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semester exam review
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12/15/2003
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Term
A tempo
 Definition
return to the original tempo
Term
Accelerando
 Definition
gradually get faster
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adagio
 Definition
slow
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alle breve
 Definition
same as cut time
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allegro
 Definition
quick and lively
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andante
 Definition
moderate tempo
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common time
 Definition
same as 4/4 C
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con moto
 Definition
with motion
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crescendo
 Definition
gradually getting louder <
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da capo
 Definition
repeat from beggining, d.c.
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dal segno
 Definition
repeat from sign, D.S.
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Diminuendo
 Definition
gradually get softer
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divisi
 Definition
part of section plays top notes, other half plays bottom
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dolce
 Definition
sweetly
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espressivo
 Definition
with expression
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fermata
 Definition
hold note or rest longer than usual value
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fine
 Definition
the end
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key signature
 Definition
changes certain notes throughout a piece of music
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legato
 Definition
smoothly and connected
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maestoso
 Definition
majestically
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marcato
 Definition
marked, accented
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meno mosso
 Definition
less motion
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molto
 Definition
very
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morendo
 Definition
dying away
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niente
 Definition
nothing, silence
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piu mosso
 Definition
more motion
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poco a poco
 Definition
little by little
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presto
 Definition
quickly
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presto
 Definition
quickly
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rallentando
 Definition
becoming gradually slower
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repeat sign
 Definition
repeat from beginning or an earlier repeat sign
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sforzando
 Definition
a sudden, strong accent (sfz)
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slur
 Definition
curved line that connects 2 or more notes of different pitches
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solo
 Definition
one person plays
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sostenuto
 Definition
sustained
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staccato
 Definition
short and light
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stringendo
 Definition
pressing or accelerating
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tenuto
 Definition
a line placed above or below a note meaning to sustain full value
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tie
 Definition
curved line that connects two notes of the same pitch
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tutti
 Definition
everyone plays
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unison
 Definition
everyone plays the same notes
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vivace
 Definition
very fast
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