Dynamic and Articulation Words Flashcards
1
Q
Estinto
A
As soft as possible
2
Q
Fortepiano
A
Loud then immediately soft
3
Q
Calando
A
Getting softer, dying away
4
Q
Morendo
A
Dying away
5
Q
Niente
A
Nothing
6
Q
Perdendosi
A
Dying away
7
Q
Smorzando
A
Dying away in tone and speed
8
Q
Crescendo
A
Gradually getting louder
9
Q
Decrescendo
A
Gradually getting softer
10
Q
Sforzando
A
Forced, accented
11
Q
Tenuto
A
Held for the full value
12
Q
Forza
A
Force
13
Q
Marcato
A
Emphatic, accented
14
Q
Staccato
A
Short and detached
15
Q
Staccatissmo
A
Very short and detached