Terms Flashcards by Madison Jonas

ITALIAN:

a due

[‘du:·e]

to be played by both

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ITALIAN:

a poco

[‘pɔ:·ko]

a little

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ITALIAN:

a tempo

[‘tɛm·po]

in tempo

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ITALIAN:

accelerando

[at·tʃe·le·’ran:·do]

gradually increasing in tempo

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LATIN: ad libitum

at pleasure

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ITALIAN:

agitato

[a·dʒi·’ta:·to]

with agitation

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ITALIAN:

al fine

[‘fi:·ne]

to the end

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ITALIAN:

alla breve

[‘brɛ:·ve]

equivalent of cut time (or 2/2)

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ITALIAN:

allargando

[al·lar·ga·’men·to]

slower tempo with increase in dynamic

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ITALIAN:

allegretto (I)

[al·le·’gret·to]

cheerful

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ITALIAN:

amoroso

[a·mo·’ro:·so]

with loving expression

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ITALIAN: andantino [an·’dan·’ti:·no]

tempo; faster than andante

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ITALIAN: arco [‘ar·ko]

with the bow

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ITALIAN: attacca (I) [at·tak·ka]

attack suddenly, without a break

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GERMAN: Becken (G)

cymbals

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FRENCH:

bouché (f)

[buʃe]

stopped French horn

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ITALIAN:

caesura

[tʃe·’zu:·ra]

pause

(sounds like “Chase zoo ruh”, imagine after chasing something in the zoo you need to PAUSE and take a break)

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ITALIAN:

calando

slower tempo with diminuendo

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ITALIAN: cantabile [kon’ta:·bi·le]

in a singing style

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ITALIAN:

capriccioso

[ka·prit·’tʃo:·so]

whimsical

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cedez

rit

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ITALIAN: clarinetto (I) [kla·ri·’net·to]

clarinet

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ITALIAN: con brio [kon ‘bri:·o]

with brilliance

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ITALIAN: con fuoco [kon ‘fuɔ:·ko]

with fire

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ITALIAN: con sordino [kon sordino]

with mute (sounds like "con Sardine". Imagine a Con Artist Sardine with a silencer

FRENCH: Cor (F)

french horn

FRENCH: Cor anglais (F)

english horn

ITALIAN: Corno ['kɔr·no]

french horn

ITALIAN: Corno Inglese ['kɔr·no iŋ·'gle:·se]

english horn

cuivre

brassy

dampfer

mute

ITALIAN: diminuendo (I) [di·mi·nu·'ɛn·do]

diminishing

ITALIAN: dolce ['dol·tʃe]

with sweetness or soft

ITALIAN: doloroso [do·lo·'ro:·so]

sorrow, painful.

ITALIAN: doppio movimento ['dop·pio mo·vi·'men·to]

twice as fast

ITALIAN: fagotto (I) [fa·'gɔt·to]

bassoon

ITALIAN: Flauto (I) ['fla:u·to]

flute

GERMAN: Flöte (g) ['flø:·tə]

flute

GERMAN: gestopft (g)

stopped French horn

ITALIAN: giocoso

playful

grave

heavy, serious

ITALIAN: grazioso

graceful

FRENCH: hautbois ['obwɑ]

oboe

GERMAN: immer (g)

always

GERMAN: Klarinette (g)

clarinet

GERMAN: kleine Flöte (g)

piccolo

GERMAN: langsam ['laŋ·za:m]

slow

ITALIAN: larghetto

slow and dignified (faster than largo)

ITALIAN: largo

broad

GERMAN: lebhaft ['le:p·haft]

lively

ITALIAN: l'istesso tempo ['stes·so]

same tempo

ITALIAN: loco

where written

ITALIAN: ma non troppo [ma non 'trɔp·po]

but not too much

ITALIAN: maestoso

majestically

ITALIAN: marcato

well marked

ITALIAN: meno mosso

less motion

ITALIAN: mezzo

half

GERMAN: mit Dämpfer (g)

with mute

ITALIAN: moderato (I)

moderately

ITALIAN: molto (I)

much

ITALIAN: morendo

fading away

niente

nothing

GERMAN: offen (g)

open

GERMAN: ohne Dämpfer (g)

without mute

ITALIAN: ottavino (I)

piccolo

ITALIAN: partitura (I)

score

GERMAN: Pauken (G)

timpani (Pauken sounds like "Poke-in", imagine someone poking the drums with a mallot.)

ITALIAN: perdendosi

gradually dying away

pesante

heavy (imagine a peasant carrying HEAVY bricks)

FRENCH: petite flûte [p(ə)tit flyt]

piccolo

FRENCH: peu a peu (f)

little by little

ITALIAN: piacere

at the performer's pleasure

Piatti (I)

Cymbals

ITALIAN: Piccola Cassa Tamburo (I)

snare drum

ITALIAN: piu (I)

ITALIAN: poco a poco (I)

little by little

GERMAN: Posaune (G)

trombone

ITALIAN: quasi

almost

ITALIAN: rubato

somewhat freely

FRENCH: sans sourdine [sɑ̃ suʀdin]

without mute

ITALIAN: sassofono (I)

saxophone

Schalltrichter hoch

lift bells in the air

ITALIAN: scherzando

jokingly, playfully

schnell

Quick

sec, secco

dry

ITALIAN: segno (I)

sign

FRENCH: segue (f)

continue without a break

ITALIAN: sempre (I)

always

ITALIAN: senza sordino (I)

without mute

ITALIAN: sostenuto

sustaining all the notes full value

ITALIAN: sotto voce

in a subdued voice

ITALIAN: stringendo

gradual acceleration

ITALIAN: subito

immediately

ITALIAN: tacet tacit

silent

ITALIAN: tema (I)

theme

ITALIAN: Tempo I

at original speed

ITALIAN: Tromba (I)

trumpet

GERMAN: Trommel (G)

snare drum

ITALIAN: tutti

everybody

ITALIAN: vivace (I)

lively

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