Italian Musical Terms Flashcards by Emmet Carroll

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Piano

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Soft

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Forte

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Loud

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Pianissimo

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Very soft

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Fortissimo

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Very loud

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Mezzo piano

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Moderately soft

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Mezzo forte

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Moderately loud

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Crescendo

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Gradually increasing the volume

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Diminuendo

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Gradually diminishing the volume

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Tempo

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Speed

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A tempo

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At the original speed

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Accelerando

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With gradually increasing speed

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Allegro

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AST, Lively

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Andante

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Moderately, walking tempo

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Adagio

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Moderately slow

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Lento

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Slowly

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Lentissimo

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Very slowly

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Moderato

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In moderate time

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Presto

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Very fast

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Prestissimo

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As fast as possible

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Rallentando

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Slowing gradually

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Ritardando

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Slowing gradually

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Rubato

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Robbed time, free interpretation of tempo

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Segno

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Sign

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Capo

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Head or beginning

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Da capo

From the beginning

Dal segno

From the sign

Coda

An added ending

Fine, Fin or Finale

The end of a section or piece

Glissando

To slide

Legato

Smooth, connected

Simile

In the same way

Tacet

Silent

Staccato

Short, detached

Tenuto

Held, full value notes

Con

With

Ma

But

Non

Not

Troppo

Too much

Piu

More

Pocco

A little

Pocco a pocco

Little by little

Meno

Less

Molto

Much or very

Mosso

Motion

Segue

Follows

Sempre

Always, throughout

Senza

Without

Sostenuto

Sustained

Sotto

Subdued

Subito

Suddenly, at once

Tutti

Full ensemble

Aria

Air or song

Brio

Brilliant, sparkling

Cantabile

In a singing style

Dolce

Soft, sweet, delicate

Vivace

Lively

Vibrato

Vibrating

Voce

Voice

Ostinato

Persistent, a persistently repeated rhythmic or melodic figure

Cadenza

A free embellished section

Acapella

Unaccompanied singing