Piano 1 Flashcards by Garry Beresford

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a

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at, to, by, for, in the style of

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al, alla

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to the, in the manner of

(alla marcia: in the style of a march

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allargando

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broadening (getting a little slower and probably a little louder)

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andantino

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slightly faster than Andante (but may also mean slightly slower)

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assai

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very (allegro assai: very quick)

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con, col

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with

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dolce

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sweet, soft

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e, ed

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and

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espressivo

or espress. or espr.

A

Expressive

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fp (= fortepiano)

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loud, then immediately soft

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giocoso

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playful, merry

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grave

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very slow, solemn

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grazioso

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graceful

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larghetto

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rather slow (but not as slow as largo)

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largo

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slow, steady

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ma

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but

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maestoso

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majestic

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meno

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less

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molto

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very, much

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mosso, moto

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movement (meno mosso: slower; con moto: with movement)

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non

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not

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piú

A

more

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presto

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fast (faster than Allegro)

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senza

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without

sf, sfz (=sforzando or sforzato)

forced, accented

simile (or sim)

in the same way

sostenuto

sustained

tenuto

held

troppo

too much (non troppo: not too much)

vivace, vivo

lively, quick

accelerando (or accel)

gradually getting quicker

adagio

slow

allegretto

fairly quick (but not as quick as allegro)

allegro

quick (literally 'cheerful')

andante

at a medium ('walking') speed

cantabile

in a singing style

crescendo (or cresc)

gradually getting louder

da capo (or D.C.)

repeat from beginning

dal segno (or D.S.)

repeat from the sign

decrescendo (or decresc)

gradually getting quieter

diminuendo (or dim)

gradually getting quieter

fine

the end

f (=forte)

loud

ff (=fortissimo)

very loud

legato

smoothly

lento

slow

mezzo

half

mf (=mezzo forte)

moderately loud (literally 'half loud')

mp (=mezzo piano)

moderately quiet (literally 'half quiet+')

moderato

moderately (allegro moderato: moderately quick)

p (=piano)

quiet

pp (=pianissimo)

very quiet

poco

a little

rallentando (or rall.)

gradually getting slower

ritardando (or ritard. or rit.

gradually getting slower

ritenuto (or ritard. or rit.)

held back

staccato (or stacc.)

detached

tempo

speed, time (a tempo: in time)