Italian Terms Flashcards
(62 cards)
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A-at; to
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A tempo-in time
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Affabile
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Friendly
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Afectuosos
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Tenderly
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Al;alla
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I’m the manner of
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Allrgando
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Broadening
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Amabile
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Pleasant
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Andante
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Moderately slow-walking speed-mezzos forte of tempi
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Arco
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With the bow (strings)
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Assai
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Very (allegro assai-very fast)
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Attaca
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Go straight to
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Brio
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Vigor (con brío)
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Catabile and cantando
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I’m a singing style-singing
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Col; colla
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With (colla voce-with th voice)
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Cómodo
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Convenient, comfortable
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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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Dolore
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Grief-sorrowful
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E;ed
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And
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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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Tutta forza
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Full force
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Fuoco
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Fire
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Giocoso
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Playful-joyful
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Guisto
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Exact
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Grave
solemn
| Very slow
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Grazioso
Graceful
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Lacrimoso
Sad
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Largamente
Broadly
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Larghetto
Rather slow
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Largo
Very slow
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L’istesso
Same speed- style change but not speed change
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Lunga
Long
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Marziale
I’m military style
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Meno
Less
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Morendo
Dying away
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Mosso
Movement
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Niente
Nothing
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Ossia
Or;alternatively
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Ostinato
Persistent
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Patético
W deep feeling
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Pesante
Heavy
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Piu
More
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Pizzicato
Plucked
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Placido
Peaceful
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Risoluto
Bold;strong
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Rallentando and retardando
Getting slower - gradually getting slowe
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Rubato
With some freedom of time
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Scherzo
Joke;jest
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Semplice
Simple
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Senza
Without
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Sonoro
Resonant
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Sordina
Mute
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Sostenuto
Sustained
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Sotto
Below
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Spiritoso
Very spirited
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Staccato
Separated
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Stringendo
Gradually getting faster
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Tacet
Silent
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Teneramente
Tenderly
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Tenuto
Full value
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Troppo
Too much (allegro non troppo-not too much fast)
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Volante
Flying or fast
