Advanced Flashcards
(76 cards)
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Dolente
A
Sad
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Con sordino
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With mute
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Giocoso
A
Humorous, jocose
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Grandioso
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Grand, grandiose
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Largamente
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Broadly
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L’istesso tempo
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The same tempo
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Martellato
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Strongly accented, hammered
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Mesto
A
Sad, mournful
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Morendo
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Dying, fading away
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Pesante
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Weighty, with emphasis
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Pizzicato
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For stringed instruments: pluck the string instead of bowing
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Primo, prima
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First; the upper part of a duet
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Quindicesima alta (15ma)
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Two octaves higher
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Risoluto
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Resolute
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Ritenuto, riten.
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Suddenly slow, held back
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Scherzando
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Playful
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Secondo, seconda
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Second; second or lower part of a duet
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Semplice
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Simple
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Sforzando, sf, sfz
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A sudden strong accent of a single net or chord
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Simile
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Continue in the same manner as has just been indicated
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Sonore
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Sonorous
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Sopra
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Above
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Sostenuto
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Sustained
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Sotto voce
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Soft, subdued, under the breath
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Stringendo
Pressing, become faster
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Subito
Suddenly
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Tacet
Be silent
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Tutti
A passage for the ensemble
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Vivo
Lively
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Volta
Time (for example, prima Volta, first time; secondary volta, second time)
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Volti subito, vs.
Turn the page quickly
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Chord type - cluster
A chord consisting of a least three adjacent notes of a scale
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Chord type - polychord
A combination of two or more different chords
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Chord type - quartal chord
A chord built on a series of 4ths
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Chord types - seventh (7th) chord
A chord consisting of a root, a third, a fifth, and a seventh
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Chord type - Triad
A chord consisting of a root, a third, and a fifth
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Cédez
Yield; Hold the tempo back
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Léger
Light, lightly
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Lentement
Slowly
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Modéré
At a moderate tempo
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Mouvement
Tempo; motion
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Vite
Fast
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Bewegt
Moving
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Langsam
Slow; slowly
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Mässig
Moderate, moderately
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Mit Ausdruck
With expression
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Sehr
Very
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Schnell
Fast
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Ad libitum, ad. Lib.
At the liberty of the performer
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Agitato
Agitated
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Allargando, allarg.
Broadening, becoming slower
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Arco
For stringed instruments: resume bowing after a pizzicato passage
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Attacca
Proceed without a break
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Calando
Becoming slower and softer
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Comodo
At a comfortable, easy tempo
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Con fuoco
With fire
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Con grazia
With grace
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Accelerando, accel.
Becoming quicker
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Alla, all'
In the manner of
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Animato
Lively, animated
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Assai
Much, very much (for example: allegro assai, very fast)
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Ben, bene
Well (for example: ben marcato, well marked)
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Brillante
Brilliant
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Col, coll', colla, colle
With (for example: coll'ottava, with an added octave)
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Con
With
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Con brio
With vigor, spirit
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Con expression
With expression
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Con moto
With movement
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E, ed.
And
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Espressivo, espress.
Expressive, with expression
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Fortepiano, fp
Loud, then suddenly soft
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Grave
Slow and solemn
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Leggerio
Light, nimble, quick
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Loco
Return to normal register
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Ma
But (ma non troppo, but not too much)
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Meno mosso
Less movement, slower
