G3 Terms Flashcards
(56 cards)
1
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sforzando
A
a strong accent;
sudden increase in volume
2
Q
A
octave number
8 or 15 above/below a clef raises/lowers the intended pitch range by 1 or 2 octaves respectively
(not neutral clefs)
5
Q
largamente
A
broadly
6
Q
larghetto
A
rather broadly
7
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prestissimo
A
extremely fast,
or as fast as possible
8
Q
calando
A
getting softer and slower
9
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forte-piano
A
loud then immediately soft
10
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con moto
A
with movement
11
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morendo
A
dying away
13
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agitato
A
with agitation
14
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attacca
A
go on at once
15
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animato
A
with animation
16
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tranquillo
A
calmly
17
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con anima
A
with feeling
18
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con brio
A
with spirit
19
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con grazia
A
with grace
20
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con forza
A
with force
21
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dolce
A
soft and sweet
22
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risoluto
A
with resolution
23
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ben marcato
A
well marked
24
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main droite
M.D.
A
right hand
25
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main gauche
M.G.
A
left hand
26
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ad libitum
A
at pleasure, quite freely
27
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opus
A
a work or group of works
28
***une corda***
with the soft pedal;
## Footnote
literally, with one string
29
***tre corda***
release the soft pedal;
## Footnote
literally, with three strings
30
***loco***
at the normal pitch;
## Footnote
generally after playing an octave higher/lower
31
***M.M.***
***"Maelzel's metronome"***
means there are to be 120 crotchets to the minute
## Footnote
(The metronome is an apparatus which can be adjusted to beat time at various speeds. Maelzel is usually considered the inventor, and Beethoven probably the first composer to mark his compositions with metronome speeds.)
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broadly
***largamente***
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rather broadly
***larghetto***
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extremely fast,
or as fast as possible
***prestissimo***
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loud then immediately soft
***forte-piano***
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a strong accent;
## Footnote
sudden increase in volume
***sforzando***
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with movement
***con moto***
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getting softer and slower
***calando***
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dying away
***morendo***
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with agitation
***agitato***
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go on at once
***attacca***
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with animation
***animato***
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calmly
***tranquillo***
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with feeling
***con anima***
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with spirit
***con brio***
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with grace
***con grazia***
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with force
***con forza***
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soft and sweet
***dolce***
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with resolution
***risoluto***
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well marked
***ben marcato***
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octave number;
## Footnote
8 or 15 above/below a clef raises/lowers the intended pitch range by 1 or 2 octaves respectively
(not neutral clefs)
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right hand
***main droite***
***M.D.***
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left hand
***main gauche***
***M.G.***
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with the soft pedal;
## Footnote
literally, with one string
***une corda***
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release the soft pedal;
## Footnote
literally, with three strings
***tre corda***
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at pleasure, quite freely
***ad libitum***
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at the normal pitch;
## Footnote
generally after playing an octave higher/lower
***loco***
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a work or group of works
***opus***
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means there are to be '120' 'crotchets' to the minute
## Footnote
The metronome is an apparatus which can be adjusted to beat time at various speeds. Maelzel is usually considered the inventor, and Beethoven probably the first composer to mark his compositions with metronome speeds.
***M.M.***
***"Maelzel's metronome"***
