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Conducting II Terms
Tempo, etc.
101
Music
Undergraduate 3
02/08/2008

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Accelerando
Definition
Becoming faster
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adagio
Definition
at ease
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ad libitum (ad. lib.)
Definition
at the pleasure of the performer
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a due
Definition
to two
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agitato
Definition
agitated
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al fine
Definition
to the end
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alla breve
Definition
at the breve (cut time)
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allargando
Definition
broadening, slower, sometimes with crescendo
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allegretto
Definition
slightly less fast than allegro (a little cheerful)
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allegro
Definition
cheerful
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andante
Definition
walking
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arco
Definition
bow (of stringed instrument)
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assai
Definition
much (rather)
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a tempo
Definition
back to tempo
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attacca
Definition
attack (move to next mov't)
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bewegt
Definition
agitated
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(con) brio
Definition
with vivacity
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calando
Definition
decrease in loudness and sometimes tempo
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cantabile
Definition
singable, songlike
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colla parte
Definition
with part
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con sordino
Definition
with mute
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crescendo
Definition
growing
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da capo
Definition
from the head
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da capo al fine
Definition
from the head to the end
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dal segno al fine
Definition
from the sign to the end
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decrescendo
Definition
decreasing
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diminuendo
Definition
becoming softer
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dolce
Definition
sweet
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einfach
Definition
simple
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empfindung
Definition
with feeling
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en dehors
Definition
prominent, standing out
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espressivo
Definition
expressive
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etwas langsamer
Definition
somewhat slower
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fine
Definition
end
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forte
Definition
loud
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fortissimo
Definition
very loud
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fuoco
Definition
fire
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gai
Definition
gay, lively
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giocoso
Definition
jocose, humorous
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grave
Definition
grave, serious
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grazioso
Definition
graceful
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kraftig
Definition
strong, energetic
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larghetto
Definition
less slow than largo (a little broad)
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largo
Definition
broad, large
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lebhaft
Definition
lively
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legato
Definition
bound
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leger
Definition
light
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leggiero
Definition
light, nimble, quick
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lento
Definition
slow
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l'istesso tempo
Definition
same tempo
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ma non troppo
Definition
but not too much
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maestoso
Definition
majestic
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marcato
Definition
marked
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massig
Definition
moderate
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meno mosso
Definition
less motion
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messa di voce
Definition
crescendo and decrescendo in voice
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mezzo forte
Definition
half loud
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mezzo piano
Definition
half soft
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misterioso
Definition
mysteriously
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moderato
Definition
moderate
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molto
Definition
very, much
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morendo
Definition
dying, fading away
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niente
Definition
nothing
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non legato
Definition
not bound
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perdendosi
Definition
dying away
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pesante
Definition
weighty
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piano
Definition
soft
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pianissimo
Definition
very soft
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pianississimo
Definition
very very soft
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piu mosso
Definition
more motion
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pizzicato
Definition
to pluck the strings
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poco
Definition
little
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poco a poco
Definition
little by little
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pomposo
Definition
pompous
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prestissimo
Definition
as quickly as possible
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presto
Definition
very fast
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quasi
Definition
almost (as if)
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rallentando
Definition
slowing down
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risoluto
Definition
resolute
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ritardando
Definition
slowing down (gradual)
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ritenuto
Definition
held back, slowed down (suddenly)
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rubato
Definition
stolen time
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ruhig
Definition
calm
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scherzando
Definition
jokingly
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schnell
Definition
fast
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sehr langsam
Definition
very slow
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sempre
Definition
always, continuously
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senza (sans)
Definition
without
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sforzando
Definition
forcing, forced
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simile
Definition
same
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smorzando
Definition
dying away
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sostenuto
Definition
sustained
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sotto voce
Definition
subdued
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spiritoso
Definition
spirited
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staccato
Definition
detached
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stringendo
Definition
pressing
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subito
Definition
suddenly
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tutti
Definition
all
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tempo primo
Definition
first tempo
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tranquillo
Definition
tranquil
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vivace
Definition
lively
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