music theory Flashcards
(41 cards)
1
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A Cappella
A
Unaccompanied vocal music
2
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Accelerando
A
Gradually faster
3
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Acciaccatura
A
Lean on
4
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Adagio
A
Slow
5
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Adagietto
A
Rather slow
6
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Adagissimo
A
Very slow
7
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Affrettando
A
Hurrying, pressing onwards
8
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Agitato
A
Agitated
9
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Alla Breve
A
two minim beats
10
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Allargando
A
Getting slower,, bigger tone
11
Q
Allegro
A
Lively, fast
12
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Allegretto
A
Rather lively (but less so than Allegro)
13
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Andante
A
Moderate pace
14
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Anima
A
Soul, with deep feeling
15
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Animato
A
Animated
16
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A piacere
A
At pleasure
17
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Appoggiatura
A
Grace note
18
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Arco
A
string players to resume use of bow
19
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Assai
A
Very
20
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A tempo
A
In time, resume normal speed
21
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Attacca
A
Go on at once
22
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Ben
A
Well
23
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Bewegt
A
With movement
24
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Breit
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Broad
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Bravura
Boldness and spirit
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Brillante
Brilliant
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Brio
Vigour
28
Calando
Decreasing both tone and speed
29
Canabile/ Cantando
In a singing style
30
Capo
From the beginning
31
Coda
A passage added at the end of a movement to make a satisfactory finish
32
Col legno
A direction to string players to use wood of the bow
33
Colla parte
A direction to the accompanist
34
Colla voce
To follow the sole instrument or voice
35
Come
As
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Come prima
As at first
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Come sopra
As above
38
Comodo
Convenient (linked with tempo), at a convenient place
39
con
with
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Con sordino
with the mute,
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Crescendo
becoming gradually louder
