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MUSIC 129
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Undergraduate 1
02/25/2010
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Term
largo
 Definition
slow (sluggish)
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lento
 Definition
slow (sadness)
Term
adagio
 Definition
slow (at ease)
Term
moderato
 Definition
moderate
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andante
 Definition
moderate (andare: to walk)
Term
allegro
 Definition
fast (cheerful)
Term
vivace
 Definition
fast (lively)
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presto
 Definition
fast (very fast)
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diminuitive
 Definition
-ino
ex: andantino: slower andante (to walk slow)
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intensifier
 Definition
-issimo
ex: prestissimo: faster presto (very very fast)
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ritardando (rit.)
 Definition
gradually slowing tempo
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accelerando (accel.)
 Definition
gradually quicken tempo
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