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56 Cards in this Set
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Enharmonic
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Tones sharing the same sound, written differently
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Go on to a subsequent movement without pausing
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Segue
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Go on to a subsequent section without pausing
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Attacca
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Marked, stressed
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Marcato
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An accompaniment of simple chords that can be repeated on short notice
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Vamp
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Volti subito (v.s.)
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Turn the page quickly
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Silent
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Tacet
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An elastic, flexible tempo involving slight accelerandos and ritardandos that alternate according to the requirements of musical expression
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Rubato
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Majestic
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Maestoso
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Much slowing
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Molto rallentando
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Return to normal tempo after deviation
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A tempo
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Suddenly soft
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Subito piano
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A rest for the entire orchestra coming unexpectedly after a climactic passage
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Grand Pause (G.P.)
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With mute
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Con sordino
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Same tempo
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L'istesso tempo
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Follow the vocal part
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Colla voce
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Louder
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Píu forte
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Medium-loud
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Mezzo forte (mf)
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Return to the cap, then take concluding passage
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Da Capo al Coda (D.C. al Coda)
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Return to the sigh, then stop at fine
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Dal Segno al fine (D.S. al fine)
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Little more motion, quicker
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Poco piu mosso
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Less motion, slower
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Meno mosso
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Accelerating
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Accelerando
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Slowing
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Ritardando
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Sustained
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Sostenuto
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Sustaining a single note
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Tenuto
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Very
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Assai
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Major
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Dur
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Minor
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Moll
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Slow and solemn
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Grave
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Slow, dignified
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Largo
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Slow, but faster than Largo
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Adagio
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Between Andante and Largo
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Lento
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Moderately slow; walking tempo
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Andante
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Moderate speed
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Moderato
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Moderately fast
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Allegro
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Lively and fast
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Vivace
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Very fast
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Presto
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Excitedly
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Agitato
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Animatedly
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Animato
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With love
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Con amore
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With fire (passion, energy)
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Con fuoco
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Brightly
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Con brio
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Sweetly
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Dolce
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Expressively
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Expressivo
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Gracefully
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Graziozo
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Playfully
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Scherzando
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What Gothic letter is the Treble clef derived from?
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Capital G
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What Gothic letter is the Bass clef derived from?
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Capital F
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What does the Alto (C) clef look like?
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II}
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What does the Tenor (C) clef look like?
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||} - (raised to G line on staff)
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Flats are added in what order?
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B, E, A, D, G, C, F
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Sharps are added in what order?
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F, C, G, D, A, E, B
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What is the order of major keys?
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G D A E B F# C# F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Cb
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How do you find the minor key if you know the number of flats/sharps?
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Last flat/sharp added and down three half-steps
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Which major keys do not have minor keys?
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B, F#, C#, Db Gb, and Cb
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