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Musical Terms Worksheet
Musical Terms Worksheet
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10th Grade
11/11/2009
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Staccato
 Definition
Short and Detached
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Tenuto
 Definition
Sustained Slightly
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Fermata
 Definition
Hold note for longer than its value: watch director
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Accent
 Definition
Emphasized or brought out
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Marcato
 Definition
With a strong attack, separated
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Sostentunto
 Definition
Sunstained style
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Dolce
 Definition
Sweetly sung
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Breath Mark
 Definition
Used to create uniform phrasing
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Maestoso
 Definition
Majestic Syle
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Sforzando
 Definition
Sudden, strong, short accent
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Legato
 Definition
Smooth and connected style
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Subito
 Definition
Suddenly
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Molto
 Definition
Much, very
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Meno
 Definition
less
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Sempre
 Definition
always
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DS al Coda
 Definition
Go back to the sign until you see the sign skip to Coda
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poco a poco
 Definition
little by little
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DC al Coda
 Definition
Go back to the beginning until you see the sign to skip to coda
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Coda
 Definition
The final section of the song, the "Tail"
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Fine
 Definition
End of the song
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Allegro
 Definition
Fast
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Adagio
 Definition
slow
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accelerando
 Definition
to go faster, accelerate
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Largo
 Definition
Very Slow
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Pianissimo
 Definition
Very soft
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presto
 Definition
very fast
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forte
 Definition
loud
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andante
 Definition
somewhat slow, walking speed
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Crescendo
 Definition
To gradually get louder
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moderato
 Definition
moderate tempo
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ritardando
 Definition
To go gradually slower
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mezzo piano
 Definition
medium soft
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descrescendo
 Definition
to gradually get softer
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fortissimo
 Definition
very loud
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meno mosso
 Definition
less motion
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mezzo forte
 Definition
medium loud
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a tempo
 Definition
return to the original tempo
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piano
 Definition
soft
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vivace
 Definition
lively tempo
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