Identify the definition Flashcards
(44 cards)
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a capella
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unacompanied playing/singing
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a tempo
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resume previous speed
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Ad libitum
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up to performer to choose tempo
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Accelerando (accel)
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getting faster
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accent
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stronger emphasis
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adagio
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slowly
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allegretto
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moderately fast
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allegro
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fast; lively
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andante
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at an easy walking pace
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cantabile
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singing style
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crescendo
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getting louder
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da capo
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return to start
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da capo al fine
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play form beginning until end
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dal segno
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play form sign
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decrescendo
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getting softer
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diminuendo
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slow down and get softer
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dolce
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sweetly
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espressivo
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expressively
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fermata
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pause
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fine
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the end
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forte (f)
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loud
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forte piano (fp)
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loud, then suddenly soft
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Fortissimo (ff)
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very loud
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forzando (fz)
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large accent
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largo
slow and broad
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legato
smooth; attached
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marcato
marked/ accented
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mezzo
moderately (dynamics)
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mezzo piano
moderately soft
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mezzo forte
moderately loud
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moderato
moderate tempo
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piu
more
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piu mosso
more movement
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poco a poco
little by little
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pianissimo
very soft
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piano
soft
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tenuto
hold not for its full value
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rallentando (rall) OR ritardando (ritard)
gradually getting slower
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ritenuto (rit)
immediately slowing down
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sempre
always
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senza
without
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simile
same as before
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staccato
short, sharp tonging and detached
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vivace
lively and brisk
