Terms and signs Flashcards
(186 cards)
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Fortepiano
A
Loud then soft
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Presto
A
Fast(quicker than allegro)
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Vivace
A
Lively, quick
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Lento
A
Slow
5
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Largo
A
Stately
6
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Grave
A
Very slow, solemn
7
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più mosso
A
More movement
8
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Meno mosso
A
Less movement
9
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Ritenuto
A
Held back
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Con Moto
A
With movement
11
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Allargando
A
Broadening
12
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Dal segno
A
Repeat from sign
13
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Expressivo
A
Expressive
14
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Gracioso
A
Graceful
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Alla Marcia
A
In the style of a march
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Molto
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Very much
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Non troppo
A
Not too much
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Poco
A
A little
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Col/con
A
With
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E,ed
A
And
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ma
A
but
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meno
A
less
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più
A
more
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senza
A
without
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fortissimo
Very loud
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forte
loud
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mezzo forte
moderately loud
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pianissimo
very quiet
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piano
quiet
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mezzo piano
moderately quiet
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cresc.
gradually getting louder
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dim.
gradually getting quieter
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allegro
quick
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allegretto
fairly quick
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moderato
at a moderate speed
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andante
at a medium speed
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adagio
slow
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accelerando
gradually getting quicker
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rallentando
gradually getting slower
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rit.
gradually getting slower
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a tempo
in time
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cantabile
in a singing style
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D.C.
repeat from the beginning
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dolce
sweetly
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fine
the end
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legato
smoothly
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staccato
detached
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sforzando, sforzato
Forced, accented
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andantino
Slightly faster than andante( can also mean slower)
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prestissimo
very fast
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agitato
agitated
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animato
lively
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con forza
with force
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energico
energetic
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giocoso
playful, merry
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leggerio
light
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maetoso
majestic
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marcato
emphatic, accented
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pesante
heavy
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risoluto
bold, strong
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scherzando
playful, joking
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semplice
simple, plain
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sostenuto
sustained
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tranquillo
calm
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triste, tristamente
sad, sorrowful
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ben
well
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prima, primo
first
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sempre
always
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simile
in the same way
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subito(sub.)
suddenly
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ad libitum
at choice, freely
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adagietto
rather slow
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affetuoso
tenderly
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affrettando
hurrying
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amabile
pleasant
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amore
love
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anima
soul, spirit
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animado
becoming lively
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appassionato
with passion
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assai
very
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attacca
go straight on
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brio
vigour
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calando
dying away
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cantando
singing
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come
as, similar to
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comodo
convenient
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dal segno
repeat from the sign
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deciso
with determination
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decrescendo
gradually getting softer
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delicato
delicate
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dolente
mournful
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dolore
grief
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doppio movimento
twice as fast
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express
expression
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estinto
lifeless, as soft as possible
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facile
easy
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giusto
proper, exact
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incalzando
getting faster
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l'istesso
the same
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fuoco
fire
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lacrimoso
sad
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larghetto
rather slow
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loco
at the normal pitch
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lunga
long
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lusingando
coaxing, persuasive
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marziale
in a military style
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mesto
sad
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misura
measure
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morendo
dying away
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niente
nothing
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nobilmente
nobly
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non
not
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ossia
or, alternatively
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perdendosi
dying away
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piacevole
pleasant
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piangevole
plainitive
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pochettino
rather little
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quasi
as if, resembling
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rinforzando
reinforcing
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ritardando
gradually getting slower
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ritmico
rhythmically
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ruabato
with some freedom of time
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segue
go straight on
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smorzando
dying away
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sonoro
resonant
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sopra
above
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sotto
below
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stringendo
gradually getting faster
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tanto
so much
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teneramente
tenderly
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tosto
swift, rapid
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veloce
swift
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voce
voice
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volante
flying
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volta
time
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à
to, at
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animé
animated, lively
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assez
enough
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avec
with
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cédez
yield,slow down
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douce
sweet
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en dehors
prominent
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et
and
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léger
light
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légèrement
light
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lent
slow
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mais
but
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moins
less
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modéré
at a moderate speed
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non
not
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peu
little
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plus
more
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presser
hurry
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ralentir
slow down
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retenu
held back
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sans
without
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très
very
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un/une
one
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vif
lively
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vite
fast
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aber
but
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Ausdruck
expressione
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bewegt
with movement
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breit
broad, expansive
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ein
a, one
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einfach
simple
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etwas
somewhat
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fröhlich
cheerful
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immer
always
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langsam
slow
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lebhaft
lively
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mässig
at a moderate speed
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mit
with
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nicht
not
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ohne
without
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ruhig
peaceful
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schnell
fast
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sehr
very
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süss
sweet
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traurig
sad
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und
and
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voll
full
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wenig
little
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weider
again
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zart
tender, delicate
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zu
to, too
