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33 Cards in this Set
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Motif
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a short musical idea or melodic theme, usually shorter than a musical phrase
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Niente
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dying away to nothing
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Octave
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an interval eight diatonic scale degrees a pitch. Two notes an octave apart have the same letter name, and form the most consonant interval possible.
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OPERA
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a major vocal work that involves theatrical elements
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OPUS
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a creative work, numbered to designate the order of the composer’s works
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Oratorio
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large scale musical composition on a sacred subject.
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Pesante
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heavy, ponderous
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Perdendosi
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gradually dying away, softer and slower
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Phrase
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a single musical idea or element which is often defined by a repeated rhythmic pattern or a melodic contour
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POCO PIU MOSSO
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a little more motion
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Portamento
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special manner of singing where the voice glides from one tone to the next through all the intermediate pitches
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Presto
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very fast, faster than allegro
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Primo
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first or upper part
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Rallentando
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gradually slowing down
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RONDO FORM
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ABACA-form of a composition that has a recurring A section
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Rubato
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making the established pulse flexible by accelerating and slowing down the tempo, an expressive device
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Senza
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without
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Sequence
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the repetition of a phrase at different pitch levels using the same or similar intervals
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Sforzando
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strongly accented, forced
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Simile
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continue to perform in a similar manner
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SLUR
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curved line that indicates to sing or play in a legato manner; without separation
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SOLFEGE
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a system used for teaching sight singing (do-re-mi)
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Sotto voce
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softly; with subdued sound; performed in an undertone
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SOSTENUTO
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in a sustained manner
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Staccato
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detached, crisply played
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Strophic
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descibes a song where the stanzas are all sung to the same music
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Subito
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suddenly, quickly
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TEMPO PRIMO
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the original speed
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Tenuto
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fully sustained, occasionally even a bit longer than the note value requires
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Tessitura
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most widely used range of pitches in a piece of music
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TRIAD
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3 note chord consisting of the root, third, and fifth
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TUTTI
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in a choral work would indicate all voices
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Vivace
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lively, briskly
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