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Grade 5 Italian Flashcards

1
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a due, a 2

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For 2 performers or instruments (in orchestral or band music, it means that a part is to be played in unison by 2 instruments)

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alla marcia

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In the style of a march

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alt

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High

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4
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In alt

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Used in vocal music to refer to notes in the octave above the treble stave, starting with the G

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5
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In altissimo

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In the octave above that

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al tallone

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Use the bow (of a string instrument) at the heel, i.e. the end held by the player

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Amoroso

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Loving

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8
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A piacere

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At pleasure, the performer is not bound to follow the given rhythm exactly

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A punto d’arco

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Use the bow at the point, i.e. the end opposite to that held by the player

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Arco

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Bow of string instrument, a direction after pizzicato

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attacca

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go straight on, indicating an immediate move to the next section of music

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bis

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Twice, indicating the repetition of a short passage

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Bravura

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Skill, brilliance

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14
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Con bravura

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In a brilliant style

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15
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Brilliante

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Brilliant

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16
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calmato

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calm, tranquil

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17
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capriccioso

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In a whimsical, fanciful style

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18
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Colla parte

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Keep with the soloist, a direction to an accompanist

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19
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Colla voce

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Keep with the singer, a direction to an accompanist

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20
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Col legno

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With the wood, a direction to a string player to play with the wood of the boy rather than with the hair

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21
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Coll’ ottava

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With the octave, a direction to a keyboard player to double notes an octave higher, or lower if ‘bassa’ is added

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22
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Corda, corde

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Strings

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23
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Da

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From

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24
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divisi, div.

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Divided, a direction to orchestral players (usually strings) to divide into 2 or more groups

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dolente

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sad, mournful

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Dolore, duolo

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Grief

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27
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Doloroso

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Sorrowful

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28
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doppio movimento

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Twice as fast

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29
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eguale

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Equal

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30
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Expressione

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Expression

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31
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Estinto

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As soft as possible, lifeless

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32
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Felice

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Happy

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33
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Feroce

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Fierce

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34
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fine

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End

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35
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Flautato, flautando

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Flute-like, a direction for natural harmonics on string instruments

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36
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Flessibile

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Flexible, not in a strict tempo

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37
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fretta

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Haste

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38
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Giojoso

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Joyful, merry

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39
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Grandioso

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Grandly

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40
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Impetuoso

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Impetuous

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41
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Incalzando

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Getting quicker (literally: pressing forward)

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42
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Inquieto

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Restless

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43
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in relievo

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Prominent (lit: ‘in relief), a direction to make melody stand out

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44
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Lacrimoso, lagrimando, lagrimoso

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Sad (lit. ‘Tearful’)

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45
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Lamentoso

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Lamenting

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46
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lento

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slow

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47
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Lentement

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Slowly

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48
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liberamente

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Freely

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49
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Licenza

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License, freedom

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50
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Con alcuna licenza

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With some freedom, particularly with regard to tempo and rhythm

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51
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Loco

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At the normal pitch (used to cancel an 8va direction, or to confirm that one is not intended)

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52
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Lontano

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Distant

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53
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Lugubre

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Mournful

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54
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Lunga

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Long

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55
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Lusingando

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Coaxing; in a sweet, persuasive style

56
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Mano

A

Hand

57
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Mano sinistra, m.s.

A

Left hand

58
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Mano destra, m.d.

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Right hand

59
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Mancando

A

Fading away

60
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Martellato

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Strongly accented (lit: hammered), generally used in string music to denote a particular type of bowing, but can also be applied to music for piano or other instruments.

61
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Misterioso

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Mysterious

62
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misura

A

measure

63
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Alla misura

A

In strict time

64
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muta

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Change, e.g. as in changing the tuning of a kettle drum or in transferring from one instrument to another

65
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Naturale, nat.

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in the ordinary way, a direction to a singer or instrumentalist to resume the normal method of performance (e.g. after a col legno passage in string music)

66
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Nobilmente

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Nobly

67
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nuovo

A

new

68
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di nuovo

A

again

69
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Obbligato

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Obligatory, indicating that an instrument has a special role and is essential (though the word is sometimes incorrectly used to mean ‘optional’)

70
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Ossia

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Or, alternatively (often used to indicate a simpler version of a difficult passage)

71
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Ottava, ott.

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Octave

72
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Ottava bassa

A

Octave lower

73
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Ottava Alta

A

Octave higher

74
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Parlando

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Speaking, a direction to sing in a conversational style

75
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Patetico

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With deep feeling, with pathos

76
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Pausa

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A pause

77
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Pedale

A

Pedal

78
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Per

A

By, for, through, to

79
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piacevole

A

Pleasant

80
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Piangevole

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Plaintive, in the style of a lament

81
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Pietoso, pietosamente

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Tenderly (lit: pitifully)

82
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pizzicato, pizz.

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plucked, a direction for plucking the strings of a bowed instrument

83
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placido

A

calm, peaceful

84
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pochettino, posh.

A

rather little

85
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Pochissimo, poschiss.

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Very little

86
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poi

A

then

87
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ponticello

A

Bridge

88
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Portamento

A

slide from one note to the next (lit: carrying), a direction to a voice, bowed instrument or trombone (but not to keyboard instruments since they always play in ‘steps’ of at least a semitone)

89
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Precipitando, precipitato, precipitoso

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Rushing, headlong

90
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Repetizione, replica

A

Repetition

91
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Rigoroso

A

Strict

92
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Rinforzando, rinforzato, rinf., rfz, rf

A

Reinforcing

93
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Saltando, saltato

A

springing, a lightly bouncing bow technique on string instruments

94
Q

Secco

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Crisp (lit: dry) suppress the sound as quickly as possible - do not allow it to continue to reverberate

95
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Segue

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Go straight on (lit. follow)

96
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Sino, sin’

A

Until, up to

97
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Sin’ al fine

A

Until the end

98
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slargando, slentando

A

Getting slower

99
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Slancio

A

Enthusiasm, impetus

100
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Con slancio

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With impetuosity

101
Q

Smorzando, smorz.

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Dying away in tone and speed

102
Q

Soave

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Gentle, smooth

103
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Sonoramente, sonoro

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Resonant, with rich tone

104
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Sordino, sord

A

Mute

105
Q

Con sordini

A

With mutes

106
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Senza sordini

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without mutes

107
Q

Sospirando

A

Sighing

108
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Sotto

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Below, e.g. a direction for keyboard players to place one hand below the other

109
Q

Spiccato

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Detached (lit: ‘clearly articulated) a bouncing bow technique on string instruments

110
Q

Spiritoso

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Spirited

111
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Staccato, stacc.

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Detached, short

112
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Staccatissimo

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Very short

113
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Strepitoso

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Noisy, boisterous

114
Q

Stretto

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Quickening the speed (also means overlapping entries of a fugue subject)

115
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Stringendo

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Gradually getting faster

116
Q

subito, sub.

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Suddenly

117
Q

Sul, sulla

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On the (e.g. sul G: on the G string)

118
Q

Sul ponticello

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Near (lit: on) the bridge

119
Q

Tacet (Latin)

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Silent, a direction that a particular part has nothing to play in a section of music

120
Q

Tasto

A

The fingerboard of a string instrument or the key of a keyboard

121
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Sul tasto

A

On the fingerboard

122
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Tasto solo (T.S)

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A direction to a continuo player not to add anything above the given bass.

123
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Teneramente

A

Tenderly

124
Q

Tenerezza

A

Tenderness

125
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Tosto

A

Swift, rapid (but often used in the same sense as troppo)

126
Q

tre

A

Three

127
Q

Tre corde

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Three strings, a direction to pianists to release the left pedal

128
Q

Tremolando, tremolo, trem.

A

Trembling, a direction for the rapid reiterations of a single note or alternations of different notes

129
Q

Trionfale

A

Triumphant

130
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Tristamente, triste

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Sad

131
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Tutti

A

All, everyone

132
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Unisono, unis.

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In unison, with everyone performing the same notes, a direction to cancel ‘divisi’

133
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Vibrato

A

Vibrating

134
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Vigoroso

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Vigorous, strong

135
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Volti subito, V.S.

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Turn (the page) at once

136
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Volante

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Flying, fast

137
Q

Glissando, gliss.

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Slide (a rapid scale passage produced by e.g. drawing a thumb or finger-tip along the white keys of a piano, or by sweeping the fingers across the strings of a harp, or by sliding the finger along a string of string instrument)

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