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Return to the beginning tempo (speed). |
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accel. |
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Gradually play faster. |
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Play this note louder. |
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Sharps, flats, or naturals added to a piece and not in the key signature. |
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A left-hand accompaniment which outlines the notes of a chord using the pattern:
bottom-top-middle-top. The Alberti bass was popularized during the Classical period. |
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Cut time. Short for 2/2 time signature. The half note gets the beat (Two half note beats per measure). |
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Moderately fast. |
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A tempo that is a bit faster than andante. |
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Playfully. |
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Animated/animatedly; played with life. |
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An ornament that looks like a grace note, but is played on the beat and shares the duration of the principal note.
An appoggiatura resolves a dissonance to a consonance. |
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A song for one or two voices with an instrumental accompaniment, usually from an opera or cantata. |
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Harmoniously; with beautiful harmony. |
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Rolled chord. Play the notes of the chord one at a time, rapidly, from bottom to top. |
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Much. For example, allegro assai means quite fast. |
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Return to the beginning tempo (speed). |
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