All Flashcards by David O'Dowda

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Term

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Definition

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Adagio

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Slowly

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Allegro

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Fast, lively

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Andante

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At a walking pace

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Cantabile

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In a singing style

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Crescendo

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Gradually getting louder

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Da Capo (D.C.)

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From the beginning

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Dal Segno (D.S.)

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From the sign

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Decrescendo

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Gradually getting quieter

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Diminuendo

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Gradually getting quieter

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Forte

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Loud

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Fortissimo

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Very loud

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Legato

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Smoothly

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Moderato

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At a moderate speed

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Piano

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Quiet

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Pianissimo

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Very quiet

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Rallentando

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Gradually getting slower

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Ritardando

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Gradually getting slower

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Staccato

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Detached

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Tempo

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Speed

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Vivace

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Lively, quick

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A tempo

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Return to the original speed

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Accelerando

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Gradually getting faster

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Allegretto

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Fairly quick

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Con brio

With spirit

Espressivo

Expressively

Fine

The end

Forte-piano (fp)

Loud, then immediately quiet

Marcato

Emphatic, accented

Mezzo forte

Moderately loud

Mezzo piano

Moderately quiet

Molto

Very

Poco

A little

Presto

Very fast

Sempre

Always

Sostenuto

Sustained

Tenuto

Held

Subito

Suddenly

Lento

Slow

Grave

Very slow, solemn

Maestoso

Majestically

Pesante

Heavy

Con moto

With movement

Animato

Animated, lively

Giocoso

Playfully

Tranquillo

Calm

Allargando

Broadening, getting slower and louder

Assai

Very

Attacca

Go straight on

Brillante

Brilliant

Con forza

With force

Con spirito

With spirit

Dolce

Sweetly

Energico

Energetically

Grazioso

Gracefully

Leggiero

Light, nimble

Ma

But

Meno

Less

Mosso

Movement

Non

Not

Più

More

Quasi

As if

Scherzando

Playfully, jokingly

Simile

In the same way

Stringendo

Gradually getting faster

Tanto

So much

Troppo

Too much

Vivo

Lively