Grade 3 - Words and Signs

Question 1

adagietto

Answer 1

rather slow (but faster than adagio)

Question 2

ad libitum, ad lib.

Answer 2

at choice, meaning that a passage may be played freely

Question 3

agiato

Answer 3

agitated

Question 4

alla breve

Answer 4

with a minim beat, equivalent to 2/2, implying a faster tempo than the note values might otherwise suggest

Question 5

amore (eg. amoroso)

Answer 5

love (eg. loving)

Question 6

anima (eg. con anima)

Answer 6

soul, spirit (eg. can mean ‘with feeling’ or ‘spirited’)

Question 7

animato (eg. animando)

Answer 7

animated, lively (eg. becoming more lively)

Question 8

ben

Answer 8

well

Question 9

brio (eg. con brio)

Answer 9

vigour (eg. with vigour, lively)

Question 10

comodo (eg. tempo comodo)

Answer 10

convenient (eg. at a comfortable speed)

Question 11

deciso

Answer 11

with determination

Question 12

delicato

Answer 12

delicate

Question 13

energico

Answer 13

energetic

Question 14

forza

Answer 14

force

Question 15

largamente

Answer 15

broadly

Question 16

leggiero

Answer 16

light, nimble

Question 17

marcato, marc.

Answer 17

emphatic, accented

Question 18

marziale

Answer 18

in a military style

Question 19

mesto

Answer 19

sad

Question 20

pesante

Answer 20

heavy

Question 21

prima, primo

Answer 21

first

Question 22

risoluto

Answer 22

bold, strong

Question 23

ritmico

Answer 23

rhythmically

Question 24

rubato, tempo rubato

Answer 24

with some freedom of time

Question 25

scherzando, scherzoso

Answer 25

playful, joking

Question 26

seconda, secondo

Answer 26

second

Question 27

semplice

Answer 27

simple, plain

Question 28

sempre

Answer 28

always

Question 29

stringendo

Answer 29

gradually getting faster

Question 30

subito

Answer 30

suddenly

Question 31

tanto

Answer 31

so much

Question 32

tranquillo

Answer 32

calm

Question 33

triste, tristamente

Answer 33

sad, sorrowful

Question 34

volta (eg. prima volta; seconda volta)

Answer 34

time (eg. first time; second time)