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RCM Grade 2 Rudiments
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08/02/2006
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léger
 Definition
light, lightly
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lentement
 Definition
slowly
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modéré
 Definition
at a moderate tempo
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mouvement
 Definition
tempo; motion
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vite
 Definition
fast
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bewegt
 Definition
moving
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langsam
 Definition
slow, slowly
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massig
 Definition
moderate, moderately
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mit Ausdruck
 Definition
with expression
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sehr
 Definition
very
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schnell
 Definition
fast
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ad libitum, ad lib.
 Definition
at the liberty of the performer
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agitato
 Definition
agitated
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allargando, allarg.
 Definition
broadening, becoming slower
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arco
 Definition
for stringed instruments: resume bowing after a pizzicato passage
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attacca
 Definition
proceed without break
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comodo
 Definition
at a comfortable, easy tempo
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con fuoco
 Definition
with fire
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con grazia
 Definition
with grace
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con sordino
 Definition
with mute
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dolente
 Definition
sad
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giocoso
 Definition
humorous, jocose
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grandioso
 Definition
grand, grandiose
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largamente
 Definition
broadly
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l'istesso tempo
 Definition
the same tempo
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martellato
 Definition
strongly accented, hammered
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mesto
 Definition
sad, mournful
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morendo
 Definition
dying, fading away
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pesante
 Definition
weighty, with emphasis
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pizzicato, pizz.
 Definition
for stringed instruments: pluck the string instead of bowing
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primo, prima
 Definition
first; the upper part of a duet
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ritenuto, riten.
 Definition
suddenly slower, held back
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scherzando
 Definition
playful
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secondo, seconda
 Definition
second; second or lower part of a duet
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semplice
 Definition
simple
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sforzando, sf, sfz
 Definition
a sudden strong accent of a single note or chord
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simile
 Definition
continue in the same manner as has just been indicated
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sonore
 Definition
sonorous
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sostenuto, sost.
 Definition
sustained
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sotto voce
 Definition
soft, subdued, under the breath
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strepitoso
 Definition
boisterous, noisy
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stringendo, string.
 Definition
pressing, becoming faster
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subito, sub.
 Definition
suddenly
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tacet
 Definition
be silent
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tutti
 Definition
a passage for the ensemble
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vivo
 Definition
lively
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volta
 Definition
time (for example, prima volta, first time; seconda volta, second time)
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volta subito, v.s.
 Definition
turn the page quickly
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triad
 Definition
a chord consisting of a root, a 3rd, and a 5th
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7th chord
 Definition
a chord consisting of a root, a 3rd, a 5th, and a 7th
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quartal chord
 Definition
a chord built on a series of 4ths
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polychord
 Definition
a combination of two or more different chords
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cluster
 Definition
a chord consisting of at least three adjacent notes of a scale