Grade 3 Flashcards
Amore
Love (amoroso: loving)
Anima
Soul, spirit
Brio
Vigour
Comodo
Convenient
Forza
Force
Prima, primo
First
Seconda, secondo
Second
Volta
Time
Strigendo
Gradually getting faster
Rubato, tempo rubato
With some freedom of time
Alla breve
With a minim beat, implying a faster tempo than the note values suggest
Ad libitum, ad lib.
At choice, meaning that a passage may be played freely
Ben
Well
Tanto
So much
Sempre
Always
Subito
Suddenly
Agitato
Agitated
Animato
Animated, lively
Deciso
With determination
Delicato
Delicate
Energico
Energetic
Largamente
Broadly
Leggiero
Light, nimble
Marcato, marc.
Emphatic, accented
Marziale
In a military style
Adagietto
Rather slow (but faster than adagio)
Triste, tristamente
Sad, sorrowful
Scherzando, scherzoso
Playful, joking
Risoluto
Bold, strong
Ritmico
Rhythmically
Semplice
Simple, plain
Mesto
Sad
Pesante
Heavy
Tranquillo
Calm