Advanced Rudiments Terms Flashcards
(150 cards)
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a tempo
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Return to the original speed/tempo
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acciaccatura
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A grace note or a crushed note, played on the beat
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accelerando (accel.)
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Gradually becoming faster
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accent
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A stressed note; play this note louder than the dynamic marking indicates
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Adagio
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Very slowly (slower than Andante, but not as slow as Largo)
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ad libitum (ad lib.)
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At the liberty of the performer
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agitato
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Excited, agitated
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alla (all’)
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In the style, manner of…
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Alla Marcia
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In the style of a march
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Allargando (allarg.)
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Gradually becoming slower, broadening
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Allegretto
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Fairly lively (not as fast as Allegro)
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Allegro
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Lively, quick, bright (fast)
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Andante
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At a walking pace, moderately slow
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Andantino
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A little faster than Andante
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animato, animoso
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Animated, spirited, lively
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arco
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Return to playing with the bow on a stringing instrument, after a pizzicato section
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assai
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Much, very much
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attaca
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Proceed without a break
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Ausdrucksvoll
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With expression
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ben, bene
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Well, much
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bewegt
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Moving, agitated
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brillante
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Brilliantly
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calando
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Gradually becoming slower and softer
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cantabile
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In a singing style
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cédez
Hold back the tempo, yield
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chord
Three or more pitches sounding at the same time
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colla, colle (col, coll')
With
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coll' 8va
Play these notes in octaves
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comodo, commodo
At a moderate, comfortable speed
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con
With
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con brio
With vigour, spirit
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con espressione
With expression
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con fuoco
With fire
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con grazia
'with grace'; in a graceful or elegant style
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con moto
With motion/movement
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con pedale (con ped.) (Ped.)
With the damper pedal
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con sordino (con sord.)
To be played with the mute (string instruments, bass instruments)
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Crescendo (cresc.)
Gradually becoming louder
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Da Capo (D.C.)
Repeat from the beginning
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Da Capo al Fine
Repeat from the beginning and end at Fine
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Dal Segno (D.S.)
Repeat from the sign
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decrescendo (decresc.)
Gradually becoming softer
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diminuendo (dim.)
Gradually becoming softer
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dolce
Sweetly, gentle
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dolente
sad, sorrowfully
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dur
major
Ex: C dur, C major
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e, ed
And
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enharmonic
two notes which are spelled differently but sound the same (Ex. F# is the enharmonic of Gb)
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espressivo (espress.)
Expressively
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Fermata (ferrarra before correction......?)
Pause; hold this note (or rest) longer than its note-value indicates
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Fine
The end
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forte
Loud
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fortepiano
Loud, then immediately soft
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fortissimo
Very loud
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giocoso
Gaily, humorously, playfully
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Grave
Solemnly, slowly
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Grandioso
Grandly
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Grazioso
Graceful
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Langsam
Slowly
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Largemente
In a broad, dignified manner
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Larghetto
Rather slow (not as slow as Largo)
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Largo
Very slow and broad (slower than Adagio)
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Lebhaft
Lively
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legato
Smoothly connected
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léger
Lightly
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leggiero
Lightly, nimble, quick
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Lentement (French)
Slowly
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Lento
Slow
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l'istesso tempo
In the same time
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loco
As written (return to normal register - usually follows 8va)
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ma
But
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Maestoso
Majestically
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M.D. (mano destra)
With the right hand
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M.M.
Maelzel's Metronome. This sign, with a note and number following indicates the number of beats played per minute. Example: the tempo is the value of 80 quarter notes per minute.
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M.S. (mano sinistra)
With the left hand
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marcato
Well marked, accented
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martellato
Strongly accented, hammered
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mässig
Moderately
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meno
Less
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meno mosso
Less movement, slower
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mesto
Sadly, mournfully
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mezzo forte
Moderately loud (a little softer than forte)
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mezzo piano
Moderately soft (a little louder than piano)
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mit
With
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mit Ausdruck
With expression
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Moderato
At a moderate speed
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Modéré
At a moderate speed
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moll
Minor. Ex: C moll, C minor
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molto
Much, very
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morendo
Dying away
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Mouvement
Tempo; motion
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non
Not
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non troppo
Not too much
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ottava (8va)
The interval of an octave
See pg 141 for examples
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pesante
Heavily, with emphasis
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pedale (ped.)
Pedal
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pianissimo
Very soft
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piano
Soft
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più
More
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più mosso
More movement, quicker
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pizzicato (pizz.)
To be plucked with the fingers (string instruments)
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poco
Little
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poco a poco
Little by little
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Prestissimo
As fast as possible
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Presto
Very fast
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Primo, Prima
First; the upper part of a duet
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quasi
As if, like, almost
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quindicesima alta (15ma)
Play the notes two octaves higher than written
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rallentando (rall.)
Gradually becoming slower
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repeat signs
Repeat the music between the repeat signs
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ritardando (rit., ritard.)
Gradually becoming slower
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ritenuto (riten.)
Suddenly slower, held back
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rubato, Tempo rubato
A free, flexible tempo used to enhance musical expression, that can speed up or slow down; 'robbed time'
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ruhig
Quiet, calm
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scherzando
Playfully
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Schnell
Fast
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Secondo, Seconda
Second part; the lower part of a duet
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sehr
Very
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semplice
Simply
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sempre
Always
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senza
Without
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sforzando, sforzato
To be played with a strong accent on a single note or chord
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simile
To be played in a similar or like manner
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slur
A line drawn over (or under) two or more notes, indicating that they are to be played legato
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sonore
Loud and full in sound, sonorous
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sopra
Above
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sostenuto
Sustained
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sotto voce
'under the breath'; in a subdued manner
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spiritoso
Spirited
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staccato
Play the notes short, separated or detached
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strepitoso
Boisterously, noisily
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stringendo (string.)
Increasing in speed, hurrying
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subito (sub.)
Suddenly
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sul ponticello
To be played near the bridge (string instruments)
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tacet
Silent
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tempo
The speed at which the music is to be played
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Tempo Primo (Tempo I)
Return to the original speed (usually follows a ritardando or rallentando)
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Tempo Rubato
A free, flexible tempo used to enhance musical expression, that can speed up or slow down; 'robbed time'
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tenuto
Sustain the note for its full value
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tie
Hold for the combined value of both notes
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tranquillo
Calmly, quietly, tranquilly
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tre corde
"Three strings", an indication to release the soft pedal on the piano
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troppo
Too much
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Tutti
All instruments playing at once, an ensemble passage
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una corda
"One string", an indication to depress the soft pedal on the piano
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Vivace
Lively, spirited, brisk
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Vivo
Lively, spirited
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Vite
Fast
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volta
Time; example: prima volta, first time
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volti subito (V.S.)
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