Glossary of terms: Grade 2 Flashcards

Learning and understanding Italian terms. (29 cards)

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Allargando

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Tempo - becoming broader

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Meno mosso

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Tempo - slower (less speed)

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3
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Piu mosso

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Tempo - faster (more speed)

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Allegretto

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Tempo - moderately fast

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5
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Largo

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Tempo - broadly

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Lento

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Tempo - slowly

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Vivace

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Tempo - lively and spirited

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Vivo

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Tempo - lively and spirited

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9
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Fortissimo (ff)

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Dynamic - very loud

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10
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Pianissimo (pp)

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Dynamic - very quiet

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Mezzo piano (mp)

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Dynamic - moderately soft

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12
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Mezzo forte (mf)

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Dynamic - moderately loud

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13
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Cantabile

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Style - in a singing style

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Da Capo al fine (D.C al fine)

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Direction - return to the beginning and play until the word ‘fine’ (which means the end).

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Dal Segno (D.S)

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Direction - play from ‘the sign’

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16
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Maestoso

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Feeling - majestic - importantly

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Mezzo staccato

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Articulation - moderately short and detached

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Leggiero

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Style - lightly

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Molto

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very (e.g. molto cantabile)

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Poco

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a little (e.g. poco accelerando)

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Senza

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without (e.g. senza rit.)

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Sempre

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always (e.g. sempre staccato)

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Sostenuto

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Style - sustained

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Pause or ‘fermata’

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Hold the note for longer than the written value

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Accent
Play the note strongly to make it stand out
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Tenuto
Hold for the full value of the note
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Triplet
3 notes played in the time of 2 notes of equal value
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Repeat
Repeat the music between the repeat bars.
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Marcato or strong accent
Play that note strongly (same as accent)