rallentando
Gradually getting slower
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Ritardando
Gradually getting slower
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Ritenuto
Held back
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Staccato
Detached
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Tempo
Speed, time
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Adagietto
Rather slow
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Ad libitum, ad lib
At choice meaning that a passage may be played freely agitated
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Alla breve
With a minim beat, equivilant to 2
| 2
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Amore
Love
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Anima
Soul, spirit
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Animato
Animated, lively
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Ben
Well
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Brio
Vigour
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Comodo
Convenient
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Delicato
Delicate
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Energico
Energetic
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Forza
Force
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Largamente
Broadly
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Leg giro
Light, nimble
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Moscato or Marc
Emphatic, accented
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Subito
Suddenly
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Marziale
In a military style
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Mesto
Sad
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Pesante
Heavy
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Prima, primo
First
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Risoluto
Bold, strong
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Ritmico
Rhythmically
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Rubato, tempo rubato
With some freedom of time
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Triste, tristamente
Sad, sorrowful
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Volta
Time
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Scherzando, scherzoso
Playful, joking
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Tranquillo
Calm
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Seconda, secondo
Second
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Sempre
Always
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Stringendo
Gradually getting faster
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Deciso
With determination
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Tanto
So much
