Terms and People Flashcards by Aimee Lenguyen

Accent

Play the note louder than the others

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A Tempo

Return to the original tempo

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Accelerando

Accelerate, gradually faster

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Accidentals

Sharps, flats, or naturals written before the notes (not in key signature)

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Adagio

Slowly.

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Allargrando

Broadening, gradually slower

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Allegro

Fast and quick.

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Allegretto

Slightly slower than allegro, faster than andante

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Andante

A moderate walking tempo

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Andantino

Slightly faster than Andante

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Animato

Animated, with spirit

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Appoggiatura

Used mainly in music of the Classical Period. Play the first note as half the value of the second note

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Arpeggio

A continuous broken chord

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Atonality

No specific key or tonality

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Articulation

The manner in which notes are executed

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Bitonality

The use of two different keys at the same time

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Canon

A strict form of contrapuntal writing in which each voice exactly imitates the melody of the first voice

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Cantabile

In a singing styles

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Con Brio

With vigor or spirit (with brilliance)

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Coda

An extended ending for a piece of music

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Codetta

a short Coda.

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Con

With

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Con Moto

With motion

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Crescendo

Gradually louder

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D.C. al Fine

Go back to the beginning of the piece, and play until the word Fine

Damper Pedal

Press the Pedal located on the right

Decrescendo or Diminuendo

Gradually softer

Dolce

Sweetly

Doloroso

Sadly, sorrowfully

Double Flat

two flats placed before a note, indicating to lower the note a whole step

Double sharp

The symbol (x) placed before a note, indicating to raise the note a whole step

Dynamics

Letters or symbols which tell how loudly or how softly to play the music

Enharmonic

Two different names for the same pitch

Expressivo

Expressively

Fine

The end

Forte

Loud

Fortissimo

Very loud

Fortississimo

Very, very loud

Forte-piano

Loud immediately followed by soft

Fermata

Hold the note longer than its value

First and Second Ending

Play the piece with the first ending, then repeat the piece. The second time through, skip the first ending and do the second ending.

Giocoso

Merrily, with humor

Gracioso

Gracefully

Largo

Very slowly, "large"

Legato sign (slur)

Play smoothly, connect the notes

Leggiero

lightly, delicately

Lento

Slowly

Marcato

Stressed, marked

Meno

Less

Mezzo Forte

Medium Loud

Mezzo Piano

Medium Soft

Moderato

A moderate of medium tempo

Molto

Much, very

Mordent

An ornament in which the written note is played, followed by the note below the written note and the written note again

Octave Sign

Play the notes an octave higher or lower

Opus

A word used to indicate the chronological order in which a composers music was written

Ostinato

A repeated pattern

Parallel Major/minor

Major and minor keys with the same letter name

Piano

Soft

Pianissimo

Very soft

Pianississmo

Very very soft

Pesente

Heavily

Phrase

a musdical sentence, often four measures long

Piu

Piu Mosso

More motion; faster

Poco

Little

Polytonality

The use of several different keys at the same time

Presto

Very fast

Rallentando

Gradually slower

Repeat sign

repeat the previous sections of music starting from the first sign, or the beginning of the piece if there is none.

Ritardando

Slow down gradually

Ritenuto

Immediately slower

Robusto

Robustly, boldy

Scherzando

Playfully, jokingly

Sempre

Always

Senza

Without

Sforzando

A sudden sharp movement

Simile

Continue in the same style

Spiritose

Spirited, with spirit

Sostenuto

Sustained

Staccato

Play crisply or detached

Subito

Suddenly, all at once

Syncopation

A momentary contradiction of the meter or pulse

Tempo

The speed at which to play the music

Tenuto

Hole the note for its full value. May also mean to play the note slightly louder than the others; stress the note

Tranquillo

Tranquilly, peacefully, calmly

tre Corda

Release the Una Corda pedal (soft pedal, left pedal)

Tie

Hold the second note, do not play it

Trill

An ornament in which the written note is alternated continuously with the note above.

Trill with prefix

A twill performed with an added beginning from above or below

Turn

An ornament in which the written note is surrounded by its upper and lower neighbors

Una Corda

Often abbreviated U.C in music. Press the left or soft pedal.

Vivace

Quick, lively

Vivo

Brisk, lively

...etto

A suffix meaning little or less than

...ino

A suffix meaning little or less than

Terms and People Flashcards

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