Terms Flashcards
(93 cards)
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adagio
A
slow
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accelerando (accel.)
A
Gradually getting faster
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allargando
A
Getting broader, louder and slower
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allegretto
A
Fairly fast
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Q
allegro
A
Lively, fast
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allegro assai
A
Very fast
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andante
A
At a walking pace
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andantino
A
Faster or slower than andante
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Q
Larghetto
A
Rather slow
10
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largo
A
Slow, stately
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lento
A
slow
12
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moderato
A
Moderately
allegro moderato - moderately fast
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Q
Mosso, moto
A
Movement
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presto
A
Very fast
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rallentando (rall.)
A
Gradually getting slower
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ritardando (ritard., rit.)
A
Gradually getting slower
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ritenuto (riten., rit.)
A
Held back
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Tempo
A
Speed, time
a tempo: in time
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vivace/ vivo
A
Fast, lively
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alla marcia
A
In the style of a march
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cantabile
A
In a singing style
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da capo (D.C.)
A
Repeat from the beginning
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dal segno (D.S.)
A
Repeat from the sign
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dolce
A
Soft, sweet
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expressivo
Expressive
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fine
The end
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giocoso
Merry
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grave
Very slow, solemn
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grazioso
Gracefully
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legato
smoothly
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maestoso
Majestic
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simile (sim.)
In the same way
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sostenuto
Sustained
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staccato (stacc.)
Detached
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Tenuto
Held
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a
At, to, by, in, for, in the style of
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assai
Very
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al, alla
In the style of
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con, col
With
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e, ed
And
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Ma
But
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meno
Less
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mezzo
Half
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molto
Very, much
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non
Not
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piu
More
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allargando
Getting broader, louder and slower
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allegretto
Fairly fast
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allegro
Lively, fast
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allegro assai
Very fast
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andante
At a walking pace
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andantino
Faster or slower than andante
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Larghetto
Rather slow
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largo
Slow, stately
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lento
slow
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moderato
Moderately
allegro moderato - moderately fast
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Mosso, moto
Movement
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presto
Very fast
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rallentando (rall.)
Gradually getting slower
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ritardando (ritard., rit.)
Gradually getting slower
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ritenuto (riten., rit.)
Held back
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Tempo
Speed, time
| a tempo: in time
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vivace/ vivo
Fast, lively
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alla marcia
In the style of a march
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cantabile
In a singing style
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da capo (D.C.)
Repeat from the beginning
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dal segno (D.S.)
Repeat from the sign
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dolce
Soft, sweet
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expressivo
Expressive
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fine
The end
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giocoso
Merry
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grave
Very slow, solemn
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grazioso
Gracefully
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legato
smoothly
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maestoso
Majestic
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simile (sim.)
In the same way
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sostenuto
Sustained
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staccato (stacc.)
Detached
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Tenuto
Held
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a
At, to, by, in, for, in the style of
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assai
Very
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al, alla
In the style of
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con, col
With
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e, ed
And
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Ma
But
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meno
Less
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mezzo
Half
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molto
Very, much
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non
Not
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piu
More
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Poco
A little
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senza
Without
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troppo
Too much
non troppo: not too much
