music that is played with a fast, lively beat
Up-tempo
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Laid back
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music played with the accent played slightly after the beat to convey a relaxed, casual feeling
Ritmo di tre battute
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music played so quickly that each measure is played as a single beat and each group of three bars is a single hypermeasure
Abanico
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Spanish
a stylized roll played by the timbalero usually to signify a change in the music; a word used to describe the timbales figure…
Allegro
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Italian
quick, lively, bright, not as fast as presto
Allegro non troppo
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Italian
fast, but not too fast
Arpeggio
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Italian
played in a "harp like manner". A spread chord played from the bottom up or from the top down (with a downward pointing arrow…
Atempause
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German
a small pause on a weak beat used to strengthen the following strong beat
Behind the beat
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when a performer deliberately sounds the notes slightly after the beat set by the ensemble