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band 2011
final vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A Tempo | original rate of speed |
| accelerando | gradually faster |
| al fine | to the finish |
| allegretto | moderately quick, not as fast as allegro |
| allegro | lively |
| andante | slowly but moving |
| andantino | a little quicker than andante |
| cantabile | in a singing style |
| chromatic | in semi tones |
| coda | the final measures in a musical piece |
| con brio | brilliantly |
| con spirito | with spirit |
| crescendo | gradually louder |
| da capo | from the beginning |
| dal segno | from the sign |
| decrescendo | gradually slower |
| diminuendo | gradually softer |
| dolce | sweetly |
| etude | a study |
| fermata | a hold or pause |
| forte | strong |
| fortissimo | very strong |
| grazioso | gracefully |
| largo | very slow |
| legato | connected |
| maestoso | majestically |
| marcato | marked with emphasis |
| marziale | martial |
| mezzo | medium |
| moderato | moderately |
| molto | very |
| pianissimo | very soft |
| piano | soft |
| poco | little |
| poco a poco | little by little |
| presto | very fast |
| rallentando | gradually slower |
| ritardando | gradually slower |
| segno | sign |
| soli | a group of players |
| solo | one player |
| staccato | seperated |
| tacet | silent |
| tempo | speed |
| tenuto | full value, sustained |