other Flashcards
(58 cards)
1
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ad libitum
A
at pleasure, quite freely
2
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affettuoso
A
with tenderness, affectionately
3
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agitato
A
with agitation
4
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animato
A
with animation
5
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arco
A
with the bow (used after pizz. sign)
6
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assai
A
very
7
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attacca
A
go on at once
8
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ben marcato
A
well marked
9
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cantando
A
in a singing style
10
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cantabile
A
in a singing style
11
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con anima
A
with feeling
12
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con brio
A
with spirit
13
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con forza
A
with force
14
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con grazia
A
with grace
15
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con sordino
A
with mute
16
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da capo al fine
A
from the beginning to the word fine
17
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dal segno
A
from the sign
18
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dolce
A
soft and sweet
19
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dolente
A
sadly, plaintively
20
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doloroso
A
sadly, plaintively
21
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fine
A
end
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giocoso
A
gay, merry
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glissando
A
sliding quickly between notes
24
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grazioso
A
gracefully
25
legato
smoothly, well connected
26
leggiero
lightly
27
loco
at normal pitch (after 8va sign)
28
maestoso
majestic
29
martele
sharp and decisive movement
30
mezzo staccato
moderately short and detached
31
main droite (m.d.)
right hand
32
main gauche (m.g.)
left hand
33
molto
very
34
opus
a work or group of works
35
piacevole
pleasant, agreeable
36
pizzicato (pizz.)
pluck string instead of bowing
37
poco
a little
38
portamento
a smooth gliding between notes
39
quasi
as if, as it were
40
risoluto
with resolution
41
scherzando
playfully
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sempre
always
43
senza
without
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simile
in the same manner
45
sotto voce
softly in an undertone
46
sostenuto
sustained
47
spiccato
detaching bowing
48
staccato
short, detached
49
subito (sub.)
suddenly
50
sul ponticello (sul pont.)
bow on or near the bridge
51
sul tasto
bow on or near the fingerboard
52
tempo primo
go back to first tempo
53
tenuto (ten.)
held
54
tierce de picardie
ending minor key with a major chord
55
tranquillo
calmly
56
tre corde
release the soft pedal
57
tremolo
rapid bowing to produce a shimmering effect
58
una corda
with the soft pedal
