Beethoven Flash Cards

Front

Dynamic contrast

Back

Wide ranging and quickly shifting for dramatic effect

Front

Fortepiano (fp)

Back

Loud, then immediately soft

Front

Sforzando (sfz)

Back

Sudden loud accent on an individual note or chord

Front

Fortissimo (ff)

Back

Very, very loud

Front

Grave

Back

Very slow tempo

Front

Common Time

Back

Written as 'C', another way of writing 4/4 time signature

Front

Dotted rhythms

Back

Important feature of the slow intro

Front

Allegro di molto e con brio

Back

Very fast with vigor

Front

Cut Common or alla breve time

Back

Written as 'C' with a vertical line through it, 2/2 time signature

Front

Continuous quavers

Back

Feature of accompaniment in first subject