Advanced Rudiments: Terms and Signs

Question 1

Léger

Answer 1

Light, lightly

Question 2

Lentement

Answer 2

Slowly

Question 3

Modéré

Answer 3

At a moderate tempo

Question 4

Mouvement

Answer 4

Tempo; motion

Question 5

Vite

Answer 5

Fast

Question 6

Bewegt

Answer 6

Moving

Question 7

Langsam

Answer 7

Slow, slowly

Question 8

Mässig

Answer 8

Moderate, moderately

Question 9

mit Ausdruck

Answer 9

With expression

Question 10

Sehr

Answer 10

Very

Question 11

Schnell

Answer 11

Fast

Question 12

Ad libitum, ad lib.

Answer 12

At the liberty of the performer

Question 13

Agitato

Answer 13

Agitated

Question 14

Allargando, allarg.

Answer 14

Broadening, becoming slower

Question 15

Arco

Answer 15

For stringed instruments: resume bowing after a pizzicato passage

Question 16

Attacca

Answer 16

Proceed without a break

Question 17

Calando

Answer 17

Becoming slower and softer

Question 18

Comodo

Answer 18

At a comfortable, easy tempo

Question 19

Con fuoco

Answer 19

With fire

Question 20

Con grazia

Answer 20

With grace

Question 21

Con sordino

Answer 21

With mute

Question 22

Dolente

Answer 22

Sad

Question 23

Giocoso

Answer 23

Humorous, jocose

Question 24

Grandioso

Answer 24

Grand, grandiose

Question 25

Largamente

Answer 25

Broadly

Question 26

L’istesso tempo

Answer 26

The same tempo

Question 27

Martellato

Answer 27

Strongly accented, hammered

Question 28

Mesto

Answer 28

Sad, mournful

Question 29

Morendo

Answer 29

Dying, fading away

Question 30

Cédéz

Answer 30

Yield: hold the tempo back

Question 31

Pesante

Answer 31

weighty, with emphasis

Question 32

pizzicato

Answer 32

for stringed instruments: pluck the string instead of bowing

Question 33

primo, prima

Answer 33

first; the upper part of a duet

Question 34

quindicesima alta (15ma)

Answer 34

two octaves higher

Question 35

risoluto

Answer 35

resolute

Question 36

ritenuto, riten.

Answer 36

suddenly slower, held back

Question 37

scherzando

Answer 37

playful

Question 38

secondo, seconda

Answer 38

second, second or lower part of a duet

Question 39

semplice

Answer 39

simple

Question 40

sforzando sf, sfz

Answer 40

a sudden strong accent of a single note or chord

Question 41

simile

Answer 41

continue in the same manner as has just been indicated

Question 42

sonore

Answer 42

sonorous

Question 43

sopra

Answer 43

above

Question 44

sostenuto

Answer 44

sustained

Question 45

sotto voce

Answer 45

soft, subdued, under the breath

Question 46

stringendo

Answer 46

pressing, becoming faster

Question 47

subito

Answer 47

suddenly

Question 48

tacet

Answer 48

be silent

Question 49

tutti

Answer 49

a passage for the ensemble

Question 50

vivo

Answer 50

lively

Question 51

volta

Answer 51

time (ex. primo volta, first time, seconda volta, second time)

Question 52

volti subito, v.s.

Answer 52

turn the page quickly

Question 53

anacrusis

Answer 53

upbeat/pickup note