G4 - Italian terms Flashcards
a
at/to/by/for/in the style of
accelerando (accel)
gradually getting faster
ad libitum (ad lib.)
at choice
adagietto
rather slow (faster than adagio)
adagio
slow
affettuoso
tenderly
affrettando
hurrying
agitato
agitated
al/alla
to the/in the manner of
alla breve
2 minims per bar
alla marcia
in the style of a march
allargando
broadening (getting slower & louder)
allegretto
rather fast (slower than allegro)
amabile
amiable/pleasant
allegro
fast
allegro assai
very fast
Amore
love
amoroso
loving
andante
at medium (walking) speed
andantino
slightly faster than andante
anima
soul/spirit
con anima
with feeling
animando
becoming lively
animato
animated/lively
appassionato
with passion
assai
very
Ben
well
brio
vigour
con brio
with vigour
calando
getting softer/dying away
cantabile
in singing style
cantando
singing
come
as/similar to
come prima
as before
come sopra
as above
comodo
convenient/comfortable
tempo comodo
at comfortable (normal) speed
con/cop
with
crescendo (cresc.)
gradually getting louder
da capo (D.C.)
repeat from beginning
dal segno (D.S.)
repeat from the sign
deciso
with determination
decrescendo (decresc.)
gradually getting softer
diminuendo (dim.)
gradually getting softer
delicato
delicate
dolce
sweet/soft
e/ed
and
energico
energetic
espressione
expression
con espressione
with expression
espressivo (espress., espr.)
expressive
forte
loud
facile
easy
fortissimo
very loud
fine
the end
forza
force
fortepiano
loud, then immediately soft
fuoco
fire
giocoso
playful/merry
giusto
proper/exact
tempo giusto
in strict time
grave
very slow, solemn
grazioso
graceful
l’istesso
the same
l’istesso tempo
at the same speed
largamente
broadly
larghetto
rather slow (faster than largo)
largo
slow, stately
legato
smoothly
leggiero
light/nimble
lento
snow
ma
but
maestoso
majestic
marcato (marc.)
emphatic/accented
marziale
in a military style
meno
less
mesto
sad
mezzo
half
mezzo forte
moderately loud
moderato
moderately
molto
very/much
morendo
dying away
mosso/moto
movement
meno mosso
slower
con moto
with movement
mezzo piano
moderately soft
niente
nothing
a niente
dying away
nobilmente
nobly
non
not
piano
soft
perdendosi
dying away
pesante
heavy
più
more
poco
a little
possibile
possible
presto possibile
as fast as possible
pianissimo
very soft
presto
fast (faster than allegretto)
Prima/primo
first
quasi
as if/resembling
rallentando (rall.)
gradually getting softer
risoluto
bold/strong
ritardando (ritard./rit.)
gradually getting slower
ritenuto (riten./rit.)
held back
ritmico
rhythmically
rubato/tempo rubato
with some freedom of time
scherzando/scherzoso
playful/joking
seconda/secondo
Second
semplice
simple/plain
sempre
always
senza
without
sforzando/sforzato
forced/accented
simile (sim.)
in the same way
sonoro
resonant, with rich tone
sopra
above
sostenuto
sustained
sotto
below
sotto voce
in an undertone
staccato (stacc.)
detached
stringendo
gradually getting faster
subito
suddenly
tanto
so much
tempo
speed/time
a tempo
in time
tenuto
held
tranquillo
calm
triste/tristamente
sad/sorrowful
troppo
too much
veloce
swift
vivace/vivo
lively/fast
voce
voice
volta
time
Prima Volta
first time