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band 2011
final vocab
Question | Answer |
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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 |