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85 Cards in this Set
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abdämpfen
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(G) to mute (timpani, etc.):
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abgestossen
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(G) same as détaché:
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aperto
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(I) open (e.g. open notes – horn):
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arcata
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(I) bowing – arcata in giù (downbow), Arcata in su (upbow):
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archet
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(F) bow (coup d’archet – bow stroke) (Bogen – G, arco - I)
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archi
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(I) stringed instruments
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arco
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(I) bow or bowed (coll’arco –play with the bow)
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arraché
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(F) 1) forceful pizzicato 2) sharply accented
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Aufstrich
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(G) upbow
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bacchetta
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(I) 1) drumstick, beater – often abb. as bacch. 2) bacchetta di direttore – baton 3) stick of the bow (baguette – F)
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baguette
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(F) 1) drumstick (baguette de timbale – timpani stick), baton 2) stick of the bow (bacchetta – I)
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batteria
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(I) percussion section (batterie - F)
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batterie
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(F) percussion section (batteria – I)
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battuta
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(I) measure, bar
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Becken
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(G) cymbals (cimbalo – I)
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Blasinstrumente
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(G) wind instruments
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Blechinstrumente
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(G) brass instruments (also die Bleche)
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Bogen
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(G) 1) bow (archet – F, arco - I) 2) a tie or slur
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bouché
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(F) with stopping (in horns, etc.) (gestopft – G)
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Bratsche
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(G) viola – often abb. as Br.
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caisse
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(F) drum (cassa – I)
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cassa
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(I) drum (caisse – F, tamburo - I, tambour - F, Trommel - G)
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cimbalo
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(I) 1)cymbal (Becken – G) 2) harpsichord 3) tambourine
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clarino
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(I) trumpet – term used in 18th cent., (tromba – I)
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cloches
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(F) bells, chimes
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col legno
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(I) playing with the wood (stick) of the bow
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cor
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(F) horn, French horn (corno – I)
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cor anglais
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(F) English Horn (corno inglese – I)
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corno
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(I) horn, French horn (cor – F)
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corno inglese
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(I) English Horn (cor anglais – F)
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Dämpfer
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(G) mute e.g. mit Dämpfer (auf) – with mute, Dämpfer weg (ab) –without mute
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détaché
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(F) in bowing, the basic stroke in which notes are taken one per bow (abgestossen – G)
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divisi
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(I) Indicating separate parts where normally there is only one. Often abb. div. (en (or par) divisés – F)
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en (or par) divisés
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(F) same as divisi
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Dopplegriff
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(G) doublestop
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a due
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(I) two together (also a2.)
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Fagot
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(G) bassoon (fagotto – I)
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fagotto
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(I) bassoon (Fagot – G)
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flageolet
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(F) harmonics (Flageolette – G)
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Flageolette
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(G) harmonics (flageolet – F)
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flautando
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(I) in bowing, a tone produced by bowing gently but fast over the fingerboard (literally – ‘flutelike’)
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frog
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(E) a device of ebony, tortoise-shell, ivory, etc., at the lower end of the bow to which the hair is fastened. Also called the nut
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gedämpft
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(G) muted, muffled
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Geige
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(G) violin
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gestopft
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(G) stopped (in horns) (bouché – F)
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gestossen
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(G) abrupt, disconnected, staccato
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gestrichen
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(G) 1) bowed 2) legato 3) in notation, describing notes that require ledger lines
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gli altri
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(I) the others (i.e. other than the soloist)
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Harfe
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(G) harp
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Hauptstimme
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(G) principal voice of part, melody
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hautbois
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(F) oboe
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Herunterstrich
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(G) downbow (tiré – F)
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Hinaufstrich
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(G) upbow (also Hinstrich, Aufstrich) (poussé – F)
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l’istesso tempo
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(I) at the same tempo (also lo stesso tempo)
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Klang
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(G) sound
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Lage
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(G) position (in playing violins, etc.)
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legni
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(I) the woodwind section
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louré
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(F) notes played in one bow-stroke which are marked without lifting the bow from the string. They are neither slurred nor detached, but almost connected (portato – I)
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Luftpause
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(G) pause for a breath, either literally or figuratively
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martelé
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(F) literally hammered – a bowing effect obtained by releasing each stroke forcefully and suddenly (martellato – I)
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martellato
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(I) literally hammered – a bowing effect obtained by releasing each stroke forcefully and suddenly (martelé – F)
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normale
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(I) indication to return to normal tuning, pitch or octave, after scordatura, harmonics, etc. (Also suono normale)
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ottavino
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(I) piccolo
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ottoni
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(I) brass section
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Partitur
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(G) score
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Pauken
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(G) timpani
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pointe
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(F) the tip of the bow (à la pointe – at the bow tip) (Spitz – G, punta – I)
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portato
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(I) notes played in one bow-stroke which are marked without lifting the bow from the string. They are neither slurred nor detached, but almost connected (louré – F)
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Posaune
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(G) trombone
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poussé
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(F) upbow (Hinstrich, Aufstrich, Hinaufstrich – G)
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punta
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(I) the tip of the bow (a punta d’arco or al punto – at the bow-tip) (pointe – F, Spitz – G)
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ricochet
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(F) in bowing, a series of two or more slurred and, characteristically, very fast bounces, usually performed in the upper half of the bow
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sautillé
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(F) in bowing, a short stroke played at rapid tempos in the middle of the bow so that the bow bounces off the string. It is indicated by dots. Similar to spiccato but at a slower tempo
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Saite
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(G) string
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Spitze
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(G) point of the bow (an der Spitze – at the tip) (pointe – F, punta – I)
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sul ponticello
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(I) close to the bridge (of the violins, etc.) producing a nasal, brittle tone
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sul tasto
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(I) in bowing, drawing the bow over the fingerboard, further away from the bridge (sur la touché – F)
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sur la touché
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(F) in bowing, drawing the bow over the fingerboard, further away from the bridge (sul tasto – I)
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Steg
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(G) bridge (am Steg – at the bridge, i.e. sul ponticello)
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tambour
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(F) drum (tamburo – I, Trommel – G)
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tamburo
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(I) drum (tambour – F, Trommel – G)
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tam-tam
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(F) gong
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tiré
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(F) downbow (Herunterstrich - G)
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tromba
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(I) trumpet, bugle (clarino – I)
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Trommel
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(G) drum (tambour – F, tamburo – I)
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