Music Terms Flashcards
(45 cards)
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Gradually faster
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Accelerando
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In time, generally implies return to the original speed
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A tempo
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To the finish
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Al fine
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Light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro
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Allegretto
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Rapid, lively
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Allegro
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Moderately slow, but moving
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Andante
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Generally a little quicker than andante
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Andantino
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Animated, spirited
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Animato
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Cantabile
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In singing style
9
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By semi-tones
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Chromatic
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The final added measures of a musical composition
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Coda
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With spirit, brilliantly
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Con brio
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With spirit, brilliance
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Con spirito
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Gradually louder
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Crescendo
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From the beginning
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Da capo
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From the sign
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Dal segno
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Gradually softer
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Decrescendo
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Gradually softer
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Diminuendo
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Sweetly
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Dolce
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A study
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Étude
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A hold or pause
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Fermata
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Loud
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Forte
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Very loud
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Fortissimo
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Gracefully
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Grazioso
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Very slow
Largo
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Smooth and connected
Legato
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Majestically
Maestoso
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Marked, with emphasis
Marcato
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Martial
Marzaile
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Medium, half
Mezzo
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Moderately
Moderato
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Very
Molto
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Very softly
Pianissimo
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Softly
Piano
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Little by little
Poco a poco
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Very fast
Presto
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Gradually slower
Rallentando
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Gradually slower
Ritardando
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The sign
Segno
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More than one performer in unison
Soli
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A composition or passage for one performer
Solo
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Separated, detached style
Staccato
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Silent
Tacet
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Time, speed
Tempo
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Sustain full value
Tenuto
