G4 - Italian terms Flashcards
(134 cards)
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a
A
at/to/by/for/in the style of
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accelerando (accel)
A
gradually getting faster
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ad libitum (ad lib.)
A
at choice
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adagietto
A
rather slow (faster than adagio)
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adagio
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slow
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affettuoso
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tenderly
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affrettando
A
hurrying
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agitato
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agitated
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al/alla
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to the/in the manner of
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alla breve
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2 minims per bar
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alla marcia
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in the style of a march
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allargando
A
broadening (getting slower & louder)
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allegretto
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rather fast (slower than allegro)
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amabile
A
amiable/pleasant
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allegro
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fast
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allegro assai
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very fast
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Amore
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love
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amoroso
A
loving
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andante
A
at medium (walking) speed
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andantino
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slightly faster than andante
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anima
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soul/spirit
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con anima
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with feeling
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animando
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becoming lively
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animato
A
animated/lively
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appassionato
with passion
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assai
very
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Ben
well
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brio
vigour
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con brio
with vigour
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calando
getting softer/dying away
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cantabile
in singing style
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cantando
singing
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come
as/similar to
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come prima
as before
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come sopra
as above
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comodo
convenient/comfortable
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tempo comodo
at comfortable (normal) speed
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con/cop
with
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crescendo (cresc.)
gradually getting louder
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da capo (D.C.)
repeat from beginning
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dal segno (D.S.)
repeat from the sign
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deciso
with determination
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decrescendo (decresc.)
gradually getting softer
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diminuendo (dim.)
gradually getting softer
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delicato
delicate
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dolce
sweet/soft
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e/ed
and
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energico
energetic
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espressione
expression
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con espressione
with expression
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espressivo (espress., espr.)
expressive
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forte
loud
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facile
easy
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fortissimo
very loud
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fine
the end
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forza
force
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fortepiano
loud, then immediately soft
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fuoco
fire
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giocoso
playful/merry
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giusto
proper/exact
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tempo giusto
in strict time
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grave
very slow, solemn
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grazioso
graceful
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l'istesso
the same
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l'istesso tempo
at the same speed
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largamente
broadly
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larghetto
rather slow (faster than largo)
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largo
slow, stately
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legato
smoothly
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leggiero
light/nimble
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lento
snow
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ma
but
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maestoso
majestic
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marcato (marc.)
emphatic/accented
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marziale
in a military style
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meno
less
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mesto
sad
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mezzo
half
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mezzo forte
moderately loud
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moderato
moderately
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molto
very/much
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morendo
dying away
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mosso/moto
movement
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meno mosso
slower
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con moto
with movement
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mezzo piano
moderately soft
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niente
nothing
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a niente
dying away
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nobilmente
nobly
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non
not
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piano
soft
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perdendosi
dying away
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pesante
heavy
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più
more
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poco
a little
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possibile
possible
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presto possibile
as fast as possible
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pianissimo
very soft
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presto
fast (faster than allegretto)
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Prima/primo
first
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quasi
as if/resembling
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rallentando (rall.)
gradually getting softer
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risoluto
bold/strong
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ritardando (ritard./rit.)
gradually getting slower
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ritenuto (riten./rit.)
held back
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ritmico
rhythmically
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rubato/tempo rubato
with some freedom of time
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scherzando/scherzoso
playful/joking
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seconda/secondo
Second
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semplice
simple/plain
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sempre
always
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senza
without
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sforzando/sforzato
forced/accented
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simile (sim.)
in the same way
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sonoro
resonant, with rich tone
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sopra
above
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sostenuto
sustained
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sotto
below
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sotto voce
in an undertone
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staccato (stacc.)
detached
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stringendo
gradually getting faster
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subito
suddenly
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tanto
so much
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tempo
speed/time
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a tempo
in time
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tenuto
held
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tranquillo
calm
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triste/tristamente
sad/sorrowful
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troppo
too much
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veloce
swift
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vivace/vivo
lively/fast
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voce
voice
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volta
time
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Prima Volta
first time
