SCBDA Senior Terms Flashcards
(105 cards)
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a tempo
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In time; generally implies a return to the original rate of speed
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a poco
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A little; gradually
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accelerando
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Gradually faster
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adagietto
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slow, but not as slow as adagio
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agitado
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agitated; rapid
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al fine
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to the finish
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alla
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in the style of
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allargando
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gradually slower and broader
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allegretto
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light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro
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allegro
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rapid; lively
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andante
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moderately slow, but moving
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andantino
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generally a little quicker than andante
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animato
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animated; spirited
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appassionato
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intensely; passionately; with deep feeling
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arioso
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in a vocal style
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assai
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very
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ben
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well
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brilliante
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brilliantly
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calando
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gradually slower and softer
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cantabile
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in a singing style
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chromatic
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by semi-tones
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coda
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the final added measures of a musical composition
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con
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with
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con amore
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with tenderness
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con anima
with animation; spirit
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con brio
with spirit; brilliantly
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con forza
with force
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con fuoco
with fire, energy
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con grazia
with grace
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con spirito
with spirit; brilliance
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crescendo
gradually louder
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da capo
from the beginning
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dal segno
from the sign
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decrescendo
gradually softer
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diminuendo
gradually softer
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dolce
sweetly
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energico
energetically
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etude
a study
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fermata
a hold or pause
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forte
loud
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fortissimo
very loud
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forzando
forcefully accented
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furioso
furiously
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giocoso
joyfully
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grandioso
grand or noble style
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grave
very slow or solemn
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grazioso
gracefully
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l'istesso
the same
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larghetto
slow, but not as slow as largo
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larghissimo
very slow, more so than largo
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largo
very slow
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legato
smooth and connected
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leggiero
lightly
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lento
very slow
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maestoso
majestically
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marcato
marked; with emphasis
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marcia
march style
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marziale
martial
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meno
less
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mezzo
medium; half
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moderato
moderately
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molto
very
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morendo
dying away
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mosso
motion; movement
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moto
motion; movement
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non troppo
not too much
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opus
a musical work or composition
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ottava
an octave
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pesante
heavily; with emphasisa
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pianissimo
very softly
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piano
softly
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piu
more
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poco
a little
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poco a poco
little by little
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prestissimo
very fast; more so than presto
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presto
very fast
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primo
first
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rallentando
gradually slower
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religioso
in a solemn style
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ritardando
gradually slower
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ritenuto
a steady pace, but slowrer than the preceding tempo
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rubato
temporary irregularity of time, lengthening some notes at the expense of others
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scherzando
in light, playful style
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scherzo
playfully, usually in rapid tempo with rhythmic and dynamic contrasts
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segno
the sign
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sempre
always; continuously
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senza
without
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sforzando
forced; with emphasis
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similie
the same
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smorzando
dying away
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soli
more than one performer in unison
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solo
a composition or passage for one performer
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sordino
mute
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sostenuto
sustained
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staccato
separated, detached style
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stringendo
gradually faster
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subito
suddenly
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tacet
silent
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tempo
time; speed
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tempo di valse
waltz time
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tenuto
sustain full value
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vasle
waltz
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veloce
very fast
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vivace
vivacious; lively
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vivo
lively; brisk
