Absolute music
music written for its own self
adagio
slow
allergro
fast
andante
slower; walking pace
aria
solo voice with orchestral accompainment
binary form
two part
cadence
resting place
cadenza
virtuosic solo- show off movement
chamber music
ensemble music for up to ten players
coda
the last part of a piece
crescendo
growing louder
cyclical structure
musical material such as a theme; presented in one movement and comes back later
da capo
indication to return to beginning of piece
da capo aria
lyric song in ABA form
decrescendo
growing softer
flat
lowering of a pitch by a semi-tone
largo
broad, very slow
legato
smooth, connected
libretto
text or script of an opera
minuet & trio
often third movement
moderato
moderate
motive
short melodic or rythmic idea
movements
complete, self contained part within larger musical work
multi- movement
a three or four movent structuer used in classical era
opera
music drama that is generally sung through theatrics 
opera buffa
italian romic opera
opera seria
tragic opera
ostinato
a short rythmatic patten played throughout
presto
very fast
program music
instrumental literay or pictorial associations 
recitative
solo vocal declemation that follows the infections of text 
requiem
catholic mass for the dead
rocket themes
quickly ascending rythmic melody used in classical era
scherzo
composition in ABA for/ playful or lively 
sonata-allegro form
the opening movement of the multi movement cycle
song cycle
group of songs, usually Lieder that are unified musically
staccato
short detached notes
string quartet
chamber music ensemble
tempo
rate of speed or pace of music
ternary form
three part
theme
melodic idea used a basis for a composition 
timbre
the quality of sound that distinguishes one voice or intrument from another
tonic
the first note in scale or key
transposition
shifting a piece of music to a different pitch level
triad
common chord type consisting of 3 pitches
vernacular
the common language spoken by the people
vivance
lively
word painting
musical pictorilization of words from text as an expressive device