Music Index Flashcards
(51 cards)
1
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Accel (accelerando)
A
Increase speed gradually
2
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Double bar
A
End of music, phrase or time signature
3
Q
Adagio
A
Very slowly
4
Q
Ad lib
A
Improvise, fake it
5
Q
Allegretto
A
Fast (not as fast as allegro
6
Q
Allegro
A
Fast
7
Q
Andante
A
Very slowly
8
Q
Andantino
A
Slow but faster than andante
9
Q
Animato
A
Animated
10
Q
Con spirito
A
With spirit
11
Q
Crescendo
A
Gradual volume increase
12
Q
Diminuendo
A
Gradual volume decrease
13
Q
D.C da capo
A
Back to the beginning
14
Q
S.C al fine
A
Go back to the beginning to fine then stop
15
Q
Alla breve
A
Cut time
16
Q
Dolce
A
Sweetly
17
Q
Expressio
A
Expressive
18
Q
f Forte
A
Loud
19
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ff fortissimo
A
Very loud
20
Q
Glissando
A
Slide down from one note to the next
21
Q
Grandioso
A
Grandly
22
Q
Largetti
A
Broadly
23
Q
Largo
A
Broadly, slower than largetto
24
Q
Legato
A
Smoothly, connected
25
Lento
Slow
26
Mf mezzo forte
Moderately loud
27
Meno mosso
With less speed than before
28
pp Pianissimo
Very soft in volume
29
p piano
Soft in volume
30
Piu mosso
Faster than before
31
Poco a poco
Litle by litle
32
Presto
Quickly
33
Prestissimo
Very quickly
34
Retardando
Retard speed, go slower
35
Rubato
Not in strict time
36
A tempo
Back to strict time
37
Tempo di marcio
March tempo
38
Tempo de valse
Waltz tempo
39
Rallentando
Gradually slower
40
Formata
Longer note than usual
41
Vivace
Lively, fast
42
Poco mosso
A steady place slower than before
43
Tenuto
Hold a little
44
Vibrato
Bend string slightly
45
Staccato
Shortly and distinctly played
46
Forzando
Attack and decay
47
Portamento
Glide from note to note
48
D.S alcado
Return to sign
49
Coda
Ending of piece of music
50
Cadenza
An improvised passage at the end of music, usually a solo
51
Mp mezzo piano
Soft volume, louder than piano
