Common performance directions Flashcards
1
Q
a capella
A
unaccompanied (voices)
2
Q
agitato
A
agitated
3
Q
al, alla
A
in the manner of
4
Q
amoroso
A
lovingly
5
Q
anima, con anima
A
soulfully
6
Q
animato
A
animated, lively
7
Q
appasionato
A
passionately
8
Q
arco
A
use the bow (string players)
9
Q
assai
A
very
10
Q
attacca
A
go straight on
11
Q
bravura
A
boldness
12
Q
brillante
A
brilliant
13
Q
brioso, con brio
A
with vigour
14
Q
cantabile
A
in a singing style
15
Q
coda
A
an ending to the music
16
Q
col
A
with
17
Q
coll
A
with
18
Q
con
A
with
19
Q
da
A
from
20
Q
da capo
A
from the beginning
21
Q
dolce
A
sweetly
22
Q
dolente
A
sadly
23
Q
dolore
A
sorrow
24
Q
espressivo
A
with expression
25
Q
fine
A
end
26
Q
forza
A
with force
27
Q
fuoco
A
fire
28
Q
furioso
A
furiously
29
Q
giocoso
A
playfully
30
Q
giusto
A
proper, exact
31
Q
glissando
A
sliding
32
Q
grandioso
A
grandly
33
Q
grave
A
solemn
34
Q
grazioso
A
gracefully
35
Q
lacrimoso
A
sadly, tearfully
36
Q
legato
A
smoothly
37
Q
leggerio
A
lightly
