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97 Cards in this Set
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accelerando (or accel.) |
gradually getting quicker
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adagio
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slow |
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allegretto
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fairly quick (but not as quick as allegro)
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allegro
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quick (literally "cheerful")
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andante
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at a medium "walking" speed
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cantabile
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in a singing style |
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crescendo (or cresc.)
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gradually getting louder
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da capo (or D.C.)
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repeat from the beginning
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dal segno (or D.S.)
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repeat from the sign
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decrescendo (or decresc.)
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gradually getting quieter
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diminuendo (or dim.)
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gradually getting quieter
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fine
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the end
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f (forte)
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loud
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ff (fortissimo)
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very loud
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legato
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smoothly
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lento
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slow
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mezzo
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half
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mf (mezzo forte)
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moderately loud (literally "half" loud)
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mp (mezzo piano)
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moderately quiet (literally "half" quiet)
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moderato
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moderately (ex: allegro moderato = moderately quick)
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p (piano)
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quiet
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pp (pianissimo)
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very quiet
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poco |
a little |
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rallentando (or rall.)
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gradually getting slower
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ritardando (or ritard. or rit.)
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gradually getting slower
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ritenuto (or riten. or rit.)
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held back
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staccato (or stacc.)
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detached
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tempo
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speed, time (ex: a tempo = in time)
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fermata
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pause on note or rest
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repeat marks
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at the second sign, go back to the first sign and repeat the music from there (the first sign is left out if the music is repeated from the beginning)
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8va (ottava)
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If above notes, perform an octave higher; if below notes, perform an octave lower
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a
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at, to, by, for, in, in the style of
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al, alla
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to the, in the manner of (ex: alla marcia = in the style of a march)
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allargando
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broadening (getting a little slower and probably a little louder)
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andantino |
slightly faster than andante (but may also mean slightly slower) |
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assai
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very (ex: allegro assai = very quick)
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con, col
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with
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dolce
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sweet, soft
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e, ed
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and
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espressivo (or espress. or espr.)
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expressive
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fp (fortepiano)
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loud, then immediately soft
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giocoso
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playful, merry
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grave
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very slow, solemn
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grazioso
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graceful
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larghetto
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rather slow (but not as slow as largo)
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largo
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slow, stately
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ma
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but
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maestoso
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majestic
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meno
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less
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molto
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very, much
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mosso, moto
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movement (ex: meno mosso = slower, con moto = with movement)
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non
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not
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più
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more
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presto
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fast (faster than allegro)
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senza
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without
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sf, sfz (sforzando or sforzato)
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forced, accented
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simile (or sim.)
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in the same way
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sostenuto
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sustained
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tenuto
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held
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troppo
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too much (ex: non troppo = not too much)
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vivace, vivo
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lively, quick
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Marcato (^ sign) |
very strong accent
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Staccatissimo |
note is to be played as briefly as possible and perhaps accented as well |
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adagietto |
rather slow (but faster than adagio)
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ad libitum, ad lib.
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at choice, meaning a passage may be played freely
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agitato
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agitated
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alla breve |
with a minim (half note) beat, implying a faster tempo than the note values might otherwise suggest |
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amore
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love (ex: amoroso = loving)
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anima
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soul, spirit, (ex: con anima can mean "with feeling" or "spirited")
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animato |
animated, lively (ex: animando = becoming more lively)
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ben
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well
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brio
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vigour (ex: con brio = with vigour, lively)
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comodo
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convenient (tempo comodo: at a comfortable speed)
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deciso
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with determination
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delicato
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delicate
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energico
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energetic
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forza |
force
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largamente
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broadly
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leggiero
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light, nimble
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marcato, marc.
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emphatic, accented
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marziale
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in a military style
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mesto |
sad
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pesante
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heavy
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prima, primo
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first
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risoluto
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bold, strong
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ritmico
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rhythmically
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rubato, tempo rubato
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with some freedom of time
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scherzando, scherzoso
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playful, joking
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seconda, secondo
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second
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semplice
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simple, plain
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sempre
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always
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stringendo
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gradually getting faster
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subito |
suddenly
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tanto
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so much
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tranquilo
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calm
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triste, tristamente
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sad, sorrowful
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volta
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time (prima volta: first time; seconda volta: second time)
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