Italian Grade 1-4 Terms Flashcards
(113 cards)
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a
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at, to, by, for, in the style of
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accelerando
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gradually getting faster
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ad libitum (ad lib)
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at choice
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adagietto
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rather slow (faster than adagio)
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affettuoso
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tenderly
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affrettando
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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 minim per bar
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alla marcia
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in the style of a march
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allargando
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broadening (getting slower and louder)
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allegretto
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rather fast (slower than allegro)
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allegro
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fast (allegro assai: very fast)
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amabile
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amiable, pleasant
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amore
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love
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andante
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at a 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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animando
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becoming lively
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animato
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animated, lively
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appassionato
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with passion
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assai
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very
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ben
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well
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brio
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vigour (con brio: with vigour)
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calando
getting slower
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cantabile
in a singing style
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cantando
singing
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come
as, similar to (come prima: as before; come sopra: as above)
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comodo
convenient, comfortable (tempo comodo: at a normal speed)
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con, col
with
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crescendo
getting louder
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da capo
repeat from beginning
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dal segno
repeat from sign
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deciso
with determination
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decrescendo
getting softer
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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 (con espressione: with expression)
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espressivo
expressive
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f
loud
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facile
easy
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ff
very loud
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fine
the end
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forza
force
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fp
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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grave
very slow, solemn
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grazioso
graceful
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Iistesso
the same
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largamente
broadly
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larghetto
rather slow (faster than largo)
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largo
slow
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legato
smoothly
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leggiero
light, nimble
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lento
slow
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ma
but
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maestoso
majestic
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marcato
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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mf
moderately loud
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moderato
moderately
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molto
very
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morendo
dying away
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mosso, moto
movement
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mp
moderately soft
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niente
nothing (a niente: dying away)
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nobilmente
nobly
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non
not
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p
soft
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perdendosi
dying away
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pesante
heavy
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piu
more
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poco
a little
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possibile
possible (presto possibile: as fast as possible)
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pp
very soft
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presto
fast (faster than allegro)
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prima, primo
first
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quasi
as if, resembling
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rallentando
grad. getting slower
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risoluto
bold, strong
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ritard
getting slower
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ritenuto
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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sf, sfz (sforzando, sforzato)
forced, accented
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simile
in the same way
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sonoro
resonant, with a rich tone
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sopra
above
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sostenuto
sustained
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sotto
below (sotto voce: in an undertone)
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staccato
staccato
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stringendo
getting faster
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subito
suddenly
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tanto
so much
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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
