All Musical Terms Flashcards
(127 cards)
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accelerando, accel.
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becoming quicker
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accent
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a stressed note
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ad libitum, ad lib.
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at the performer’s liberty or will
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adagio
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slow
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agitato
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agitated
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alla, all’
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in the manner of
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allargando, allarg.
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getting slower
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allegretto
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fast, but slower than allegro
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allegro
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fast
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andante
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moderately slow
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andantino
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slightly faster than andante
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animato
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animated
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arco
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on a bowed string instrument, return bowing after a pizzicato passage
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a tempo
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return to original tempo
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attacca
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proceed without break
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ben, bene
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well
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bewegt
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moving
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calando
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becoming slower and softer
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cantabile
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in a singing style
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cedez
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yield the tempo
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col, coll’, colla, colle
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with
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comodo
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at a comfortable easy tempo
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con
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with
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con brio
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with vigor
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con espressione
with expression
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con fuoco
with fire
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con grazia
with grace
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con moto
with motion
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con sordino
with mute
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crescendo
becoming louder
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da capo, D.C.
from the beginning
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dal segno, D.S.
from the sign
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D.C. al Fine
Repeat from the beginning and end at 'Fine'
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decrescendo, decresc.
becoming softer
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diminuendo, dim.
becoming softer
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dolce
sweet
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dolente
sad
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e, ed
and
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espressivo, espress.
expressive
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fine
the end
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forte
loud
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fortepiano
loud then suddenly soft
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fortissimo
very loud
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giocoso
humorous
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grandioso
grand
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grave
slow and solemn
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grazioso
graceful
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langsam
slowly
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largamente
broadly
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larghetto
slow, but not as slow as largo
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largo
very slow
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legato
smooth
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leger
light
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leggiero
light
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lentement
slowly
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lento
slow
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l'istesso tempo
the same tempo
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loco
return to the normal register
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ma
but
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maestoso
majestic
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mano destra, m.d.
right hand
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mano sinistra, m.s.
left hand
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marcato
marked or stressed
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martellato
strongly accented
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massig
moderate
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meno
less
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meno mosso
less movement
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mesto
sad
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mezzo forte
moderately loud
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mezzo piano
moderately soft
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mit Ausdruck
with expression
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moderato
at a moderate tempo
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modere
at a moderate tempo
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molto
much
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morendo
dying, fading away
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mouvement
tempo, motion
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non
not
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ottava, 8va
the interval of an octave
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pedale, ped.
pedal
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pesante
weighty, with emphasis
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pianissimo
very soft
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piano
soft
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piu
more
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piu mosso
more movement
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pizzicato
to pluck strings instead of bowing
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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
upper part of a duet
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quasi
almost
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quindicesima alta, 15ma
2 octaves higher
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rallentando, rall.
slowing down
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risoluto
resolute
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ritardando, rit.
gradually slowing down
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ritenuto, riten.
suddenly slower, held back
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rubato
with freedom of tempo
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scherzando
playful
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schnell
fast
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secondo, seconda
lower part of a duet
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sehr
very
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semplice
simple
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sempre
always, continuously
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senza
without
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sforzando, sf, sfz
sudden strong accent on a note or chord
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simile
continue in the same manner as has just been indicated
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sonore
sonorous
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sopra
above
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sostenuto
sustained
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sotto voce
subdued
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spiritoso
spirited
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staccato
detached
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stringendo
pressing
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subito
suddenly
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tacet
be silent
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tempo
speed at which music is played
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Tempo primo (Tempo I)
return to original tempo
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tranquillo
quiet, tranquil
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tre corde
release left pedal
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troppo
to much
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tutti
a passage for the ensemble
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vite
fast
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una corda
depress the left pedal
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vivace
lively
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vivo
lively
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volta
time
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volti subito, v.s.
turn the page quickly
