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64 Cards in this Set
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Grave
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heavy, slow, ponderous
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g...r....a...v....e
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Adagio
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very slow
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a d a g i o
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Lento
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slow
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l e n t o
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Andante
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moderately slow walking tempo
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Moderato
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moderate tempo
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Allegretto
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moderately fast
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Allegro
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lively, brisk
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GALAMAA
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Grave
Adagio Lento Andante Moderato Allegretto Allegro |
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Allegro non troppo
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fast, but not too fast
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Vivace
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very fast
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Presto
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very fast
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Accelerando
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accel.....gradually faster
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Ritardando
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ritard, rit..........gradually slower
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Rallentando
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rall......gradually slower
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Allargando
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allarg....slowing down and increasing volume
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Meno mosso
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less quickly, slower
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A tempo
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return to normal tempo
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L'istesso tempo
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the same tempo
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Rubato
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freedom from tempo, slight accelerando and ritards
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Tempo primo
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original tempo
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Piu mosso
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more motion, faster
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Poco
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little
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Morendo
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fading away
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Non troppo
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not too much
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Molto
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very
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Stringendo
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a gradual acceleration of tempo
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Staccato
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separated, light
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Legato
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smooth, connected, tongued
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Marcato
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marc.......accented, with emphasis
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Dolce
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sweet, soft
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Leggerio
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light, soft
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Subito
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sub.........suddenly
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Sostenuto
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sost........sustained
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Maestoso
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majestic
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Cantabile
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perform in a swinging (flowing) style
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Pesante
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weighty, ponderous
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Attaca
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begin what follows without pause
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Da Capo al Fine (D.C. al Fine)
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Repeat from the beginning and play until the end
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Da Segno al Fine (D.S. al Fine)
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repeat from the sign and play until the end
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Solo
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one performer
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Soli
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one section or one on a part
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Tutti
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everyone plays
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Divisi
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one part divides into 2 or more parts
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Tacet
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rest
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Coda
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supplement at the end
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*/.
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repeat from preceding measure
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||: :||
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repeat from repeat signs
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//
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pause, caesura, cesura
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4/4 (C)
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top # = 4 beats per measure
bottom # = quarter gets one beat |
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3/4
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3 beats per measure, quarter gets 1 beat
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2/2
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cut time
2 beats per measure, half note gets 1 beat |
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6/8
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6 beats per measure,
eighth note get 1 beat |
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Tie
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a curved line that connects notes of the same pitch
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Slur
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a curved line that connects notes of different pitches
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Enharmonic notes
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tones that sound the same but are written differently
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Key signature
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flats or sharps at the beginning of a piece that change certain notes throughout the piece
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Mission Impossible
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Lalo Schifrin
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Rejouissance
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James Curnow
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Prelude and Fugue
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J.S. Bach
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Flat
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lowers a note a half step
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Sharp
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raises a note up a half step
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Natural
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cancels a flat or sharp
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Accidental
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flat, sharp, or natural not given in the key signature
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Fermata
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hold, pause or interruption
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