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15 Cards in this Set
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a tempo
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back to the original tempo
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allargando
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growing broader, louder and softer (allarg.)
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allegretto
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moderately fast, lively
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andante
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moderately slow, a walking speed
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basso continuo
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a characteristic of Baroque music consisting of a bass part that runs continuously throughout a work, also called thoroughbass.
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cantabile
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in a singing, graceful style
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caprice
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a musical form that reflects a fanciful, carefree style
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col legno
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strike the strings with the wood of the bow
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con gusto
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with precision and steady energy
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corda
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string
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divisi
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divide the parts or notes; in a two note chord the outside player plays the top note and the inside player plays the bottom note
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dolce
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sweetly, softly
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doctrine of affections
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theory in Baroque period that prescribed certain musical methods and figures for summoning or portraying individual emotions.
happiness - faster notes sadness - minor keys and slower movement anger - loudness and harsh discordant harmonies |
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gavotte
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a pastoral dance of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries usually written in 2 or cut time
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grace note
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ornamentation used to decorate or embellish a melody
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