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Conducting II Terms
Tempo, etc.
101
Music
Undergraduate 3
02/08/2008
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Accelerando
 Definition
Becoming faster
Term
adagio
 Definition
at ease
Term
ad libitum (ad. lib.)
 Definition
at the pleasure of the performer
Term
a due
 Definition
to two
Term
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
Term
allegretto
 Definition
slightly less fast than allegro (a little cheerful)
Term
allegro
 Definition
cheerful
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andante
 Definition
walking
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arco
 Definition
bow (of stringed instrument)
Term
assai
 Definition
much (rather)
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a tempo
 Definition
back to tempo
Term
attacca
 Definition
attack (move to next mov't)
Term
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
Term
forte
 Definition
loud
Term
fortissimo
 Definition
very loud
Term
fuoco
 Definition
fire
Term
gai
 Definition
gay, lively
Term
giocoso
 Definition
jocose, humorous
Term
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
Term
massig
 Definition
moderate
Term
meno mosso
 Definition
less motion
Term
messa di voce
 Definition
crescendo and decrescendo in voice
Term
mezzo forte
 Definition
half loud
Term
mezzo piano
 Definition
half soft
Term
misterioso
 Definition
mysteriously
Term
moderato
 Definition
moderate
Term
molto
 Definition
very, much
Term
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
Term
pizzicato
 Definition
to pluck the strings
Term
poco
 Definition
little
Term
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
Term
risoluto
 Definition
resolute
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ritardando
 Definition
slowing down (gradual)
Term
ritenuto
 Definition
held back, slowed down (suddenly)
Term
rubato
 Definition
stolen time
Term
ruhig
 Definition
calm
Term
scherzando
 Definition
jokingly
Term
schnell
 Definition
fast
Term
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
Term
sotto voce
 Definition
subdued
Term
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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