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79 Cards in this Set
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A capella |
Without accompaniment |
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Accelerando |
Becoming gradually faster |
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Adagio |
A slow tempo, faster than largo and slower than andante |
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A deux, a due |
For two |
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Ad libitum, ad lib |
Optional, or at will |
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Affetuoso |
With tender emotion |
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Agitato |
Agitated |
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Agogic accent |
To emphasize a note by giving it a longer duration |
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Air |
A song, melody, or tune |
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Al fine |
To the end |
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Alla breve |
A tempo indication of 2/2 |
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Allargando |
Becoming slower and broader |
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Allegretto |
A lively, quick tempo, slower than allegro |
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Allegro |
Cheerful, quick or fast |
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Allemande |
A German dance |
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Andante |
A moderate, graceful tempo |
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Andantino |
A tempo slightly faster/slower than andante |
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Anglaise |
English |
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Animato, animoso |
Animated, spirited |
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Appassionato |
Passionately |
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Aria |
A solo vocal piece usually associated with opera |
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Arioso |
Lyrically |
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Assai |
Very, extremely |
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A tempo |
Return to the original tempo |
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Attaca |
Continue immediately to next section or movement |
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Barcarolle |
Music in the style of songs sung by Venetian gondoliers |
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Baritone |
Male singing voice, between bass and tenor |
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Baroque |
Historical period of music from 1600-1750 |
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Berceuse |
A lullaby |
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Bravura |
Boldness |
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Brilliante |
Brilliant |
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Brio |
Vigor, spirit |
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BWV |
Bach werke berzeichnis |
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Cadance |
The melodic or harmonic ending |
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Cadenza |
A virtuosic solo section |
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Calando |
Gradually diminishing, becoming softer and slower |
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Campanelle |
Small bells |
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Cantabile |
Singing |
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Cantata |
A multi movement vocal work |
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Cantata |
A multi movement vocal work |
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Canto |
Melody, song |
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Capo |
The head or beginning of a piece |
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Capriccio, caprice |
An instrumental piece in a free form |
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Cedez |
Slow down |
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Chamber music |
Music for a small ensemble |
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Chromatic scale |
A scale composed of all 12 half steps of an octave |
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Coda |
An ending section of a movement or piece |
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Comodo |
Comfortable, leisurely |
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Con |
With |
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Concerto |
A composition for orchestra and solo |
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Con sordino |
With mute |
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Contra |
An octave below |
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Da capo |
From the head or from the beginning |
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Dal segno |
Go back and play from the sign |
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Damper |
The mechanism that stops the strings from vibrating |
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Damper pedal |
The pedal that allows the strings to vibrate |
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Development |
The melodic, harmonic, or rhythmic elaboration of a theme. |
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Dolce |
Sweet |
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Enharmonic |
2 notes that sound the same but are spelled differently |
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Ensemble |
Any group of musicians performing together |
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Episode |
A section of a fugue that does not include the subject |
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Espressivo |
Expressive |
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Ethnomusicology |
The study of music in relation to its cultural context |
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Etude |
A study, a piece that emphasizes a specific technique |
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Exposition |
The first section of the sonata form |
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Expression marks |
Words or symbols that indicate how a piece should be interpreted |
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Fantasie, fantasia, fantasy |
Music with an improvisatory feel |
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Fermata |
A hold or pause sign |
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Fin, fine |
End |
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Finale |
The last movement of a piece |
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Fortepiano |
Early name for the piano |
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Forza |
With force |
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Forzando, forzata |
Accented, abbreviated FZ |
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Fuga, fugue |
A contrapuntal procedure in 2 or more parts |
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Fuoco |
Fire, passion |
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Gavotte |
A French dance of the 17th century in duple meter |
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Gigue |
A dance in 6/8 |
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Giocoso |
Humorous |
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Giusto |
Exact, strict |
