Italian Terms Flashcards
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Adagio
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very slow
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Accelerando
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gradually faster
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ad lib
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at pleasure
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agitato
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agitated, rapid
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allargando
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slow and broad
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allegretto
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moderately quick and light
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allegro
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rapid, lively
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andante
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moderately slow but moving
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andantino
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faster than andante
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animato
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in an animated style
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arpeggio
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broken chord
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assai
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very
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brio
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spirit, vivacity
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calando
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softer and slower
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cantabile
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in a singing style
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coda
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the final added measures of a musical composition
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con
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with
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crescendo
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gradually louder
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da capo
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from the beginning
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dal segno
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from the sign
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decrescendo
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gradually softer
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diminuendo
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gradually softer
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dolce
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sweetly
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espressivo
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with expression
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fine
finish
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forte (f)
loud
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fortissimo (ff)
very loud
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fucco
fire, energy
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giocoso
playfully
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grandioso
majestic, grand
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grazioso
gracefully
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largamente
broadly
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larghetto
quicker than largo
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largo
very slow
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legato
smoothly
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lento
very slow
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maestoso
majestic
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marcato
with emphasis
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marcia
a march
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marziale
in a martial manner
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meno
less
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menuetto
a minuet
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mezzo
half, medium
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moderato
moderately
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molto
very much
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morendo
dying away
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mosso
rapid
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moto
motion, movement
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non
not
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pesante
heavily
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pianissimo (pp)
very soft
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piano (p)
softly
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piu
more
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poco
a little
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presto
very fast
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primo
first
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quasi
like
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rallentando
gradually slower
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religioso
solemnly
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ritardando
gradually slower
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ritenuto
slower
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rubato
temporary irregularity of time, lengthening certain notes, shortening others
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scherzando
playfully
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sempre
always
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senza
without
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sforzando
accented
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simile
the same
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smorzando
dying away
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sostenuto
sustained
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spirito
with spirit
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staccato
detached
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subito
suddenly
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tempo
speed
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tenuto
hold the full value
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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
spirited
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vivo
rapid, lively
