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Breezin Thru Theory Chapter 26: Advanced Terms
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11th Grade
05/27/2015
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l'istesso tempo
 Definition
the same tempo
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ritenuto
 Definition
suddenly slower, held back
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stringendo
 Definition
pressing, becoming faster
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vivo
 Definition
lively
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agitato
 Definition
agitated
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allargando
 Definition
broadening
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comodo
 Definition
comfortable
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con fuoco
 Definition
with fire
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con grazia
 Definition
with grace
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dolente
 Definition
sad
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giocoso
 Definition
humorous
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grandioso
 Definition
grand
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largamente
 Definition
broadly
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martellato
 Definition
strongly accented
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mesto
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sad
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sostenuto (sost.)
 Definition
sustained
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ad libitum (ad. lib.)
 Definition
at the liberty of the performer
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attaca
 Definition
proceed without a break
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con sordino
 Definition
with mute
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pizzicato
 Definition
plucked (string family)
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arco
 Definition
bowed (string family)
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primo, prima
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first; the upper part of a duet
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secondo, seconda
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second; the lower part of the duet
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simile
 Definition
in the same manner as has just been indicated
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sotto voce
 Definition
soft, under the breath, (half voice)
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subito (sub.)
 Definition
suddenly
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tacet
 Definition
be silent
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tutti
 Definition
a passage for ensemble, all play
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volta
 Definition
time (ie., prima volta= first time)
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voltu subito (v.s.)
 Definition
turn the page quickly
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leger
 Definition
light
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lentement
 Definition
slowly
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modere
 Definition
at a moderate tempo
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mouvement
 Definition
tempo, motion
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vite
 Definition
fast
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triad
 Definition
chord consisting of a root, 3rd, and 5th
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7th chord
 Definition
a chord consisting of a root, 3rd, 5th, and 7th
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quartal chord
 Definition
a chord built on a series of 4ths
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polychord
 Definition
a combination of two or more different chords
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cluster
 Definition
a chord consisiting of at least 3 adjacent notes of a scale
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bewgt
 Definition
moving
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langsam
 Definition
slowly
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massig
 Definition
moderate
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mit Ausdruck
 Definition
with expression
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sehr
 Definition
very
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schnell
 Definition
fast
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