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15 Cards in this Set
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accelerando (accel)
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gradually faster
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accent
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emphasis of a note, which may result from its being louder (dynamic accent), longer, or higher in pitch than the notes near it
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adagio
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slow
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aerophone
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any instrument - such as a flute or trumpet - whose sound is generated by a vibrating column of air
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allegretto
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moderately fast
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allegro
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fast
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andante
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moderately slow, a walking pace
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a tempo
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return to the original time
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bar line
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a line that divides each measure of a piece
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bass clef
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symbol on the staff indicating relatively low pitch ranges, such as those played by a pianist's left hand
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baton
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thin stick used by many conductors to beat time and indicate pulse and tempo
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beam
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horizontal line connecting the flags of several eighth notes or sixteenth notes in succession, to facilitate reading those notes
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beat
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regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time
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chord
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combination of three or more tones sounded at once
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chordophone
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instrument - such as a hard or lute - whose sounds is generated by stretching a string
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