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Music Vocab
Music Final Terms
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11th Grade
01/29/2013
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Accelerando
 Definition
becoming faster
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Accent
 Definition
emphasis on a note
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Adaigo
 Definition
at ease, slow tempo
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Agitato
 Definition
excited
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Allargando
 Definition
slower, broader, louder
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Allegretto
 Definition
somewhat slower than allegro
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Allegro
 Definition
fast tempo
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Alto Clef
 Definition
indicates middle C on third line of staff
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Amoroso
 Definition
tender and affectionate
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Andante
 Definition
walking tempo
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Andantino
 Definition
somewhat faster than andante
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Animato
 Definition
animated; lively
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Appassionato
 Definition
with intense emotion
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Articulation
 Definition
clarity of musical performance
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Attack
 Definition
promptness and decision in beginning a tone
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Bar Line
 Definition
separates a staff into measures
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Bass Clef
 Definition
indicates F below middle C on the fourth line of the staff
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Brillante
 Definition
bright
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Caesura (//)
 Definition
pause
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Calando
 Definition
gradually softer and softer
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Calmo
 Definition
calm, tranquil
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Cantabile
 Definition
in a singing style
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Coda
 Definition
ending section of a piece (sign indicates to go to coda)
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Col Legno
 Definition
hitting the string with the wood part of the bow
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Con anima
 Definition
with life and animation
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Con fuoco
 Definition
with energy and passion
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Con brio
 Definition
with vigor and spirit
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Con moto
 Definition
with motion
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Con spirito
 Definition
spirited
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Crescendo
 Definition
get louder
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Da capo (D.C.)
 Definition
from the beginning
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Decrescendo
 Definition
get softer
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Del segno (D.S.)
 Definition
from the sign
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Detache
 Definition
detached, articulation comes from the change of direction of the bow
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Diminuendo
 Definition
get softer
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Dolce
 Definition
sweetly
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Double Bar
 Definition
indicates the end of a piece or section
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Espressivo
 Definition
expressively
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Fermata
 Definition
Hold
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Fine
 Definition
ending
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First Ending
 Definition
ending to be used the first time
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Flat (b)
 Definition
lowers a note one half-step
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Forte (f)
 Definition
loud
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Forte-piano (fp)
 Definition
loud immediately followed by soft
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Fortissimo (ff)
 Definition
very loud
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Forzando, forzato (fz)
 Definition
sudden, strong accent
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Furioso
 Definition
furious
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Giocoso
 Definition
humorous
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Grandioso
 Definition
with grandeur
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Grand Pause (G.P.)
 Definition
silence
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Grave
 Definition
grave, solemn
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Key Signature
 Definition
tells what notes to play sharp or flat in a piece or section
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Largando
 Definition
slowing down
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Largo
 Definition
broad
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Legato
 Definition
connected, smoothly
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Lento
 Definition
slow tempo
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Loure
 Definition
linked bowing
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Maelzel
 Definition
metronome marking indicating number of beats per minute
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Maestoso
 Definition
majestically
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Martele
 Definition
a strongly articulated bow stroke used in marcato style
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Marziale
 Definition
march style
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Measure repeat (∙/∙)
 Definition
repeat the previous measure
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Meno mosso
 Definition
less motion
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Mezzo piano (mp)
 Definition
moderately soft
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Mezzo forte (mf)
 Definition
moderately loud
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Moderato
 Definition
moderate tempo
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Morendo
 Definition
dying away
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Natural
 Definition
cancels a sharp or flat
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Octave (8va); (8vb)
 Definition
play the music one octave higher; (8vb)- play the music one octave lower
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Passionato
 Definition
passionate
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Pesante
 Definition
heavy
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Phrase
 Definition
a complete musical thought or sentence
Term
Pianissimo (pp)
 Definition
very soft
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Piano (p)
 Definition
soft
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Piu mosso
 Definition
more motion
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Pizzicato
 Definition
plucking the string
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Presto
 Definition
very fast tempo
Term
Rallentando (rall.)
 Definition
Gradual slackening in speed
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Repeat Sign
 Definition
repeat back to the beginning or to the last facing repeat sign
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Retardando (retard., rit.)
 Definition
gradual slackening in speed
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Ricochet
 Definition
dropping or throwing the bow onto the string and letting it rebound a specific number of times
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Rubato
 Definition
freely, not necessarily in tempo
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Saltando
 Definition
dropping or throwing the bow onto the string and letting it rebound a specific number of times
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Scherzando
 Definition
playful, lively
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Second Ending
 Definition
ending to be used upon taking a repeat
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Segno
 Definition
"the sign", go back to the sign at D.S.
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Sempre
 Definition
always, continuously
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Serioso
 Definition
serious
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Sforzando (sfz or sf)
 Definition
sudden, strong accent
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Simile
 Definition
similarly, continue in the same manner
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Sharp
 Definition
raises a note one half-step
Term
Slur
 Definition
two or more notes connected by a single articulation
Term
Sordamente
 Definition
muted
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Sostenuto
 Definition
sustained, legato
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Spiccato
 Definition
bounced bowing
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Staccato
 Definition
short, detached
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Staff
 Definition
5 lines and 4 spaces, upon which music is written
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Sul Ponticello
 Definition
the bow is drawn directly on the bridge
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Sul Tasto
 Definition
the bow is drawn over the finger board
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Sustenuto
 Definition
slackening the tempo
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Tenuto (ten.)
 Definition
sustained, held out
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Tie
 Definition
two of the same notes (pitch) to be played together as one longer note
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Time Signature
 Definition
top number = number of beats per measure; bottom number = what kind of note gets the beat
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Treble Clef
 Definition
indicates G above middle C on the second line of the staff
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Tremolo
 Definition
a very fast detache bowing; unmeasured strokes
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Trill
 Definition
ornamentation consisting of alternating of two consecutive notes
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Vivace
 Definition
quick, lively
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Marcato
 Definition
marked, stressed
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