Italian Music Terms Flashcards
(116 cards)
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A tempo
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in the original tempo
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A tempo giusto
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in strict and exact time
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Abbandono
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unrestrained, free
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Accelerando
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with gradually increasing velocity of movement
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Acciaccatura
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note rapidly “crushed” into principal note
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Ad libitum
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at will, pleasure or discretion
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Adagio
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moderately slow
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Affettato
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affected, artificial
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Agitato
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with agitation, anxiously
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All
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according to
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Allegramente
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gaily, joyously
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Allegretto
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not as fast as allegro
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Allegro
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cheerful, fast, lively
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Amabile
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sweet, agreeable
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Amoroso
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loving, amorous
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Ancora
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yet, still, again
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Andante
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moderately, walking tempo
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Andantino
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somewhat faster than
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Andante Animato
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with animation and spirit
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Animato
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animated
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Appogiatura
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a rhythmically strong dissonant note
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Aria
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on air or song
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Arioso
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in the style of a song
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Assai
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very, extremely
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Ben
well
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Brio or Brilliante
brilliant, sparkling, spirited
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Cadenza
a free fanciful embellished section
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Calando
softer and usually slower
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Cantabile
singing style
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Capo
head or beginning
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Coda
an added ending
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Con
with
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Crescendo
gradually increasing the volume
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Dal segno
from the sign
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Decrescendo
gradually decreasing the volume
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Delicato
delicately
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Diminuendo
gradually diminishing the volume
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Dolce
soft, sweet, delicate
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Dolente/Doloroso
mourful, pathetic
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Dolore
pain, anguish
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Eguale
equal, like, uniform
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Elegante
with elegance
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Energico
with energy
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Expressivo
with expression
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Fine, Fin, or Finale
the end of a movement
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Fermata
stay, stop, unmeasured pause or hold
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Forte
strong, loud
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Fortissimo
very strong, loud
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Forza
strength, force
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Fuoco
fire, animation
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Furioso
passionately, furious
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Guisto
in strict time
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Impetuoso
impetuously
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L'istesso
same
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Larghetto
slow, but not as slow as largo
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Largo
very slow
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Leggiero
light
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Lento
slow
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Maestoso
majestically
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Marcato
in strong marked style
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Marcia
march
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Marziale
martial
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Meno
less
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Mezzo
Half
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Moderato
moderately
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Molto
much or very
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Morendo
gradually dying away
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Mosso
motion
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Non
not
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Pamposo
Pompus
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Pesante
Heavily
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Piacere
at will, with pleasure
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Piano
soft
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Pianissimo
very soft
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Più
more
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Poco a poco
little by little
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Poco
a little
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Precipitato
hurried
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Prestissimo
as fast as possible
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Presto
very fast
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Primo
first
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Quasi
almost
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Rallentando
slowing gradually
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Religioso
Religious
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Rinforzando
suddenly increasing in power
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Risoluto
resolved, determined
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Ritardando
slowing gradually
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Ritenuto
suddenly slower
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Rubato
robbed, stolen, deliberate unsteadiness of tempo for the sake of expression
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Scherzando
Playful, joking
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Segno
sign
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Sequre
follows
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Semplice
simple
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Sempre
always, throughout
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Senza
without
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Sforzando
sudden accent
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Silenzio
silence
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Smorzando
slowing and decreasing in volume
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Solo
alone, performed by a single performer
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Soli
plural of solo, more than one performer plays
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Sordino
mute
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Sostenuto
sustained
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Sotto
subdued
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Spirito
with spirit, lively
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Staccato
short, detached, distinct
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Strepitoso
loud, noisy
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Stretto
hurried or speeding up imitation within various parts
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Stringendo
accelerating the degree of movement
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Subito
suddenly, at once
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Tacet
silent
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Tempo
speed
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Tenuto
sustained, held, full value notes
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Troppo
too much
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Tutti
all, together
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Vigoroso
vigorously
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Vivace
quick, lively
