Italian Terms - Italian to English Flashcards
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ALLEGRO
A
QUICK AND LIVELY
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ADAGIO
A
SLOW
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ALLEGRETTO
A
QUICK, BUT NOT AS QUICK AS ALLEGRO
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PIANO (P)
A
SOFT
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MEZZO FORTE (MF)
A
MODERATELY LOUD
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MEZZO PIANO (MP)
A
MODERATELY SOFT
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FORTE (F)
A
LOUD
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CRESCENDO
A
BECOMING LOUDER
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DIMINUENDO
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BECOMING SOFTER
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A TEMPO
A
IN TIME
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RALLENTANDO / RITARDANDO
A
BECOMING SLOWER
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ACCELERANDO
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INCREASING THE SPEED/ BECOMING FASTER
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LEGATO
A
SLUR, TO BE PLAYED SMOOTHLY
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STACCATO
A
SHORT AND DETACHED
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MOLTO
A
MUCH OR MORE
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MENO
A
LESS
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POCO
A
A LITTLE
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PIU
A
MORE
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ASSAI
A
ENOUGH OR VERY
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NON TROPPO
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NOT TOO MUCH
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GRAVE
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VERY, VERY SLOW
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VIVACE
A
LIVELY
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MODERATO
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MODERATELY
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PRESTO
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VERY FAST
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LARGO
VERY SLOW
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PIANISSIMO (PP)
VERY SOFT
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RITENUTO
HOLDING BACK
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MAESTOSO
MAJESTICALLY
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MESTO
SADLY
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DOLCE
SWEETLY
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AGITATO
AGITATED
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SCHERZANDO
PLAYFULLY
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LEGGIERO
LIGHTLY
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PESANTE
HEAVILY
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A CAPELLA
UNACCOMPANIED VOCAL MUSIC
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ALLARGANDO
BROADENING OUT, GETTING GRADUALLY SLOWER
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ANIMATO
ANIMATED
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ARCO
BOWED
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ATTACCA
GO ON AT ONCE
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BRAVURA
DASH AND BRILLIANCY
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CON FUOCO
WITH FIRE
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CON SORD.
WITH MUTE
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CON MOTO
WITH MOVEMENT
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CON SPIRITO
WITH SPIRIT
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ESPRESSIVO
WITH EXPRESSION
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GIOCOSO
JOCULAR, MERRY
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LARGAMENTE
BROADLY, EXPANSIVELY
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LENTO
SLOW
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NIENTE
NOTHING
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PERDENDOSI
DYING AWAY
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PIACEVOLE
PLEASANTLY
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PIZZICATO (PIZZ.)
PLUCKED
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RUBATO
DEVIATE FROM STRICT TIME, MAKING SOME NOTES OF THE PHRASE LONGER THAN THEUR WRITTEN VALUE AND OTHER SHORTER
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SENZA SORD.
WITHOUT MUTE
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SIMILE
IN A SIMILAR MANNER
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SOSTENUTO
SUSTAINED
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STRINGENDO
PRESSING, GETTING FASTER
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TACET
SILENT
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TUTTI
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