Musical Terms Flashcards

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A tempo

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Return to the original tempo after some deviation

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Accelerando

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Becoming gradually faster

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Allargando

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Slowing of tempo, usually with increasing volume; most frequently occurs toward the end of a piece

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Allegro con spirito

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Fast tempo with spirit

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Anacrusis

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Upbeat or pickup

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Andante

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Rather slow, at a moderate walking speed

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Arpeggio

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The notes of the chord played in succession to one another, rather than simultaneously; a broken chord

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Bel canto

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"Beautiful singing"; an Italian Opera term

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Binary form

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AB- form of a composition that has two distinct sections

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Cantabile

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In a singing style; singable