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- amorevole
![[Italian]](https://www.flutetunes.com/img/languages/it.png "Italian")
Loving, affectionate. - divertissment
![[French]](https://www.flutetunes.com/img/languages/fr.png "French")
A light, entertaining dance and music combination related to the divertimento. - lai A song form composed in northern Europe, mainly France and Germany, from the 13th to the late 14th century.
- calcando Stressing, emphasizing.
- A440 The standard tuning of the A above middle C at 440 Hz.
- Rinaldi numbers A numbering system identifying compositions by Antonio Vivaldi.
- octave Interval between two tones seven diatonic pitches apart; the upper tone vibrates twice as fast as the lower one.
- krakoviak A syncopated Polish dance in 2/4 time.
- melodrama A spoken dialogue that is accompanied by music.
- l'istesso tempo Literally, “the same tempo”. An indication that directs that the beat remains constant when the meter changes.
- non-imitative counterpoint A musical texture in which independent voices of different character compete for attention.
- voce piena “Full voice”.
- one hundred and twenty-eighth note A note having the time duration of one hundred twenty-eighth of the time duration of a whole note.
- sight-singing The practice of singing a composition at sight, without previous preparation.
- dominant The fifth degree of a diatonic scale.