Terms Flashcards
(45 cards)
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Cantabile
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In a singing style
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Allegretto
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Light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro
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Al fine
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To the finish
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Dolce
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Sweetly
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Con spirito
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With spirit; brilliance
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Marcato
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Marked; with emphasis
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Pianissimo
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Very softly
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Decrescendo
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Gradually softer
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Accelerando
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Gradually faster
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Con brio
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With spirit; brilliantly
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Andantino
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Generally a little quicker than andante
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Étude
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A study
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Mezzo
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Medium; half
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A tempo
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In time; generally applies a return to the original rate of speed
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Chromatic
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By semi-tones
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Fermata
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A hold or pause
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Moderato
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Moderately
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Solo
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A composition or passage for one performer
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Allegro
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Rapid; lively
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Coda
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The final added measure of a musical composition
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Forte
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Loud
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Grazioso
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Gracefully
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Legato
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Smooth and connected
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Segno
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The sign
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Maestoso
Majestically
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Molto
Very
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Tempo
Time; speed
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Piano
Softly
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Crescendo
Gradually louder
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Soli
More than one performer in unison
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Poco a poco
Little by little
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Tacet
Silent
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Da capo
From the beginning
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Presto
Very fast
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Staccato
Separated, detached style
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Dal segno
From the sign
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Largo
Very slow
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Tenuto
Sustain full value
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Rallentando
Gradually slower
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Diminuendo
Gradually softer
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Andante
Moderately slow, but moving
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Animato
Animated; spirited
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Fortissimo
Very loud
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Marziale
Martial
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Retardando
Gradually slower
