M - Tempo Flashcards

(57 cards)

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Accelerando

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Becoming faster

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Accelerato

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Accelerated

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Adagietto

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A tempo not quite as slow as ‘Adagio’

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Adagio

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“At ease.” - A slow tempo falling between ‘largo’ (slower) and ‘andante’ (faster)

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5
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adagissimo

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Very slow tempo

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Affrettando

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Hurrying

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Allargando

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Growing broader and therefore slower

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Allegretto

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A light, cheerful, fast tempo; a bit slower than ‘allegro’

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Allegro

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‘cheerful’ a lively fast tempo

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Allegro assai

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Very fast

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Allegro di bravura

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fast and bright spirited

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Allegro di motto

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very fast and animated

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allegro giusto

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fast steady and precise

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14
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Allegro moderato

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Moderately fast

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Allentando

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slower

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Andante

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‘going’ a moderate, graceful tempo, between ‘allegretto’ and ‘adagio’

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Andantino

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Originally a tempo meaning a little slower than ‘andante’ but now used to indicate a little faster than ‘andante’

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18
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A tempo

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Return to original tempo

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19
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Calando

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Diminishing gradually - softer and slower

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Calcando

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Pushing or hurrying the time

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21
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Cedez

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Slow down

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22
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Celere

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Rapid

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23
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Double time

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  1. Duple metre
  2. Twice as fast as before
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Largamente

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Largando
Slowing down
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Larghetto
A slow tempo, a little faster than 'largo'
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Largo
Slow and broad
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Lebendig
Lively
29
Lebhaft
Lively
30
Lento
Slow
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Lesto
Lively
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Massig
Moderate
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Mosso
Moved, Lively
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Nuance
The subtle shading of tempo, phrasing, articulation, dynamics and intonation.
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Piu
More
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Pretissimo
Very, very, very fast. The fastest tempo
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presto
fast
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pronto
prompt, quick
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ralletando
becoming gradually slower
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Rattenuto
holding back, slowing down
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Ritardando
Delaying. becoming gradually slower
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Ritenuto
'Held back' Immediately slower
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Schell
Fast
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Stirato
Slowing down, drawing out.
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Stringendo
'tightening' hurrying the tempo to increase tension
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Svelto
quick, light
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Tosto
quick
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Up-tempo
Fast
49
vivace
lively, brisk, quick, bright
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vivo
Lively, bright
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zeitmass
Tempo
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tempo commodo
at a comfortable speed
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tempo giusto
at a consistent speed
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l'istesso tempo
at the same speed
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grave
slow and solemn
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rubato
with some freedom in the time
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stringendo
pressing on faster.