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Words for CM 2017 Flashcards

1
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andantino

A

a little faster than andante

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allegretto

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A little slower than allegro

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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

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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

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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

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Little

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16
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una corda

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apply the soft-pedal ( pedal on the left )

17
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accelerando , accel

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gradually faster, accelerate tempo

18
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animato

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animated, with spirit

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con

A

with

20
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con brio

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with brilliance

21
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con moto

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with motion

22
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largo

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stately , broadly, dignified, very slow, slower than adagio

23
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tranquillo

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peacefully, tranquil, calm

24
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vivo

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brisk, lively

25
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arpeggio

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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

26
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ostinato

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short musical pattern that is repeated throughout a composition or section of a composition

27
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enharmonic

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pitches that are the same but named or spelled differently, such as C sharp and D flat

28
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mordant

A

“he is dead”

29
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appoggiatura

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Italian : to lean ( two notes )

30
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turn

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to turn around the note

31
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trill

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symbolized by a cursive tr

balalala

32
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parallel Major and minor

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keys sharing the same tonic note

33
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transposition

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The act of performing or writing a musical work in a key other is in the key in which it was originally written

34
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meter

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The arrangement of beats into groups of equal size and with the regular recurring accents

35
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imitation

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statement of a motive in another voice or hand

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