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  2. List of Italian musical terms used in English - Wikipedia

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    Slow and solemn tempo (slower than largo) Largo: broad: Slow and dignified tempo Largamente: broadly: Slow and dignified tempo Larghetto: broad-ish: Slightly less dignified than largo (so slightly faster tempo) Lento: slow: Slow tempo Lentando: slowing: Decelerating, slowing down L'istesso tempo: the same time: At the same tempo Moderato ...

  3. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    Return to normal tempo after a deviation. Not recommended in string parts, due to possible confusion with battuto (qv.); use a tempo, which means the same thing a bene placito Up to the performer a cappella lit. "in a chapel"; vocal parts only, without instrumental accompaniment a capriccio A free and capricious approach to tempo a due (a 2)

  4. Tempo - Wikipedia

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    For example, a tempo of 60 beats per minute signifies one beat per second, while a tempo of 120 beats per minute is twice as rapid, signifying two beats every second. The note value of a beat will typically be that indicated by the denominator of the time signature. For instance, in 4 4 time, the beat will be a crotchet, or quarter note.

  5. Vivace (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Vivace is a musical tempo marking. Vivace may also refer to: VIVACE, an alternative name for Vortex power, a form of hydro power. USS Vivace (SP-583), a United States Navy ship. Vivace, a US aerospace company, competed for NASA's Human Landing System

  6. Glossary of literary terms - Wikipedia

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    Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...

  7. Swan Lake - Wikipedia

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    6. Coda: Allegro vivace No. 5 Pas de deux for Two Merry-makers (later fashioned into the Black Swan Pas de Deux) 1. Tempo di valse ma non troppo vivo, quasi moderato 2. Andante – Allegro 3. Tempo di valse 4. Coda: Allegro molto vivace No. 6 Pas d'action: Andantino quasi moderato – Allegro No. 7 Sujet (Introduction to the Dance with Goblets)

  8. Dynamics (music) - Wikipedia

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    In music, the dynamics of a piece are the variation in loudness between notes or phrases.Dynamics are indicated by specific musical notation, often in some detail.However, dynamics markings require interpretation by the performer depending on the musical context: a specific marking may correspond to a different volume between pieces or even sections of one piece.

  9. Cantabile - Wikipedia

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    A modern example is an instrumental piece by Harry James & His Orchestra, called "Trumpet Blues and Cantabile". A cantabile movement, or simply a "cantabile", is the first half of a double aria, followed by a cabaletta. The cantabile movement would be slower and more free-form to contrast with the structured and generally faster cabaletta.