ABRSM 1-5 Musical Terms Flashcards
prima, primo
first (Italian)
retenu
held back (French)
più
more (Italian)
volante
Flying, fast (Italian)
niente
nothing (Italian)
ritmico
rhythmically (Italian)
Ritenuto (riten. or rit.)
held back (Italian)
Leggiero
light (Italian)
Ritardando (ritard. or rit.)
gradually getting slower (Italian)
fuoco
fire (Italian)
mit
with (German)
brio
vigour (Italian)
Ottava
octave (Italian)
senza
without (Italian)
possibile
possible (Italian)
Fine
the end (Italian)
amabile
amiable, pleasant (Italian)
fortepiano
loud, then immediately soft (Italian)
pianissimo (pp)
very soft (Italian)
leggiero
light, nimble (Italian)
animato
animated, lively (Italian)
A tempo
in time (Italian)
wenig
little (German)
mais
but (French)
troppo
too much (Italian)
tosto
swift, rapid (Italian)
perdendosi
dying away (Italian)
simile (or sim.)
in the same way (Italian)
cantando
singing (Italian)
sostenuto
sustained (Italian)
pochettino, poch.
rather little (Italian)
voce
voice (Italian)
marcato, marc.
emphatic, accented (Italian)
plus
more (French)
dolce
sweet, soft (Italian)
et
and (French)
sotto
below (Italian)
Staccato (stacc.)
short (Italian)
scherzando, scherzoso
playful, joking (Italian)
sehr
very (German)
seconda, secondo
second (Italian)
grazioso
graceful (Italian)
einfach
simple (German)
delicato
delicate (Italian)
non
not (Italian)
sans
without (French)
piano (p)
soft (Italian)
immer
always (German)
breit
broad, expansive (German)
ohne
without (German)
agitato
agitated (Italian)
Diminuendo (dim.)
gradually getting softer (Italian)
quasi
as if, resembling (Italian)
à
to, at (French)
energico
energetic (Italian)
rubato, tempo rubato
with some freedom of time (Italian)
nobilmente
nobly (Italian)
sopra
above (Italian)
aber
but (German)
en dehors
prominent (a direction to make a melody stand out) (French)
loco
at the normal pitch (used to cancel an 8va direction) (Italian)
Animato
animated (Italian)
con, col
with (Italian)
Dolce
sweet (Italian)
bewegt
with movement, agitated (German)
fröhlich
cheerful, joyful (German)
un, une
one (French)
affettuoso
tenderly (Italian)