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53 Cards in this Set
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to pluck the strings
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pizzicato
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very loud
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fortissimo
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to gradually get slower
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ritardando
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to play with the bow
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arco
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to play with the stick of the bow
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col legno
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much
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molto
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to die away
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morendo
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lilting, wilting, dragging
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lento
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more motion
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piu mosso
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emphasis is placed on the weak beat
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syncopation
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all play
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tutti
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loud
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forte
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to divide the part
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divisi
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slow
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largo
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sudden, heavy accent
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sforzando
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hammer stroke
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martele
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bounced, off-the-string bow
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spiccato
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medium loud
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mezzo forte
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very fast
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presto
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to play with the mute
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con sordino
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happy, fast
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allegro
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loud then immediately soft
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forte-piano (fp)
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short, stopped bow
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staccato
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long, smooth bow
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legato
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in a singing style
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cantabile
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to play over the bridge
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sul ponticello
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emphasis on one note
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accent
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suddenly
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subitto
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soft
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piano
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to gradually get softer
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dimuendo (dim.)
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to stretch out, pull, extend... think of silly putty
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rallentando
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to speed up or slow down a section of music for artistic purposes
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rubato
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walking tempo
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andante
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to gradually get softer
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decrescendo (>)
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detached
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detache
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to play over the fingerboard
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sul tasto
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to gradually get louder
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crescendo (<)
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rapid oscillation between the given note and the diatonic 2nd above
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trill
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with motion
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con moto
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medium soft
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mezzo piano
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to gradually get faster, to accelerate
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accelerando
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rapid back and forth movement of the bow
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tremolo
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within the key signature
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diatonic
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part of the piece where the soloist is expected to improvise
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cadenza
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repetitive sequence of notes (more than 4 measures)
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ostinato
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piece for solo instrument and orchestra
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concerto
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multi-movement piece made up of dances
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sonata
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large, 4-movement orchestral work
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symphony
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piece for multiple solists and orchestra
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concerto grosso
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instruments that are hit, shaken, or struck for sound
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percussion
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blow through a wooden reed or across holes
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woodwind
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buzzed to make a sound
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brass
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pluck strings for sound
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strings
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