Music words Flashcards
(65 cards)
1
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In time/ back to original speed
A
a tempo
2
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Increasing the speed
A
Accelerando
3
Q
Slow/leisurely
A
Adagio
4
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Agitated
A
Agitato
5
Q
Quick but not as quick as allegro
A
Allegretto
6
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Quick and lively
A
Allegro
7
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At a moderate walking pace
A
Andante
8
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Very /enough
A
Assai
9
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With vigour/spirit/fire
A
Con brio
10
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Becoming louder
A
Crescendo
11
Q
From the beginning
A
da capo (D.C)
12
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From the sign
A
dal segno (D.S.)
13
Q
Becoming softer
A
Diminuendo
14
Q
Sweetly
A
Dolce
15
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Loud
A
Forte
16
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Loud then immediately soft
A
Fortepiano
17
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Solemn and serious
A
Grave
18
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Smoothly
A
Legato
19
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Lightly
A
Leggiero
20
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Majestically
A
Maestoso
21
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Less
A
Meno
22
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Sad
A
Mesto
23
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Moderately loud
A
Mezzo forte
24
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Moderately soft
A
Mezzo piano
25
At a moderate tempo
Moderato
26
Much,very
Molto
27
Not too much
Non troppo
28
Heavy
Pesante
29
Soft
piano
30
More
più
31
A little
Poco
32
Fast
Presto
33
Becoming slower
Rallentando
34
Slowing to the end
rit. al fine
35
Becoming slower
Ritardando
36
Held back
Ritenuto
37
Playful, joyful, with humour
scherzando
38
Sudden accent
sforzando
39
Short and detached
staccato
40
Quick and lively
vivace
41
Unaccompanied vocal music
a cappella
42
Broadening out, getting gradually slower, often with an accompanying crescendo
allargando
43
Animated
animato
44
Played with a bow
arco
45
Go on at once
attacca
46
Dash and brilliancy
bravura
47
With fire
con fuoco
48
With movement
con moto
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With mute(s)
Con sordini/ con sord.
50
With spirit
con spirito
51
With expression
Espressivo
52
Jocular, merry
giocoso
53
Broadly, expansively
largamente
54
Slow
Lento
55
Nothing
niente
56
Dying away
perdendosi
57
Pleasantly
Piacevole
58
Plucked
Pizzicato/ pizz.
59
(Robbed) deviate from strict time, making some notes of the phrase longer than their written value and others shorter
Rubato
60
Without mute(s)
senza sordini / senza sord.
61
In a simile manner
Simile
62
Sustained
sostenuto
63
Pressing, getting faster
stringendo
64
Silent
tacet
65
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