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68 Cards in this Set
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a Capela |
unaccompanied |
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ad libitum (ad lib.) |
Freedom, at leisure |
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agitato |
excited |
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Alla Marcia |
in the style of a march |
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animato |
with spirit, animated |
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cantabile |
in a singing style |
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coda |
a special ending section |
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con grazia |
with grace |
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crescendo |
gradually get louder < |
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diminuendo |
gradually get softer > |
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D.C. Al Fine |
go back to the beginning, play to Fine |
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D.S. Al Fine |
go to the sign $, play to Fine |
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dolce |
sweetly |
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expressivo |
with expression |
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giocoso |
joyous, cheerful |
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grave |
solemn |
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legato |
smooth and connected |
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leggiero |
lightly |
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maestoso |
majestic |
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meno |
less |
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molto |
much |
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morendo |
dying away |
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paco a paco |
little by little |
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scherzando |
playful |
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sforzando |
with forced emphasis |
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simile |
in a similar manner |
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soli |
played by a small group |
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solo |
played by one |
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sostenuto |
sustained |
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spiritoso |
spirited |
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staccato |
detached, separated |
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subito |
suddenly |
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syncopation |
deliberate disturbance of the normal pulse of meter, accent, & rhythm |
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tacet |
do not play |
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tenuto |
held, sustained |
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tutti |
everyone plays |
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vivace |
lively, quick |
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a tempo |
play at original speed |
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accelerando |
becoming faster |
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allargando |
gradually slower |
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l’intesso tempo |
play the same speed |
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più mosso |
more motion |
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rallentando |
gradually getting slower |
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ritardando |
gradually slowing down |
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stringendo |
pressing forward, getting faster |
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largo |
broad, slowest #8 |
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lento |
slow #7 |
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adagio |
slow, at ease #6
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andante |
walking tempo #5 |
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moderato |
moderate #4 |
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allegro |
fast #3 |
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presto |
very fast #2
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prestissimo |
as fast as possible #1 |
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FF |
very loud |
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F |
loud |
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MF |
moderately loud |
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MP |
Moderately piano
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P |
soft |
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PP |
very soft |
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A B C D E F G |
G F E D C B A |
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b |
flat, lower the note a half step |
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# |
sharp, raise the note a half step
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(Concert Bb) C D E F G A B C |
No sharps/flats |
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(F Scale) F G A B C D E F |
Bb |
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(Bb Scale) B C D E F G A B
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Bb | Eb
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(Eb Scale) E F G A B C D E
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Eb | Ab | Bb
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(D Scale) D E F G A B C D
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F# | C#
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(G Scale) G A B C D E F G
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F#
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