Grade 3 performance directions Flashcards
1
Q
adagietto
A
rather slow (but faster than adagio
2
Q
ad libitum
A
at choice, meaning that a passage may be played freely
3
Q
ad lib.
A
at choice, meaning that a passage may be played freely
4
Q
agitato
A
agitated
5
Q
alla breve
A
with a minim beat,
6
Q
amore
A
love
7
Q
amoroso
A
loving
8
Q
anima
A
soul, spirit
9
Q
con anima
A
‘with feeling’, ‘spirited’
10
Q
animato
A
animated, lively
11
Q
animando
A
becoming more lively
12
Q
ben
A
well
13
Q
brio
A
vigour
14
Q
con brio
A
with vigour, lively
15
Q
comodo
A
convenient
16
Q
deciso
A
with determination
17
Q
delicato
A
delicate
18
Q
energico
A
energetic
19
Q
forza
A
force
20
Q
largamente
A
broadly
21
Q
leggiero
A
light, nimble
22
Q
marcato
A
emphatic, accented
23
Q
marc.
A
emphatic, accented
24
Q
marziale
A
in a military style
25
mesto
sad
26
pesante
heavy
27
prima
first
28
primo
first
29
risoluto
bold, strong
30
ritmico
rhythmically
31
rubato
with some freedom of time
32
tempo rubato
with some freedom of time
33
scherzando
playful, joking
34
scherzoso
playful, joking
35
seconda
second
36
secondo
second
37
semplice
simple, plain
38
sempre
always
39
stringendo
gradually getting faster
40
subito
suddenly
41
tanto
so much
42
tranquillo
calm
43
triste
sad
44
tristamente
sorrowful
45
volta
time
46
prima volta
first time
47
seconda volta
second time
