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Abbreviation
(Italian abbreviatura, where brevis stands for brief)
Absolute pitch
(Italian absolutus stands for unconditional, perfect)
Accent
(Latin accentus stands for emphasis)
Accompaniment
(French accompenement stands for tracking)
Accompanist
German Konzertmeister
Accordion
Acoustic
(Greek akuein stands for hear)
Act
(Latin actus stands for action)
Adagio
(Italian adagio stands for slowly, tranquillo)
Aftersound
Agogics
(Greek agogike stands for motion, leading)
Agraffes
(German Dampfer stands for muffler)
Allegro
(Italian allegro (abbr. all-o) stands for joyful, vivid; gaily, rapidly)
Alteration
(Latin alterare stands for change)
Alteration of key signature
Alternate mode
Alternating note
Alto
(Latin Altus stands for soprano in comparison with tenor, because in medieval choral music the main tune was assigned for tenor)
Alto clef
Alto oboe
Alto voice
Amateur
(Italian dilettante)
Amplitude
Latine amplitudo stands for volume, capacity
Analysis
(Greek analysis stands for separation, review)
Andante
(Italian andante stands for running, flowing)
Antiphon
(Greek anti stands for against, phone is sound, voice, word)
Apotheosis
(Greek apotheosis means deification)
Appassionato
(Italian appassionata)
Aria
(Italian aria stands for 1. aria, song; 2. air, wind)
Arietta
(Italian arietta stands for 1. little aria; 2. breeze)
Arioso
Italian arioso stands for 1. quazi aria; 2. spacious, airy
Arpeggio
(Italian arpeggio stands for like on the harp)
Arrangement
(French arranger stands for adjust, arrange)
Articulation
(Latin articulatio, articulare stands for plainly pronounce)
Artificial harmonics
Ascending turn
(Italian gruppetto stands for a little group)
Atonality
(Greek a stands for no (negation particle) and tonality, literally is non-tonality)

























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