Gr 10 Italian Flashcards
Accelerando
Gradually getting quicker
A tempo
Return to the original tempo
Alla
In the style of
Animato
Lively, with animation
Assai
Very, extremely
Ben
Well or much
Brillante
Brilliantly
Col, colla
With
Coll’8va
With an added octave
Con
With
Con brio
With vigour, spirit
Con espressione
With expression
Con moto
With movement
E, ed
And
Espressivo
Expressively
Fortepiano
Loud, then suddenly soft
Grave
Slow and solemn
Leggiero
Lightly
Loco
Return to written pitch (literally, the place)
Ma
But
Meno
Less
Meno mosso
Less movement
M.M.
Metronome marking “Maezel’s metronome”
Molto
Much, very
Non
Not
Non troppo
Not too much
Ottava, 8va
Play an octave higher or lower
Piu
More
Piu mosso
More movement, quicker
Poco
Little
Poco a poco
Little by little
Quasi
In the manner of
Sempre
Always
Tempo
Rate of speed
Tempo primo
Return to the original tempo
Tempo rubato
In robbed time
Tenuto
Held, sustained
Tranquillo
Tranquilly, quietly
Vivace
Lively, quick, with life
Una corda
With one string, press the soft pedal