Music Terms Flashcards
(55 cards)
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crescendo
A
gradually louder (cresc.)
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decrescendo
A
gradually softer (decr.)
3
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diminuendo
A
gradually softer (dim.)
4
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forte
A
loud (f)
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fortissimo
A
very loud (ff)
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piano
A
soft (p)
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Q
pianissimo
A
very soft (pp)
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mezzo forte
A
moderately loud (mf)
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mezzo piano
A
moderately soft (mp)
10
Q
sforzando
A
accentuated (sf)
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Q
adagio
A
slow
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andante
A
at a walking pace
13
Q
andantino
A
slightly faster than andante
14
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moderato
A
moderately
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Q
allegro
A
gay
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presto
A
fast
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accelerando
A
gradually faster (accel.)
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rallantando
A
slower (rall.)
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ritardando
A
gradually slower (rit)
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ritenuto
A
held (tempo) (riten.)
21
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a tempo
A
at the original tempo
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accent
A
emphasized
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legato
A
connected (showed with an arc above or below the connected notes)
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staccato
A
detached (showed with a dot under / above the note)
25
tenuto
held (articulation) (Ten.)
26
cantabile
like a song
27
dolce
sweet
28
semplice
simple
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anacrusis
upbeat
30
da capo
from the beginning (D.C.)
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da capo al fine
the end, after completing the D.C. (fine)
32
dal segno
repeat from the sign (D.S.)
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fine
the end
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fermata
pause
35
poco
a little
36
sharp
the note a semitone higher
37
flat
the note a semitone lower
38
Treble Clef
G-clef (right hand)
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Bass Clef
F-clef (left hand)
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cresc.
crescendo (gradually louder)
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decr.
decrescendo (gradually softer)
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dim.
diminuendo (gradually softer)
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f
forte (loud)
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ff
fortissimo (very loud)
45
p
piano (soft)
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pp
pianissimo (very soft)
47
mf
mezzo forte (moderately loud)
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mp
mezzo piano (moderately soft)
49
sf
sforzando (accentuated)
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accel.
accelerando (gradually faster)
51
rall.
rallantando (slower)
52
rit
ritardando (gradually slower)
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riten.
ritenuto (held tempo)
54
D.C.
da capo (from the beginning)
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D.S.
dal segno (repeat from the sign)
