Advanced - Monday Flashcards
Acciaccatura
A grace note or crushed note, played on the beat
Accelerando
Gradually becoming faster
Accent
A stressed note; play this note louder than the dynamic marking indicates
Adagio
Very slowly (slower than andante, but not as slow as Largo)
Ad libitum (ad lib.)
At the liberty of the performer
Agitato
Excited, agitated
Alla (all’)
In the style/manner of…
Alla Marcia
In the style of a March
Allargando (allarg.)
Gradually becoming slower, broadening
Allegretto
Fairly lively (not as fast as allegro)
Allegro
Lively, quick, bright (fast)
Andante
At a walking pace, moderately slow
Andantino
A little faster than andante
Animato, animoso
Animated, spirited, lively
Arco
Return to playing with the bow on a stringing instrument, after a pizzicato section
Assai
Much, very much
Attacca
Proceed without a break
Ausdrucksvoll
With expression
Ben, bene
Well, much
Bewegt
Moving, agitated
Brillante
Brilliantly
Calando
Gradually becoming slower and softer
Cantabile
In a singing style
Cédez
Hold back the tempo, yield
Chord
Three or more pitches sounding at the same time
Colla, colle, (col, coll’)
With
Coll’ 8va
Play these notes in octaves
Commodo, commodo
At a moderate, comfortable speed
Con
With
a Tempo
Return to the original speed/tempo
