Music Terms G1

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This set of flashcards helps learn English musical terms at an intermediate level. The vocabulary flashcards cover essential musical notations, dynamics, and tempo markings, such as "staccato" for detached notes, "legato" for smooth playing, and "cantabile" for a singing style. The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to practice from the target language to the source language. Ideal for musicians, students, and anyone looking to enhance their understanding of musical directions, these cards are valuable for improving fluency in musical terminology.

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English

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20.01.2016 / 20.01.2016

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Accelerando (accel.)

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

gradually getting faster

adagio

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

slow

allegretto

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

fairly fast

allegro

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

lively, fast

andante

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

at a walking speed

lento

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

slow

moderato

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

moderately

rallentando (rall.)

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

gradually getting slower

ritardando (ritard., rit.)

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

gradually getting slower

ritenuto (riten., rit.)

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

held back

tempo

speed, time

a tempo

in time

crescendo (cresc.)

gradually getting louder

decrescendo (decresc.)

gradually getting softer

diminuendo (dim.)

gradually getting softer

f (forte)

loud

ff (fortissimo)

very loud

mf (mezzo forte)

moderately loud

mp (mezzo piano)

moderately loud

p (piano)

soft

pp (pianissimo)

very soft

cantabile

in a singing style

da capo (D.C.)

repeat from the beginning

dal segno (D.S.)

repeat from the sign

fine

the end

legato

smoothly

mezzo

half

poco

a little

staccato (stacc.)

detached

8va

octave

8va..........|

play an octave lower

8va``````````|

play an octave higher

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Accelerando (accel.)

gradually getting faster

adagio

slow

allegretto

fairly fast

allegro

lively, fast

andante

at a walking speed

lento

slow

moderato

moderately

rallentando (rall.)

gradually getting slower

ritardando (ritard., rit.)

gradually getting slower

ritenuto (riten., rit.)

held back

tempo

speed, time

a tempo

in time

crescendo (cresc.)

gradually getting louder

decrescendo (decresc.)

gradually getting softer

diminuendo (dim.)

gradually getting softer

f (forte)

loud

ff (fortissimo)

very loud

mf (mezzo forte)

moderately loud

mp (mezzo piano)

moderately loud

p (piano)

soft

pp (pianissimo)

very soft

cantabile

in a singing style

da capo (D.C.)

repeat from the beginning

dal segno (D.S.)

repeat from the sign

fine

the end

legato

smoothly

mezzo

half

poco

a little

staccato (stacc.)

detached

8va

octave

8va..........|

play an octave lower

8va``````````|

play an octave higher

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