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Conducting Style Terms
Style Terms
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Undergraduate 4
10/08/2009
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Affetuoso
 Definition
Tenderly, with feeling
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Agitato
 Definition
Excited, restless
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Amoroso
 Definition
In organs, a hybrid flute stop
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Animato
 Definition
Lively, animated
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Apassionato
 Definition
Passionate, ardent
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Ben
 Definition
well, Thoroughly
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Bewegt
 Definition
Animated with motion.
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Bravura, (con)
 Definition
With great technical skill, in a virtuoso manner
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Breit
 Definition
Broad, same as largo, broadly bowed
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Brillante
 Definition
brillant, showy, sparkling
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Brio, (con)
 Definition
Vigorously, with fire
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Calmato
 Definition
quieting down, subsiding
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Calore, (con)
 Definition
With warmth, fervent, impetuous
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Cantabile, cantando
 Definition
In a singing style, lyrical, melodious, flowing
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Capriccioso
 Definition
Fanciful freely
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Chiaro
 Definition
Clear, bright, distinct
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Clair
 Definition
Clear, bright, distinct
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Comodo
 Definition
Comfortably, easy, unhurried
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Concitato
 Definition
excited, agitated, usually in fast tempo
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Dansant
 Definition
Dancing
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Deciso
 Definition
bold, forceful
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Dolce
 Definition
Sweet, smooth, gentle
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Dolente
 Definition
Sorrowful, mournful
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Doloroso
 Definition
Lamenting, grieving
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Engergico
 Definition
With vigor, powerfully
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Espressivo
 Definition
with expression, with feeling
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Flebile
 Definition
Plaintive, weak, mournful
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Fuoco, (con)
 Definition
with fire, passionately, excited
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Furioso
 Definition
Wild, passionate
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Giocoso
 Definition
Jocoso, humorous
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Grandioso
 Definition
With grandeur, stately
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Legato
 Definition
Smooth, even, with-out any break between notes
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Leggiero
 Definition
lightly, nimbly
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Lontano
 Definition
Far-off,, remote, as if from a distant
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Lugubre
 Definition
Dismal, dark, sad
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Maestoso
 Definition
With dignity, nobly
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Marcato
 Definition
Acccented, stressed
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Marcia
 Definition
March, like a funeral march, in march time
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Martellato
 Definition
Same as martele, in bowing heavy, detached up and down strokes, played by releasing each bow stroke suddenly, and using the area between the biddle and the point of the bow, (2) In piano playing, ect., a forceful, detached effect, created by releasing the keys suddenly.
Term
Marziale
 Definition
Martial, military
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Mesto
 Definition
Sad, mournful
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Mobile
 Definition
Changeable, capricious
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Pesante
 Definition
Weighty, ponderous, dull
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Pomposo
 Definition
Stately, majestic
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Portamento
 Definition
A glide from one note to another
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Ruhig
 Definition
Quiet, calm
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Scherzoso
 Definition
Playful, lively
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Semplice
 Definition
Simple, unaffected
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Slancio
 Definition
Vigorously, with dash. A brilliant attack
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Sostenuto
 Definition
sustained
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Stentato
 Definition
Difficult, labored, slow
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strepitoso
 Definition
noisy, boisterous
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Staccato
 Definition
Detached, with each note separated from the next and quickly released.
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Tenerezza
 Definition
Tenderly, gently
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Tranquillo
 Definition
Quiet, peaceful, soft
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Vago
 Definition
Vague, uncertain
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