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59 Cards in this Set
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the manner in which noted are played and released
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articulation
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without
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senza
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lightly
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leggiero
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rhythmic flexibility for expressive effect
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rubato
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marked, emphasized
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marcato
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hold notes for their full value
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tenuto
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always
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sempre
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in the same matter
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simile
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change of key within a composition
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modulation
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a brilliant virtuoso passage sometimes improvised, for solo intrument or voice
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cadenza
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an emphasis on off-beats or weak beats; the shifting of accents to beats that are not normally accented
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syncopation
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sustained tones or slower tempo
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sostenuto
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a walking tempo
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andante
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suddenly
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subito
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hold a note or rest longer than its value
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fermata
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emphasis or stress on a tone
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accent
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gracefully
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grazioso
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slow, between andante and largo
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adagio
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a fast tempo
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allegro
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more motion
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piu mosso
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a moderate tempo between andante and allegro
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moderato
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gradually becoming slower
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rallentando
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gradually slowing down
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ritardando
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tem indicating the order in which a composer's works were written or published
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opus
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notes which embellish a melody
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ornaments
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loudness or softness in music
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dynamics
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slightly faster then andante
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andantino
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slightly slower then allegro
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allegretto
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tones that sound the same on the piano but are spelled differently
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enharmonic
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very slow, stately and broad
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largo
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moderately loud
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mezzo forte
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moderately soft
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mezzo piano
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very loud
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fortissimo
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very soft
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pianissimo
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a curved line joining two notes on the same line or space
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tie
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gradually becoming softer
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decrescendo
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the speed of the beat of a composition
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tempo
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return to the beginning and play to the end
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da capo al fine
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return to the sign and play to the end
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dal segno al fine
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loud
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forte
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smooth or connected
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legato
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detached or disconnected
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staccato
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soft
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piano
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return to the original tempo
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a tempo
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a musical thought or sentence
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phrase
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a progression of notes or chords that gives the effect of ending a passage of music
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cadence
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gradually becoming faster
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accelerando
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a little
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poco
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a repeated melodic pattern starting on different pitches
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sequence
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gradually becoming louder
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credcendo
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less motion
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meno mosso
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a symbol that raises or lowers a note
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accidental
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much
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molto
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very fast
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presto
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movement by semitone/half step
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chromatic
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singing style
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cantabile
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sweetly
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dolce
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lively, very quick
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vivance
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strong accent
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sforzando
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