Grade 1 Italian Terms Flashcards

1
Q

Andante

A

a moderate walking pace

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2
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piano

p

A

soft

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3
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forte

f

A

loud

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4
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legato

A

smoothly, connected

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5
Q

staccato

A

separated, detached

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6
Q

moderato

A

at a moderate pace, slightly faster than andante

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7
Q

mezzo forte

mf

A

moderately loud

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8
Q

allegro

A

at a lively tempo

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9
Q

pianissimo

pp

A

very soft

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10
Q

adagio

A

at ease, unhurried

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11
Q

arrange the slower tempi in order of speed

A

adagio–andante–moderato

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12
Q

accelerando

accel.

A

gradually increasing in tempo

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13
Q

a tempo

A

return to the original tempo

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14
Q

ritardando/rallentando

rit./rall.

A

gradually becoming slower

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15
Q

tempo primo

A

return to the original tempo

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16
Q

mezzo piano

mp

A

moderately soft

17
Q

ritenuto

A

immediate slowing of tempo

18
Q

crescendo

cresc.

A

gradually becoming louder

19
Q

descrescendo

decresc.

A

gradually becoming softer

20
Q

lento

A

slow

slower than adagio

21
Q

presto

A

quick

faster than allegro

22
Q

fortissimo

ff

A

very loud

23
Q

vivace

A

vivacious or lively

faster than allegro but not as fast as presto

24
Q

allegretto

A

moderately lively

a little less lively than allegro

25
Q

sforzando/sforzato

sf, sfz

A

forced, a strong accent

26
Q

rinforzando/rinforzato

rf, rfz

A

reinforced, a less heavy accent

27
Q

tenuto

A

held, indicating the note should be held for its full value

often a caution against playing staccato