Words for CM 2017 Flashcards
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andantino
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a little faster than andante
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allegretto
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A little slower than allegro
3
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presto
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very fast tempo
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cantabile
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in a singing style
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espressivo
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expressively
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leggiero
A
lightly
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subito
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suddenly
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_etto
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suffix meaning little or less
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_ino
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suffix meaning little or less
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articulation
A
various ways in which notes are executed, including, but not limited to, staccato and legato
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adagio
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slow tempo, slower than andante
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spiritoso
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spirited
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dolce
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sweetly
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molto
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much, very
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poco
A
Little
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una corda
A
apply the soft-pedal ( pedal on the left )
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accelerando , accel
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gradually faster, accelerate tempo
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animato
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animated, with spirit
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con
A
with
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con brio
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with brilliance
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con moto
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with motion
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largo
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stately , broadly, dignified, very slow, slower than adagio
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tranquillo
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peacefully, tranquil, calm
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vivo
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brisk, lively
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arpeggio
A broken cord in which the notes are performed melodically rather than harmonically. The arpeggio may be written out or indicated was a wavy line placed in front of a cord
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ostinato
short musical pattern that is repeated throughout a composition or section of a composition
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enharmonic
pitches that are the same but named or spelled differently, such as C sharp and D flat
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mordant
"he is dead"
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appoggiatura
Italian : to lean ( two notes )
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turn
to turn around the note
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trill
symbolized by a cursive tr
| balalala
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parallel Major and minor
keys sharing the same tonic note
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transposition
The act of performing or writing a musical work in a key other is in the key in which it was originally written
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meter
The arrangement of beats into groups of equal size and with the regular recurring accents
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imitation
statement of a motive in another voice or hand
