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Title: South Dakota State Band Terms

Description: Band Terminology

Total Flash Cards: 54

Created: 05/13/2008 16:39:41

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accelerando
 Definition
gradually growing faster
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accidental
 Definition
chromatic alteration of a note from the key signature until the next bar line
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ad lib(itum)
 Definition
at pleasure, at will
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a due
 Definition
for two parts
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affetuoso
 Definition
tenderly, with feeling
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alla breve
 Definition
cut time
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allagragndo
 Definition
getting slower and louder
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amoroso
 Definition
with love, with warm feeling
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animato
 Definition
lively, animated, spirited
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appassionato
 Definition
passionate, fervent
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assai
 Definition
much, very
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a temp
 Definition
return to the orignal tempo
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attacca
 Definition
continue without a pause
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bravura
 Definition
great technical skill, virtuosity
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brillante
 Definition
sparkling, spirited
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cadenza
 Definition
a brilliant solo, often found at the end of a movement or a piece
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cadence
 Definition
the close of a melodic or harmonic phrase
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calmando
 Definition
quieting down, subsiding
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capriccioso
 Definition
fanciful, freely
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coda
 Definition
a concluding passage added to the form proper
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con
 Definition
with
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con brio
 Definition
vigorously, with fire
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con forza
 Definition
powerful, loud
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con fuoco
 Definition
with fire, passionately
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con sordino
 Definition
with mute
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con spirito
 Definition
spirited, lively
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crescendo
 Definition
becoming lounder
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da capo
 Definition
(D. C.) from the beginning
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dal segno
 Definition
(D.S.) from the sign
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decrescendo
 Definition
becoming softer
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diatonic
 Definition
scale wise
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diminuendo
 Definition
becoming softer
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divisi
 Definition
divided parts where there is normally one
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dolce
 Definition
sweet, gentle
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doppio movimento
 Definition
twice as fast
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e,ed, or et
 Definition
and
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enharmonic
 Definition
a different spelling of the same pitch or cord
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espressivo
 Definition
with feeling, with expression
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etude
 Definition
a study or exercise focusing on a particular technical or musical problem
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fermata
 Definition
a pause or hold
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finale
 Definition
the last movement of a multi-movement work
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fine
 Definition
the end
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forzando
 Definition
a strong accent
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giocoso
 Definition
humorous, playful
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giusto
 Definition
exact, appropriate
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glissando
 Definition
a glide from one note to the next
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grazioso
 Definition
graceful
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interval
 Definition
pitch difference between two notes
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key signature
 Definition
sharps or flats placed at the beginning of a selection incicating its key
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largemente
 Definition
broadly
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legato
 Definition
smooth, even, without breaks between notes
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l'istesso temp
 Definition
at the same tempo
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loco
 Definition
return to normal position
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maestoso
 Definition
with dignity