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2012 Junior All-State Terms
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a tempo |
in time; generally implies a return to the
original rate of speed |
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accelerando |
gradually faster |
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al fine |
to the finish |
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allegretto |
light and moderately quick, but not as fast as
allegro |
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allegro |
rapid; lively |
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andante |
moderately slow, but moving |
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andantino |
generally a little quicker than andante |
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animato |
animated; spirited |
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cantabile |
in a singing style |
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chromatic |
by semi-tones |
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coda |
the final added measures of a musical composition |
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con brio |
with spirit; brilliantly |
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con spirito |
with spirit; brilliance |
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crescendo |
gradually louder |
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da capo |
from the beginning |
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dal segno |
from the sign |
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decrescendo |
gradually softer |
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diminuendo |
gradually softer |
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dolce |
sweetly |
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etude |
a study |
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fermata |
a hold or pause |
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forte |
loud |
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fortissimo |
very loud |
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grazioso |
gracefully |
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largo |
very slow |
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legato |
smooth and connected |
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maestoso |
majestically |
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marcato |
marked; with emphasis |
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marziale |
martial |
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mezzo |
medium; half |
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moderato |
moderately |
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molto |
very |
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pianissimo |
very softly |
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piano |
softly |
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poco a poco |
little by little |
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presto |
very fast |
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rallentando |
gradually slower |
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ritardando |
gradually slower |
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segno |
the sign |
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soli |
more than one performer in unison |
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solo |
a composition or passage for one performer |
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staccato |
separated, detached style |
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tacet |
silent |
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tempo |
time; speed |
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tenuto |
sustain full value |
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