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Flashcards by Cara Dowling, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Cara Dowling
over 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| accelerando/ accel. | gradually getting quicker |
| adagio | slow |
| allgretto | fairly quick (but not as quick as allegro) |
| allegro | quick |
| andante | at a medium speed (walking pace) |
| cantabile | in a singing style |
| crescendo/ cresc. < | gradually getting louder |
| da capo/ D.C. | repeat from the begining |
| dal segno/ D.S. | repeat from the sign |
| decrescendo/ decresc. | gradually getting quieter |
| diminuendo/ dim. > | gradually getting quieter |
| fine | the end |
| f/ forte | loud |
| ff/ fortissimo | very loud |
| legato | smoothly |
| lento | slow |
| mezzo | half |
| mf/ mezzo forte | moderately loud |
| mp/ mezzo piano | moderately quiet |
| poco | a little |
| rallentando/ rall. | gradually getting slower |
| ritardando/ rit. | gradually getting slower |
| ritenuto/ rit. | held back |
| staccato/ stacc. | detached |
| tempo | speed, time (a tempo: in time) |
| 8va | octave |
| 8va----¬ | play an octave higher (va may be omitted) |
| 8vb_ _ _| | play an octave lower (vb may be omitted or even replaced with va) |
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