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Musical Terms
terms used during musical pieces
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9th Grade
05/26/2008
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accelerando
 Definition
gradually faster
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adagio
 Definition
very slow
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agitato
 Definition
agitated, rapid
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al Fine
 Definition
to the finish
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allargando
 Definition
gradually slower and broader
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Allegretto
 Definition
light and moderately quick, but not as fast as Allegro
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Allegro
 Definition
rapid, lively
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Andante
 Definition
moderately slow but moving
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Andantino
 Definition
a little faster than Andante
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animato
 Definition
spirited
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appassionato
 Definition
intensely, passionately, with deep feeling
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arioso
 Definition
in vocal style (see also Cantabile)
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assai
 Definition
very
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a tempo
 Definition
in time, return to original speed/tempo
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brillante
 Definition
brilliantly
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calando
 Definition
gradually slower
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Cantabile
 Definition
in a singing style
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chromatic
 Definition
by semi-tones
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coda
 Definition
the final added measures of a musical composition
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con amore
 Definition
with tenderness
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con anima
 Definition
with animation
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con brio
 Definition
with spirit
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con fuoco
 Definition
with energy
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con spirito
 Definition
with spirit
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crescendo
 Definition
gradually louder
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Da Capo
 Definition
from the beginning
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Dal Segno (D.S.)

 Definition
from the sign
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diminuendo
 Definition
gradually softer
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dolce
 Definition
sweetly
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energico
 Definition
energetically
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etude
 Definition
a study
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fermata
 Definition
a hold or pause
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Forte (f)
 Definition
loud
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fortissimo
 Definition
very loud
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forza
 Definition
force
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forzando
 Definition
forcefully accented
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furioso
 Definition
furiously
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giocoso
 Definition
joyfully
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grandioso
 Definition
grand or noble style
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Grave
 Definition
very slow and solemn
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Grazioso
 Definition
gracefully
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Larghetto
 Definition
slow, but not as slow as Largo
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Larghissimo
 Definition
very slow, slower than Largo
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Largo
 Definition
very slow
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legato
 Definition
smooth and connected
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leggiero
 Definition
lightly
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Lento
 Definition
very slow
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L'istesso
 Definition
the same
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maestoso
 Definition
majestically
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marcato
 Definition
marked, with emphasis
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marcia
 Definition
march style
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marziale
 Definition
martial
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meno
 Definition
less
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mezzo
 Definition
medium, half
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Moderato
 Definition
moderately
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molto
 Definition
very
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morendo
 Definition
dying away
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mosso
 Definition
motion, movement
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moto
 Definition
motion, movement
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non troppo
 Definition
not to much
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opus
 Definition
a musical work or composition
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pesante
 Definition
heavily, with emphasis
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pianissimo
 Definition
very softly
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piano
 Definition
softly
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piu
 Definition
more
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poco
 Definition
little
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poco a poco
 Definition
little by little
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Prestissimo
 Definition
very fast, faster then Presto
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Presto
 Definition
very fast
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primo
 Definition
first
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rallentando (rall)
 Definition
gradually slower
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ritardando (rit)
 Definition
gradually slower
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ritenuto
 Definition
gradually slower
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rubato
 Definition
lengthening of certain beats at expense of others
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Scherzo
 Definition
playfully, usually in rapid tempo
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segno
 Definition
the sign
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sempre
 Definition
always, continually
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senza
 Definition
without
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sforzando (s f z)
 Definition
forced, with emphasis
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simile
 Definition
the same
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soli
 Definition
a group of solo performers
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solo
 Definition
a composition or passage for one performer
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sostenuto
 Definition
sustained
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staccato
 Definition
separated, detached
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stringendo
 Definition
gradually faster
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subito
 Definition
suddenly
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tacet
 Definition
silent
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tempo
 Definition
time, speed
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tenuto (ten)
 Definition
sustain full value
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un poco
 Definition
gradually
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Vivace
 Definition
vivacious, lively
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vivo
 Definition
lively, brisk
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