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Music Theory Vocab
Music Theory Vocabulary for Advanced Rudiments
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a | for, at, it, etc. |
| a cappella | Unaccompanied choral music |
| a capriccio | In a capepricious or humorous style |
| a piacere | At the performer`s liberty |
| accelerando | Becoming quicker |
| adiago | Slow (slower than andante but not as slow as largo) |
| ad libitum | At the performer`s liberty |
| affabile | In a pleasing manner |
| affettuoso | Affectionate, with tender warmth |
| affrettando | Hurrying |
| largo | very slow and broad |
| larghetto | less slow than largo |
| lento | slow |
| adagio | slow (slower than 'andante' but not as slow as 'largo') |
| andante | rather slow, at a moderate, walking pace |
| andantino | a little faster than 'andante' |
| moderato | moderate tempo |
| allegretto | fairly quick, slightly slower than allegro |
| allegro | lively, fast |
| presto | very fast |
| prestissimo | as fast as possible |
| con motto | with movement |
| grave | extremely slow and solemn |
| vivace | lively, brisk |
| comodo | at a comfortable, easy tempo |
| a tempo | in time; return to the original tempo after an increase or decrease in tempo |
| rallentando, rall. | slowing down gradually |
| ritardando, rit. | slowing down gradually |
| tempo primo, tempo I | return to original tempo |
| accelerando, accel. | becoming quicker |
| meno mosso | less movement, slower |
| più mosso | more movement, quicker |
| rubato | a flexible tempo, using slight variations of speed to enhance musical expression |
| allargando, allarg. | broadening, becoming slower |
| l'istesso tempo | at the same tempo |
| retenuto, riten. | suddenly slower, held back |
| stringendo, string. | pressing, becoming faster |
| pianissimo, pp | very soft |
| piano, p | soft |
| mezzo piano, mp | moderately soft |
| mezzo forte, mf | moderately loud |
| forte. f | loud |
| fortissimo, ff | very loud |
| crecendo, cresc. < | becoming louder |
| decrescendo, decresc. > | becoming softer |
| diminuendo, dim. > | becoming softer |
| fortepiano, fp | loud then suddenly soft |
| sforzando, sforzato, sf or sfz | a sudden strong accent on a single note or chord |
| cantabile | in a singing style |
| dolce | sweet |
| grazioso | graceful |
| lagato | smooth |
| maestoso | majestic |
| marcato, marc. | marked, emphasized |
| staccato | short, detached |
| animato | animated, spirited |
| brillante | brilliant |
| con brio | with vigor or vivacity |
| con espressione | with expression |
| espressivo, espress. | expressively |
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