Quarter 3 Orchestra Vocabulary
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| pomposo | stately, pompous
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| quasi | almost, as if
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| rallentando (rall.) | becoming slower
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| ritardando (ritard. or rit.) | becoming slower
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| ritenuto (riten.) | immediately slower
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| rinforzando | a sudden accent
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| rubato | free use of accel. and rit. within a measure without altering the duration of the measure as a whole
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| sans, senza | without
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| scherzando | playfully
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| segue | continue without pausing
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| sempre | always, throughout
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| sforzando (sfz.) | a sudden accent
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| simile | in the same manner
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| soli | a section solo, or group of soloists
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| solo | a part for one performer
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| sonore | resounding, loud
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| sordino | mute
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| sostenuto | sustained
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| staccato | detached
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| stringendo | growing faster
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| subito | suddenly, at once
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| tacet | be silent
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| tempo | rate of speed
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| grave | solemn and very, very slow
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| largo | very slow
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| adagio, lento, larghetto | slow
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| andante | moderately slow
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| andantino | slightly faster than andante
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| moderato | moderate, neither fast nor slow
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| allegretto | moderately fast
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| allegro | fast and lively
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| vivo, vivace | very fast and intense
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| presto | the fastest conventional tempo
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| prestissimo | as fast as possible
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| tenuto | held, sustained for full value
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| timbre | tone color
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| tranquillo | quiet, peaceful
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| trill | a rapid alteration between the written note and the diatonic second above it
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| troppo | too much
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| tutti | all, with all performers
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| un, una, uno | one
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| unison | together on the same part or in octaves
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