Vocabulary A-G Flashcards
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aber
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but
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a
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at, to, by, for, in, in the style of
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a cappella
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unaccompanied
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accelerando,accel.
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gradually getting faster
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adagietto
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rather slow,but faster than adagio
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adagio
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slow (lit. ‘at ease’)
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a deux, a 2 , a due,
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for two performers or instruments
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ad libitum, ad lib.
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at choice.
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affettuoso
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tenderly
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affrettando, affret.
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hurrying
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agitato
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agitated
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al, alla
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to the , in the manner of
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a la pointe, an der Spitze,a punto d’arco
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use the bow ( of a stringed instrument ) at the point
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alla breve
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with a minim beat
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alla marcia
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in the style of a march
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allargando
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broadening, ( getting a little slower and probably also a little louder)
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allegretto
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fairly quick but not quite as quick as allegro
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allegro
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quick ( lit. ‘cheerful’)
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als
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than
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alt
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high
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al tallone, au talon, am Frosch
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use the bow ( of a string instrument) at the heel.
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amabile
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amiable , pleasant
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amore, amour
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love
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amoroso
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loving
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andante
at a walking pace
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andantino
slightly faster than andante
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anima
soul,spirit ( con anima:with feeling or spirited)
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animando
becoming more lively
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animato, anime
animated , lively
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apaise
calmed
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a piacere
at pleasure
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appassionato
with passion
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arco
bow of a string instrument( used after pizzicato)
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assai
very, extremely
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assez
enough, sufficiently
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a tempo
in time or go back to the original speed
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attacca
go straight on to the next section
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Ausdruck
expression
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avec
with
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ben, bene
well, very
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bestimmt
with decision, definite
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bewegt
with movement, agitated
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bis
twice,indicating the repition of a short passage
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bravura
skill, brilliance
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breit
broad, expansive
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brillante,brillant
brilliant
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brio
viguor, animation
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calando
getting softer, dying away
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calmato, calme
calm, tranquil
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cantabile
in a singing style
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cantando
singing
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capriccioso, capricieux
in a whimsical, fanciful style
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cedez
yield, relax the speed
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col, coll , colla, colle
with, with the
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colle parte
keeping with the soloist
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colla voce
keep with the singer
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col legno
with the wood
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coll' ottava
with the octave ( double notes an octave higher or lower if bassa is added)
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come, comme
as, similar to
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come prima
as before
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come sopra
as above
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comodo
convenient ( tempo comodo: at a comfortable speed)
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con
with
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corda, corde
string, strings
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crescendo, cresc., cres.
gradually getting louder
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da
from
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da capo, D.C
from the beginning
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dal segno, D.S
from the sign
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Dampfer
mute
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deciso
with determination
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decrescendo, decresc., decres
gradually getting softer
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delicato
delicate
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detache
detached
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diminuendo, dimin., dim.
gradually getting softer
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divisi, div.
divided
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doch
however, yet
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dolce
sweet, soft ( dolcissimo, dolciss: as sweetly as possible)
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dolente
sad, mournful
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dolore
grief ( doloroso: sorrowful)
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doppio movimento
twice as fast
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douce, doux
soft, sweet
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duolo
grief
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e, ed
and
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egal, eguale
equal
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ein
a, one
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einfach
simple
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Empfindung
emotion, feeling
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emporte
fiery, impetuous
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en animant
becoming more lively
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en cedant
yielding
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en dehors
prominent ( make the melody stand out )
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energico
energetic
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enlevez
take up , take off
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en mesure
in time
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en pressant
hurrying on
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en retenant
holding back ( slowing a little )
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en serrant
becoming quicker
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espressione
expression
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expressivo, express. , espr , expressif.
expressive
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estino
as soft as possible, lifeless
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et
and
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etwas
somewhat, rather
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F
forte
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facile
easy
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felice
happy
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feroce
fierce
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feurig
fiery
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fin, fine
end
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Flatterzunge, Flzg.
flutter-tonguing
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flautato,flautando
flute-like
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flessibile
flexible
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fliessend
flowing
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flottant
floating
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forte, f
loud
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forissimo, ff, fff
very loud
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fortepiano, fp
loud then immediately soft
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forza
force
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forzando, forzato, fz
forcing , strongly accented
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frei
free
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fretta
haste
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frisch
vigorous
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frohlich
cheerful, joyful
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fuoco
fire
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furioso
furious, frenzied
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gebunden
joined
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gehend
at a steady speed , equivalent to andante
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gesangvoll
in a singing style
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geschwind
quick
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giocoso
playful, humorous
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giojoso
joyful, merry
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giusto
proper, exact
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glissando, gliss.
slide
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G.P.
silent
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gracieux
graceful
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grandioso
grandly
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grave
very slow , solemn
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grazioso
graceful
