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Music Terms A-C
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Undergraduate 2
04/08/2013
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a
 Definition
to, at, for, by, in
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accelerando
 Definition
gradually faster
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adagio
 Definition
slow
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ad libitum (ad lib.)
 Definition
freely, at will in tempo
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affettuoso
 Definition
with feeling and emotion
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agitato
 Definition
restless, agitated
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al fine
 Definition
to the end
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alla
 Definition
in the style of
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alla breve
 Definition
cut time; 2 beats to measure, 1 beat to each half note
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allargando
 Definition
growing slower, louder
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allegretto
 Definition
faster than moderato but slower than allegro
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allegro
 Definition
quick, lively
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amoroso
 Definition
affectionately, tenderly
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andante
 Definition
moderately slow
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andantino
 Definition
somewhat faster than andante
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animato
 Definition
with spirit
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a piacere
 Definition
same as ad lib.
freely, at will in tempo
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appassionato
 Definition
with emotion and passion
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appoggiatura
 Definition
a grace note (takes the accent and part of time value of the following principal note)
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arpeggio
 Definition
notes of a chord played one after the other
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assai
 Definition
very
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a tempo
 Definition
in the original tempo
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attacca
 Definition
begin next portion without pause
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bassa
 Definition
low (8va bassa means play an octave lower than written)
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ben
 Definition
well
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bis
 Definition
twice, repeat
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bravura
 Definition
boldness
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brillante
 Definition
brilliantly
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brio
 Definition
vigor, spirited
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cadenza
 Definition
an ornamental (usually solo) elaborate passage
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cantabile
 Definition
in a singing style
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cappella
 Definition
vocal
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a cappella or alla cappella
 Definition
vocal without instrument accompaniment
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capriccioso
 Definition
fanciful and capricious
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chromatic
 Definition
proceeding by half steps
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coda
 Definition
a closing passage
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con
 Definition
with
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con brio
 Definition
with vigor
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con espressione
 Definition
with expression
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con fuoco
 Definition
with fire and passion
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con moto
 Definition
with motion
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con spirito
 Definition
with spirit
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crescendo (cresc.)
 Definition
increasing loudness of tone
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