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AP Music Theory Flashcards (Vocabulary)
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Music
10th Grade
05/13/2007
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Term
Accelerando
 Definition
to increase in tempo
Term
Adagio
 Definition
slow
Term
Allegro
 Definition
fast
Term
Largo
 Definition
very slow or broad
Term
Lento
 Definition
slow
Term
Moderato
 Definition
moderate
Term
Ritardando
 Definition
to decrease in tempo
Term
Ritenuto
 Definition
directed slowing of music (more abrupt than Ritardando)
Term
Rubato
 Definition
slight speeding up or slowing down
Term
Vivace
 Definition
lively
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pp
 Definition
pianissimo - very soft
Term
p
 Definition
piano - soft
Term
mf
 Definition
moderately loud
Term
f
 Definition
fuerte - loud
Term
Diminuendo
 Definition
to become softer
Term
Crescendo
 Definition
to become louder
Term
Legato
 Definition
smooth
Term
Pizzicato
 Definition
plucked (string instrument)
Term
Agogic accent
 Definition
emphasis by lengthening the duration to make a note longer than its surrounding notes
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Simple (meter)
 Definition
each note has subdivisions of 2
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Compound (meter)
 Definition
each note has subdivisions of three
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