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Miscellaneous Italian Words a: to, at, with e: and mezzo: medium molto: very piu: more poco: a little poco a poco: little by little primo: primary or first sans: without sotto: under subito (sub.): suddenly voce: the voice
Words relating to Tempo a tempo: return to your original tempo accelerando: gradual quickening of tempo adagio: at ease; slow tempo agitato: agitated allegretto: cheerful, moving tempo allegro: fast tempo andante: walking tempo largo: very slow and broad lento: slow tempo maestoso: majestically moderato: moderate tempo presto: very fast prestissimo: as fast as possible rallentando (rall.): gradually slow your tempo ritardando (rit.): gradually slow your tempo ritenuto (riten.) immediate reduction of speed rubato: deliberate unsteadiness of tempo tempo: speed
Words relating to Dynamics crescendo (cres.): gradually become louder decrecsendo (decr.): gradualyl become softer diminuendo (dim.): gradually become softer dynamics: volume; relative loudness and softness forte: loud piano: soft
Words relating to Pitch diatonic: relating to the key; does not involve added sharps or flats flat: decrease in pitch by one half step glissando: a slide between two notes including all possible pitches between interval: the difference between two pitches leading tone: one half step below the tonic pictch (ti) pitch: perceived tone quality corresponding to its fundamental frequency sharp: increase in pitch by one half step tonic: the note that is the name of the key (do)
Words relating to Articulation dolce: sweetly espressivo: expressively legato: play notes connected sostenuto: sustained stacatto: play notes detached and short tenuto (ten.): held to full value; stretched
Words relating to Voice alto: low singing female voice bass: low, or low male voice bel canto: beautiful singing diaphragm: muscle at bottom of ribcage that is used in breathing divisi (div.): parts become independant or separate falsetto: high, light register in men's voices larynx: organ in the neck that includes the vocal folds; voice box passaggio: break between registers in the voice soprano: high singing female voice support: power source for the voice; the breath tenor: high male voice unison (unis.): all voices on same note
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