Musical Terms Flashcards by Deanna Brizgys

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Short, detached (ger, it)

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Abgestoßen, staccato

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At will or discretion

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Ad libitum, piacere, rubato, libre

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Slow, between largo and andante

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Adagio, lent, langsam

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Hastening, hurrying

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Affrettando, précipité

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Gaily, merrily

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Allegramente, allégrement

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With

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Con, avec

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Sweet

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Dolce, douce/doux

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Brilliant

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Brillante, éclatant

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Again, yet, besides

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Ancora, encore, wieder

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Graceful

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Grazioso, gracieux, anmutig

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A game, playful, joking

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Scherzando, jeux

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Broad

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grandioso, grosso, largement, breit

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Slow

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Adagio, larghetto, lento, largo, grave, lent, langsam

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Moderate

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Moderato, modéré, gemäßigt, mässig

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Less

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Meno, moins

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Heavily

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Pesante, pessament

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Più, plus, sehr

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Almost, nearly

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Quasi, presque

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Strong, powerful

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Forza, puissant, kräftig, mächtig

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Without

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Senza, sans

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Sighing, plaintive

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Smorzando, soupirant, seufzend

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Time, beat

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Tempo, temps, schlag, zeitmaß

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Held, sustained

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Sostenuto, tenuto, legato, tenu, gehalten

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Always, forever

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Sempre, toujours

Too much, too many

Troppo, trop

Lively

Allegramente, brio, vivace, vivo, vif, lebhaft

Quick

Allegro, leggiero, vivace, vite, geschwind

Voice

Voce, voix

Gradual decreasing in volume

Decrescendo, diminuendo, calando, morendo, smorzando, abnehmend

Beginning, start

Capo, anfang

Gradual increasing in loudness

Crescendo, anschwellend

Clear, distinct

Marcato, risoluto, deutlich

Little, small

Poco a poco, kleine

Light, nimble, agile

Leggiero, leicht

Fast

Presto, prestissimo, schnell

Play

Spielen

Sweet, loving

Amabile, amoroso, dolce

Sorrowful

Dolente, doloroso, dolore

Slowing in speed

Ritardando, rallentando, ritenuto

Accents

Marcato, rinforzando, risoluto, sforzando

Energetic

Energico, vigoroso