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Flashcards in CAPMT full vocab Deck (17)
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a tempo

A

Return to the original tempo

1
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8va

A

Play an octave higher or lower than written

2
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Accelerando

A

Gradually faster

3
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Accent

A

Play with emphasis

4
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Accidetals

A

Sharps, flats, or naturals appearing in front of specific notes

5
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Adagio

A

Slowly

6
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Alberti bass

A

An accompaniment pattern using a broken 3-note chord played bottom, top, middle, top

7
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Alla breve

A

Indicates a tempo with the half note getting the beat (cut time)

8
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Allargando

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Becoming slower and often louder, usually at the climax

9
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Allegretto

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A little slower than allegro

10
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Allegro

A

A fast tempo

11
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Andante

A

A walking tempo

12
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Andantino

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A little faster than andante, but originally a little slower

13
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Animatio

A

Lively, animated

14
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Appoggiatura

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A non-harmonic tone often played on the beat, resolving stepwise and usually written as a small note

15
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Arpeggiated chord

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A chord preceded by a wavy vertical line, indicating that it should be played one note at a time, bottom to top

16
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Articulation

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The various ways notes are executed, such as legato and stacatto