All Italian Terms (Q1 Requirement) Flashcards
(40 cards)
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allegro
A
fast
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andante
A
walking pace
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largo
A
very slow and broad
4
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moderato
A
moderately
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presto
A
very fast
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ritardando (rit.)
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gradually slower
7
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ritenuto
A
immediately slower
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accelerando (accel.)
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gradually faster
9
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pianissimo (pp)
A
very soft
10
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piano (p)
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soft
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mezzo piano (mp)
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medium soft
12
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mezzo forte (mf)
A
medium loud
13
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forte (f)
A
loud
14
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fortissimo (ff)
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very loud
15
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crescendo (cresc.)
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gradually louder
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diminuendo (dim.)
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gradually softer
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fortepiano (fp)
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loud, then immediately soft
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legato
A
notes played smoothly and connected
19
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tutti
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together, performed by the entire group
20
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staccato
A
shortened and sharply separated notes
21
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vibrato
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a rapid repeated slight change in the pitch of a note
22
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Fine
A
the end of a piece
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Coda
A
the concluding passage of a piece
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Da Capo (D.C.)
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repeat from the beginning
25
Dal Segno (D.S.)
repeat from the sign
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con moto
with movement
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dolce
sweet
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espressivo
expressive
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grazioso
graceful
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maestoso
majestic
31
sostenuto
sustained, held out
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tranquillo
calm
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con
with
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meno
less
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molto
very
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piu
more
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poco
little
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senza
without
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simile
in a similar way
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subito
suddenly
