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Title:	Musical Terminology
Description:	Musical Terminology for Conducting
Number of Cards:	112
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Author:	EPEdwards7
Created:	2009-10-18
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- Adagio
- Slowly gracefully; easy manner; at leisure
- Allegretto
- a little lively, moderately fast
- Allegro
- lively manner; merry
- Andante
- played slowly; flowing; walking pace
- Andantino
- strictly, slower than andante
- Con velocita
- with speed; swiftness
- Grave
- a very slow tempo, slowly and seriously
- Langsam
- slowly
- Larghetto
- somewhat quicker movement than largo
- Largo
- large, broad; slow stately movement
- Lebhaft
- briskly, lively
- Lento
- slowly
- Lentement
- in a slow fashion
- Marcia
- a march; in a march style
- Massig
- moderately
- Moderato
- moderate rate of speed
- Piu Mosso
- more motion
- Precipitoso
- rapid, bold execution of the figure or passage so marked
- Prestissimo
- very rapid; as fast as possible
- Presto
- fast; rapid
- Rapidamente
- rapidly
- Rapido
- fast
- Rasch
- fast
- Schnell
- fast
- Tempo di minuetta
- in a dance style, light and spirited
- Tempo di valse
- waltz dance tempo
- Tempo Primo
- the original tempo; the first tempo
- Vivace
- exceedingly fast and rapid
- Vivo
- lively and spirited
- Acccelerando
- gradually accelerating
- Affrettando
- hurrying, pressing onwards
- Allargando
- broadening, becoming slower
- Calando
- growing slower and softer
- Col Canto
- with the highest vocal or instrumental part
- Colla voce
- with the voice
- Fermata
- A pause in time or the sustaining of a tone; a break from the pulse
- Meno Mosso
- less motion
- Piu lento
- more slowly
- Poco a poco
- little by little
- Rallentando
- gradually growing slower and slower
- Repente
- suddenly
- retenez
- holding back (immediately)
- Ritardando
- gradually slowing down
- Ritenuto
- held back (more temporary than a ritardando, could be on a single note)
- Rubata
- intense or passionate feeling
- Schneller
- faster
- Slentando
- slowing up
- Stringendo
- quickening; accelerating
- Tempo rubato
- modify the strict rhythmical flow of the movement by dwelling on, and thus prolonging and intensifying.
- Crescendo
- Gradually getting louder
- decrescendo
- gradually getting softer
- diminuendo
- diminishing in ludness
- forte
- loud, strong
- forte piano
- accent loudly; diminishing rapidly to a soft piano
- Fortissimo
- very loud' extremely loud and forceful
- Mezzo Forte
- a half-loud
- Mezzo piano
- a half-soft
- Pianissimo
- very soft
- Piano
- soft; softly
- Piu piano
- more softly
- Accentato
- accented, with emphasis
- forzando
- with force; energy; strongly accented
- rinforzando
- with special emphasis; increase in loudness
- Sforzando
- with a sudden and strong accent on a single note or chord; (SFP) sforzando followed immediately by piano.
- Ad Libitum
- at the pleasure of the performer
- A piacere
- at pleasure; left to the performers discretion
- Animando
- with growing animation ; livelier
- Brilliante
- brilliant; showy; sparkling
- cantabile
- in a singing or vocal style
- con amore
- with love; fondly; tenderly
- con anima
- with spirit; animation
- con dolore
- with a style expressing pain or grief
- con energia
- with energy
- con forza
- with force; vigor
- con fuoco
- with fire; fiery; spirited