music theory Flashcards

1
Q

A Cappella

A

Unaccompanied vocal music

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2
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Accelerando

A

Gradually faster

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3
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Acciaccatura

A

Lean on

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4
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Adagio

A

Slow

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5
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Adagietto

A

Rather slow

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6
Q

Adagissimo

A

Very slow

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7
Q

Affrettando

A

Hurrying, pressing onwards

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8
Q

Agitato

A

Agitated

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9
Q

Alla Breve

A

two minim beats

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10
Q

Allargando

A

Getting slower,, bigger tone

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11
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Allegro

A

Lively, fast

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12
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Allegretto

A

Rather lively (but less so than Allegro)

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13
Q

Andante

A

Moderate pace

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14
Q

Anima

A

Soul, with deep feeling

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15
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Animato

A

Animated

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16
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A piacere

A

At pleasure

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17
Q

Appoggiatura

A

Grace note

18
Q

Arco

A

string players to resume use of bow

19
Q

Assai

A

Very

20
Q

A tempo

A

In time, resume normal speed

21
Q

Attacca

A

Go on at once

22
Q

Ben

A

Well

23
Q

Bewegt

A

With movement

24
Q

Breit

A

Broad

25
Q

Bravura

A

Boldness and spirit

26
Q

Brillante

A

Brilliant

27
Q

Brio

A

Vigour

28
Q

Calando

A

Decreasing both tone and speed

29
Q

Canabile/ Cantando

A

In a singing style

30
Q

Capo

A

From the beginning

31
Q

Coda

A

A passage added at the end of a movement to make a satisfactory finish

32
Q

Col legno

A

A direction to string players to use wood of the bow

33
Q

Colla parte

A

A direction to the accompanist

34
Q

Colla voce

A

To follow the sole instrument or voice

35
Q

Come

A

As

36
Q

Come prima

A

As at first

37
Q

Come sopra

A

As above

38
Q

Comodo

A

Convenient (linked with tempo), at a convenient place

39
Q

con

A

with

40
Q

Con sordino

A

with the mute,

41
Q

Crescendo

A

becoming gradually louder