Take 5 common performance directions Flashcards

1
Q

a capella

A

unaccompanied (voices)

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2
Q

agitato

A

agitated

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3
Q

alla

A

in the manner of

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4
Q

amoroso

A

lovingly

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5
Q

anima, con anima

A

soulfully

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6
Q

animato

A

animated

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7
Q

appassionato

A

passionately

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8
Q

arco

A

use the bow (string players)

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9
Q

assai

A

very

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10
Q

attacca

A

go straight on

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11
Q

bravura

A

boldness

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12
Q

brillante

A

brilliant

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13
Q

brioso, con brio

A

with vigour

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14
Q

cantabile

A

in a singing style

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15
Q

coda

A

an ending to the music

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16
Q

col, coll, con

A

with

17
Q

da

A

from

18
Q

da capo

A

from the beginning

19
Q

dolce

A

sweetly

20
Q

dolente

A

sadly

21
Q

dolore

A

sorrow

22
Q

espressivo

A

with expression

23
Q

fine

A

end

24
Q

forza

A

force

25
Q

fuoco

A

fire

26
Q

furioso

A

furiously

27
Q

giocoso

A

playfully

28
Q

giusto

A

proper, exact

29
Q

glissando

A

sliding

30
Q

granioso

A

grandly

31
Q

grave

A

solemn

32
Q

grazioso

A

gracefully

33
Q

lacrimoso

A

sadly, tearfully

34
Q

legato

A

smoothly

35
Q

leggiero

A

lightly

36
Q

lugubre

A

doleful, mournful

37
Q

lunga pausa

A

long pause