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Musical Terms and Signs
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12th Grade
02/15/2011
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leger
 Definition
light, lightly
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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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ausdrucksvoll
 Definition
expressively
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bewegt
 Definition
agitated, excited
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B moll
 Definition
B flat minor
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dur
 Definition
major
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H dur
 Definition
B major
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langsam
 Definition
lively
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lebhaft
 Definition
lively
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massig
 Definition
moderately, moderate
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moll
 Definition
minor (key)
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ruhig
 Definition
quietly
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sehr
 Definition
very
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schnell
 Definition
fast, quick
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ad libitum
 Definition
at the liberty of the performer
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agitato
 Definition
agitated
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allargando
 Definition
broadening, becoming slower
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arco
 Definition
for stringed instruments: resume bowing after playing pizzicato
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attaca
 Definition
proceed without a break
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comodo, commodo
 Definition
at a comfortable, easy tempo
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con fuoco
 Definition
with fire
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con grazia
 Definition
with grace
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con sordino
 Definition
with the mute
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dolente
 Definition
sadly
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giocoso
 Definition
humorously, jocose
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grandioso
 Definition
grandly, grandiose
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largamente
 Definition
broadly
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l'stesso tempo
 Definition
at the same speed
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martellato
 Definition
hammered, strongly accented
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mesto
 Definition
sadly, mournfully
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morendo
 Definition
dying, fading away
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pesante
 Definition
weighty, with emphasis
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pizzicato
 Definition
for stringed instruments: pluck the string instead of bowing
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primo
 Definition
first; the upper part of a duet
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ritenuto
 Definition
suddenly slower, held back
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scherzando
 Definition
playfully
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secondo, seconda
 Definition
second; second or lower part of a duet
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semplice
 Definition
simply
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sforzando
 Definition
a sudden strong accent of a single note or chord
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simile
 Definition
continue in the same manner as has just been indicated
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sonore
 Definition
sonorously
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sostenuto
 Definition
sustained
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sotto voce
 Definition
soft, subdued, under the breath
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strepitoso
 Definition
boisterous, noisy
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stringendo
 Definition
pressing, becoming faster
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subito
 Definition
suddenly
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sul ponticello
 Definition
on the bridge
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tacet
 Definition
be silent
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tutti
 Definition
all performers are to take part
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vivo
 Definition
lively
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volta
 Definition
time
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volti subito
 Definition
turn the page quickly
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triad
 Definition
a chord consisting of a root, a 3rd, and a 5th
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7th chord
 Definition
a chord consisting of a root, a 3rd, a 5th and a 7th
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quartal chord
 Definition
a chord built on a series of fourths
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polychord
 Definition
a combination of two or more different chords
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cluster
 Definition
a chord consisting of at least three adjacent notes of a scale
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