All vocab Flashcards
(97 cards)
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accelerando
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gradually increasing tempo
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ad libitum
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at pleasure, at will
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adagio
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slowly
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agogic accent
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stretching for accent, tension, or stress
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allargando
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becoming broader, slowing
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allegretto
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moderately fast
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allegro
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lively, brisk, rapid
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andante
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moderatley slow
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andantino
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a little slower than andante
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assai
A
very
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caesura
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a break in the musical line (train tracks)
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cantabile
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vocal style, sung
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cantando
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sung smooth and flowing
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con brio
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with fire and dash
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con moto
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with motion
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crescendo
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increasing in loudness
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diminuendo
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gradually becoming softer
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dolce
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sweetly
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doppio valore
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twice as slow
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espresssio
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expressively
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fermata
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hold for expressive tension
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feroce
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wildly, fiercely
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forte
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loud
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fortissimo
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extremely loud
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fuoco
with fire
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grave
heavy, serious, slow
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grazia
gracefully, elegantly
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graziosos
gracefully, elegantly
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ictus
point of beat
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langasm
slow
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larghetto
a little faster than largo
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largo
very slow
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legato
smooth and connected
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leggiero
light, airy
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lento
slowly
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maestoso
majestic, dignified
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marcato
stressed, emphasized
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marcia
march style
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meno
less
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mezzo
half
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moderato
moderate tempo
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modéré
moderate tempo
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molto
much, very
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mosso
movement
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non troppo
not too much
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nuance
subtle expressive changes in a musical phrase
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ostinato
repeating musical pattern or bass line
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pesante
heavy, ponderous, firm, vigorous
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pianissimo
very soft
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piano
softly
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piú
more
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pizzicato
plucked
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pochissimo
very little
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poco
little
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prestissimo
as fast as possible
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presto
fast, rapid
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quasi
nearly
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rallentando
growing slower
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recitative
free of tempo and rhythm, vocal declamation
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retenu
held back
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ritardando
gradually slowing
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ritenuto
held back
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ritmico
rhythmically
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rubato
phrasing give and take, shading of tempo
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scherzando
playfully, lightly
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schmachtend
languishing
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sempre
always
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sforzando
sudden emphasis
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simile
in a similar manner
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smorzando
dying away
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soli
several players on a part
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solo
one player on a part
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sostenuto
sustained
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sotto voce
soft voice
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spiccato
bouncing of bow, off the strings, staccato
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staccatissimo
very separated, very detached
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staccato
separated, detached
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stringendo
becoming faster
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subito
suddenly, immediate
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tak
beat, regal measurement of time
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tempo primo
original tempo
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tenuto
stretched, sustained, held back
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tessitura
range within which most notes lie
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tranquillo
calmly, quietly
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tres
very
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troppo
too much
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tutti
all
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valse
waltz
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vivace
very fast
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vivo
spirited
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arco
with the bow
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col legno
with wood side of bow
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double stop
playing two pitches at the same time on a bowed string instrument
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ossia
an alternative passage which may be played instead of the original passage.
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senza
without
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sordino
mute
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sul ponticello
to play at the bridge
