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36 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Ritardando |
Gradually get slower |
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Pianissimo |
very soft |
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Mezzo Forte |
Medium loud |
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Accelerando |
Gradually get faster |
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Forte |
loud |
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D.s. al coda |
instructs singer to return to the sign |
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Legato |
smooth and connected |
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Piano |
soft |
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mezzo piano |
medium soft |
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decrescendo |
gradually get slower |
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crescendo |
gradually get louder |
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rallencando |
gradually get slower |
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coda |
the last section |
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staccato |
short and detached |
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fermata |
hold until the constructor cuts you off |
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fortissimo |
very loud |
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diminuendo |
gradually get softer |
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Legato |
Smoothly |
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A tempo |
Return to origanal speed |
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Tutti |
All (singing) together |
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Dolce |
Sweetly |
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Phrase |
A muscial sentence or idea |
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Tonic |
the key center "do" |
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Tie |
same pitch- adds duration |
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Slur |
preform without a break |
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Descant |
Higher "ornamental" part |
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A capella |
Without accompaniment |
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Ad lib |
freely, take liberty |
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Accidental |
symbol used to raise or lower pitch |
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Fermata |
hold |
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unison |
all sing same pitches |
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interval |
distance between pitches |
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adagio |
slow, leisurely tempo |
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Allegro |
lively, fast tempo |
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presto |
very fast tempo |
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largo |
very slow tempo |