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Kuhn Vocab L4
Kuhn week four
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adagio | slowly |
| andante | moderate, faster tempo than adagio |
| arpeggio | tones of a chord played in rapid succession |
| bravura | spirited or showy passage in music |
| contralto | lower than soprano |
| crescendo | a mounting in intensity |
| falsetto | artificial tones |
| fortissimo | extremely loud |
| imbroglio | predicament |
| intaglio | opposite of cameo |
| largo | slow and solemn |
| libretto | text of an opera |
| `salvo | salute |
| staccato | disconnected |
| vendetta | bitter quarrel |