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Musical Terms
Musical terms seen in scores
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Undergraduate 2
10/11/2011
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Accelerando (aceel.)
 Definition
Increase tempo
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adagio
 Definition
Slowly
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a due (a squared)
 Definition
Both performers- follows a section w/ only 1 performer on part
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affrettando (affrett.)
 Definition
Quicken the tempo
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agitato
 Definition
Excited, agitated
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allagradno (allarg.)
 Definition
becoming broader, slowing.
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alle, alles
 Definition
all, every
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allegretto
 Definition
moderately fast
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allegro
 Definition
quick, rapid tempo
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allein
 Definition
solo, alone
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allmahlich
 Definition
gradually
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al nient
 Definition
Diminish the sound to nothing
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ancora
 Definition
again
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andante
 Definition
moderately slow
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animando
 Definition
with growing animation, animato, anime, animated
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arpeggiando
 Definition
roll the chord in harp style
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arret
 Definition
stop
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a tempo
 Definition
resume to the original tempo
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attacca
 Definition
begin the next section without pausing
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belebend
 Definition
with growing animation, belebt, animated
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bestimmt
 Definition
energetic
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bewegt
 Definition
agitated, bewegter, more agitated
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blech
 Definition
brass instruments
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bouche
 Definition
muted french horn, using hand, indicated by +
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breit
 Definition
broadly
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chiuso
 Definition
muted french horn, using hand
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colla parte
 Definition
in unison with another part; for example: col. vin, with violins (jazz score= common use)
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come prima
 Definition
like the first time
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con
 Definition
with.
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coro
 Definition
chorus (not to confused with corno, horn.)
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da capo (DC)
 Definition
return to the beginning
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dampfer
 Definition
mute; mit dampfer- with mute; ohne dampfer, without mute.
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doppio movimento
 Definition
double tempo
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en animant
 Definition
with increaming animation
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enchainez
 Definition
continue to next section without pausing. As, attacca
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en dehors
 Definition
in front of; with emphasis, to be clearly heard through the ensemble
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erste
 Definition
first; for example- erste mal, first time; erstes tempo, first tempo
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espansione
 Definition
broadening
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fiero
 Definition
fiercely
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flatterzunge
 Definition
flutter tongue. Make a rapid articulation, like a rolled r
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gestopft
 Definition
muted french horn, using hand
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giusto
 Definition
moderately
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glissando (glissez, glisser)
 Definition
slide
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gradamente
 Definition
gradually
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grave
 Definition
slowly, solemn
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holz
 Definition
woodwinds
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immer
 Definition
always; for example, immer in tempo- always in tempo
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laissez vibrer (LV)
 Definition
let vibrate, do not dampen (for harp, percussion, keyboard, etc)
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langsam
 Definition
slowly
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largamente
 Definition
broadly
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largo
 Definition
very slowly
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lebhaft
 Definition
lively
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legerement
 Definition
lightly
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lent (lentamente, lento)
 Definition
slowly
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LH
 Definition
left hand
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l'istesso
 Definition
the same (from lo stesso)
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l'istesso tempo
 Definition
the same tempo
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marcato
 Definition
marked, with emphasis
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massig
 Definition
moderate
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meno
 Definition
less
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mezzo
 Definition
half
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MM
 Definition
Maelzel metronome; tempo indication; number of beats per minute, expressed in a specific note value, e.g., MM quarter note= 72
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moderato
 Definition
moderately
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modere
 Definition
moderate tempo
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modo
 Definition
style
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modo ordinario
 Definition
in the usual manner
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molto
 Definition
much, very
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morendo
 Definition
dying away
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mosso
 Definition
movement, agitated
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moto
 Definition
motion
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mouvement (mouvt.)
 Definition
tempo
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muta, mtando
 Definition
change; usually to indicate a change in tuning of an instrument or instruments, or a change from one instrument to another (flute to piccolo)
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nach
 Definition
after, behind
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nach gebend
 Definition
becoming slower
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niente
 Definition
nothing. a niente, fade away to silence
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ohne dampfer
 Definition
without mute
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ordinario (ordinare)
 Definition
return to previous method of performance (usually following instructions for special technique)
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ossia
 Definition
otherwise
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otez
 Definition
remove
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parlante
 Definition
sung in a speaking style
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partitur
 Definition
the score
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perdendosi
 Definition
gradually dying away
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petit
 Definition
little
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peu
 Definition
a little
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piacere
 Definition
at the performer's pleasure
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pieno
 Definition
full
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piu
 Definition
more
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piu mosso
 Definition
more motion, increase tempo
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poco
 Definition
little
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poco a paco
 Definition
little by little
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portando la voce
 Definition
vocal glissando, sliding smoothly from one note to the next
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premier mouvement (Ier mouvt.)
 Definition
at the original tempo. also, erster tempo, tempo I, a tempo
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presto
 Definition
very quick tempo
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pult
 Definition
desk or stand, referring to number of stands or performers for a part.
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rallentando (rall.)
 Definition
growing slower
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retenu
 Definition
held back
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RH
 Definition
right hand
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ritardando (ritard, rit.)
 Definition
gradually slowing
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ritenuto
 Definition
more immediate slowing of tempo
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rubato
 Definition
expressive flexibility of tempo
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ruhig
 Definition
quietly, tranquil
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sans timbres
 Definition
without snares (percussion)
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scherzando
 Definition
playfully
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schmachtend
 Definition
languid, languishing
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schnell
 Definition
quickly, fast
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secco, sec
 Definition
dry, simple. In percussion: dampen; do not let ring
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seconda volta
 Definition
second time
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segue
 Definition
proceed to next section without pause. Sometimes indicates continuation of a style
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sehr
 Definition
very
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sempre
 Definition
always
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senza
 Definition
without
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sforzando, sforzato (sf, sfz)
 Definition
form of attack, emphasis
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simile (sim.)
 Definition
in a similar manner
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smorzando (smorz.)
 Definition
dying away
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sordino
 Definition
Mute. Con sordino, with mute. Senzo sordino, without mute
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sostenuto, sostenendo
 Definition
sustained
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sotto voce
 Definition
"under the voice"; in a soft voice or undertone
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soutenu
 Definition
sustained
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staccato
 Definition
separated
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stentando, stentato (stent.)
 Definition
delaying, holding back
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stesso movimento
 Definition
same tempo
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stimme
 Definition
voice or voice part
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stimmung
 Definition
tuning
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stringendo (string.)
 Definition
quickening of tempo
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subito (sub.)
 Definition
immediate, suddenly
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suivez
 Definition
follow, indicates where a soloist may take liberties
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supra
 Definition
above. indicates crossing hands in piano music
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tacet, tacit
 Definition
silent
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tempo primo
 Definition
at original tempo
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tenuto (ten.)
 Definition
sustained, held back
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tranquillo
 Definition
calmly, quietly
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tremolo
 Definition
quick repetition of the same note, or quick repetition between different pitches
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tres
 Definition
very
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trill
 Definition
rapid, usually unmeasured alternation between notes of different pitch, half/whole step intervals
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troppo/non troppo
 Definition
too much/not too much
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tutti
 Definition
all, the entire ensemble
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vide
 Definition
empty, cut, indiated by, vi.... at the beginning of cut and ....de at the end of the cut
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vivace (vivo)
 Definition
quickly, lively
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wuthend
 Definition
furiously
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zeitmass
 Definition
tempo
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zuruckhaltend
 Definition
ritard
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