G3 Terms

Question 1

sforzando

Answer 1

a strong accent;

sudden increase in volume

Question 2

Answer 2

octave number

8 or 15 above/below a clef raises/lowers the intended pitch range by 1 or 2 octaves respectively

(not neutral clefs)

Question 5

largamente

Answer 5

broadly

Question 6

larghetto

Answer 6

rather broadly

Question 7

prestissimo

Answer 7

extremely fast,

or as fast as possible

Question 8

calando

Answer 8

getting softer and slower

Question 9

forte-piano

Answer 9

loud then immediately soft

Question 10

con moto

Answer 10

with movement

Question 11

morendo

Answer 11

dying away

Question 13

agitato

Answer 13

with agitation

Question 14

attacca

Answer 14

go on at once

Question 15

animato

Answer 15

with animation

Question 16

tranquillo

Answer 16

calmly

Question 17

con anima

Answer 17

with feeling

Question 18

con brio

Answer 18

with spirit

Question 19

con grazia

Answer 19

with grace

Question 20

con forza

Answer 20

with force

Question 21

dolce

Answer 21

soft and sweet

Question 22

risoluto

Answer 22

with resolution

Question 23

ben marcato

Answer 23

well marked

Question 24

main droite

M.D.

Answer 24

right hand

Question 25

main gauche

M.G.

Answer 25

left hand

Question 26

ad libitum

Answer 26

at pleasure, quite freely

Question 27

opus

Answer 27

a work or group of works

Question 28

une corda

Answer 28

with the soft pedal;

literally, with one string

Question 29

tre corda

Answer 29

release the soft pedal;

literally, with three strings

Question 30

loco

Answer 30

at the normal pitch;

generally after playing an octave higher/lower

Question 31

M.M.

“Maelzel’s metronome”

Answer 31

means there are to be 120 crotchets to the minute

(The metronome is an apparatus which can be adjusted to beat time at various speeds. Maelzel is usually considered the inventor, and Beethoven probably the first composer to mark his compositions with metronome speeds.)

Question 32

broadly

Answer 32

largamente

Question 33

rather broadly

Answer 33

larghetto

Question 34

extremely fast,

or as fast as possible

Answer 34

prestissimo

Question 35

loud then immediately soft

Answer 35

forte-piano

Question 36

a strong accent;

sudden increase in volume

Answer 36

sforzando

Question 37

with movement

Answer 37

con moto

Question 38

getting softer and slower

Answer 38

calando

Question 39

dying away

Answer 39

morendo

Question 42

with agitation

Answer 42

agitato

Question 43

go on at once

Answer 43

attacca

Question 44

with animation

Answer 44

animato

Question 45

calmly

Answer 45

tranquillo

Question 46

with feeling

Answer 46

con anima

Question 47

with spirit

Answer 47

con brio

Question 48

with grace

Answer 48

con grazia

Question 49

with force

Answer 49

con forza

Question 50

soft and sweet

Answer 50

dolce

Question 51

with resolution

Answer 51

risoluto

Question 52

well marked

Answer 52

ben marcato

Question 53

octave number;

8 or 15 above/below a clef raises/lowers the intended pitch range by 1 or 2 octaves respectively

(not neutral clefs)

Answer 53

Question 54

right hand

Answer 54

main droite

M.D.

Question 55

left hand

Answer 55

main gauche

M.G.

Question 56

with the soft pedal;

literally, with one string

Answer 56

une corda

Question 57

release the soft pedal;

literally, with three strings

Answer 57

tre corda

Question 58

at pleasure, quite freely

Answer 58

ad libitum

Question 60

at the normal pitch;

generally after playing an octave higher/lower

Answer 60

loco

Question 61

a work or group of works

Answer 61

opus

Question 62

means there are to be ‘120’ ‘crotchets’ to the minute

The metronome is an apparatus which can be adjusted to beat time at various speeds. Maelzel is usually considered the inventor, and Beethoven probably the first composer to mark his compositions with metronome speeds.

Answer 62

M.M.

“Maelzel’s metronome”