RCM Advanced Terms Flashcards
(52 cards)
1
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cedez
A
yield; hold the tempo back
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leger
A
light; lightly
3
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lentement
A
slowly
4
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modere
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at a moderate tempo
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mouvement
A
tempo; motion
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vite
A
fast
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bewegt
A
moving
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langsam
A
slow; slowly
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massig
A
moderate; moderately
10
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mit Ausdruck
A
with expression
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sehr
A
very
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schnell
A
fast
13
Q
ad libitum; ad lib.
A
at the liberty of the performer
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agitato
A
agitated
15
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allargando, allarg.
A
broadening, becoming slower
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arco
A
for stringed instruments: resume bowing after a pizzicato passage
17
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attaca
A
proceed without a break
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calando
A
becoming slower and softer
19
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comodo
A
at a comfortable, easy tempo
20
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con fuoco
A
with fire
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con grazia
A
with grace
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con sordino
A
with mute
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dolente
A
sad
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giocoso
A
humorous, jocose
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grandioso
grand, grandiose
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largamente
broadly
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l'istesso tempo
the same tempo
28
martellato
strongly accented, hammered
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mesto
sad, mournful
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morendo
dying, fading away
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pesante
weighty, with emphasis
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pizzicato
for stringed instruments: pluck the string instead of bowing
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primo, prima
first; the upper part of a duet
34
quindicesima alta (15ma)
two octaves higher
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risoluto
resolute
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ritenuto, riten.
suddenly slower, held back
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scherzando
playful
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secondo, seconda
second: second or lower part of a duet
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semplice
simple
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sforzando, sf, sfz
a sudden strong accent of a single note or chord
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simile
continue in the same manner as has just been indicated
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sonore
sonorous
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sopra
above
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sostenuto
sustained
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sotto voce
soft, subdued, under the breath
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stringendo
pressing, becoming faster
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subito
suddenly
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tacet
be silent
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tutti
a passage for the ensemble
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vivo
lively
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volta
time (for example, prima volta, first time; seconda volta, second time)
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volti subito, v.s.
turn the page quickly
