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All State Vocabulary
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12th Grade
09/27/2007

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adagio
Definition
slow, leisurly tempo
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al fine
Definition
TO the end, generally used after a repetition
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all breve
Definition
double time; 2/2 instead of 4/4
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alla breve
Definition
double time; 2/2 instead of 4/4
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allegretto
Definition
slower than allegro, lighter texture
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allegro
Definition
fast
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amabile
Definition
sweet, loveable
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ancora meno mosso
Definition
once more, but a little slower
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andante
Definition
rather slow, moderate walking pace
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aria
Definition
self-contained compostition for a solo voice such as opera
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arpeggio
Definition
notes of a chord played in succesion
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atonal
Definition
music lacking a tonal center; abscence of key
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augmented
Definition
raised or enlarged
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ballad
Definition
a strophic, narrative song
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berceuse
Definition
lullaby
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cadenza
Definition
improvised ornamental passage performed by a solist; next to the CADENCE!!! =D
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cantabile
Definition
singable
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chorale
Definition
congregational song or hymn
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chromatic
Definition
motion by half steps
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common time
Definition
4/4 time sig.;also looks like a C
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D.C. or Da Capo
Definition
repeat from the beginning
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D.S. or Dal Segno
Definition
repeat from the sign
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diminished
Definition
lowered or reduced
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dolce
Definition
sweetly
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embellishment
Definition
ornamentation added to music to make it more beautiful
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fermata
Definition
a pause or hold
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fine
Definition
the end
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grave
Definition
grave or solemn
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interval
Definition
relationship between 2 pitches
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key
Definition
the pitch relationships that establish a tonal center
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largo
Definition
very slow or broad
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leading tone
Definition
7th degree of a diatonic scale
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leap
Definition
movement from one pitch to another that is more than a full step away
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leggiero
Definition
light & soft
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lunga
Definition
long pause determined by the conductor
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marcato
Definition
marked, stressed
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motif
Definition
a short musical idea or melodic theme
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notation
Definition
any means of writing down music
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phrase
Definition
a single musical idea
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portamento
Definition
manner of singing where the voice glides from one note to the next
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prestissimo
Definition
as fast as possible
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presto
Definition
very fast, faster than allegro
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primo
Definition
first or upper part
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rallentando
Definition
slowing down; same as retardando
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rubato
Definition
making the pulse flexible; an expressive device
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sempre
Definition
always
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sforzando
Definition
strongly accented; forced; symbol looks like "SFZ"
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simile
Definition
continue to perform in the same manner
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sotto voce
Definition
softly with a subdued sound; performed in an undertone
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strophic
Definition
song where stanzas are all sung to the same music
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subito
Definition
suddenly; quickly
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tenuto
Definition
fully sustained
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tonic
Definition
the key center
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