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- accent
- stressed
- fine
- the end
- con
- with
- apreggio
- broken chord performed melodically rather than harmonically
- cantabile
- in a singing style
- con moto
- with motion
- damper pedal
- pedal on far right
- motif, motive
- short musical idea
- tenuto
- hold for full value, stress
- allegretto
- not quite so lively as allegro
- ostinato
- short musical pattern that is repeated throughout a composition
- tranquillo
- peacefully, tranquil, calm
- subito
- suddenly
- a tempo
- return to the original tempo
- meter
- arrangement of beats into groups of equal size
- enharmonic
- pitches that are the same but named or spelled differently
- andante
- moderate tempo, faster than adagio but slower than allegro, walking tempo
- vivo
- brisk, lively
- tie
- curved line connecting notes of the same pitch; extends duration of note
- accelerando
- gradually faster
- repetition
- exact repeating of note or rhythm patterns
- parallel
- key sharing same tonic note
- da capo al fine
- return to the beginning and play to fine
- espressivo
- expressively
- dolce
- sweetly
- sforzando
- sudden, sharp accent
- largo
- stately, broadly, dignified, very slow tempo
- spiritoso
- spirited
- molto
- much, very
- sequence
- repeating a melodic pattern at a higher or lower pitch often 2nd or 3rd above or below
- poco
- little
- leggiero
- lightly
- plagal cadence
- IV to I
- una corda
- apply the soft pedal
- slur
- curved line that indicates legato
- staccato
- not connected
- ritardando
- gradually slower
- vivace
- quickly, lively
- tre corde
- release the soft pedal
- con brio
- with brilliance
- presto
- very fast tempo
- transposition
- performing or writing a musical work in a key other than key it was written
- animato
- animated with spirit
- authentic cadence
- V TO I
- adagio
- slow tempo slower than andante but not as slow as largo
- fermata
- hold longer
- andantino
- not quite as slow as andante
- crescendo
- gradually louder
- half cadence
- ends on V
- decrescendo
- gradually softer
- imitation
- similar statement
- cadence
- chords that end a phrase or section of a composition
- repeat sign
- play music inside signs again