Grade 4 performance directions Flashcards
1
Q
affettuoso
A
tenderly
2
Q
affrettando
A
hurrying
3
Q
amabile
A
amiable, pleasant
4
Q
appassionato
A
with passion
5
Q
calando
A
getting softer, dying away (and usually slowing down)
6
Q
cantando
A
singing
7
Q
come
A
as, similar to
8
Q
coma prima
A
same as before
9
Q
come sopra
A
as above
10
Q
facile
A
easy
11
Q
fuocco
A
fire
12
Q
giusto
A
proper, exact
13
Q
tempo giusto
A
in strict time
14
Q
l’istesso
A
the same
15
Q
l’istesso tempo
A
at the same speed
16
Q
morendo
A
dying away
17
Q
possibile
A
possible
18
Q
presto possibile
A
as fast as possible
19
Q
quasi
A
as if, ressembling
20
Q
sonoro
A
resonant, with rich tone
21
Q
sopra
A
above
22
Q
sotto
A
below
23
Q
sotto voce
A
in an undertone
24
Q
veloce
A
swift
25
voce
voice
26
à
to, at
27
animé
animated, lively
28
assez
enough, sufficiently
29
avec
with
30
cédez
yield, relax the speed
31
douce
sweet
32
en dehors
prominent (a direction to make a melody stand out)
33
et
and
34
légèrement
light
35
lent
slow
36
mais
but
37
moins
less
38
modéré
at a moderate sped
39
non
not
40
peu
little
41
plus
more
42
presser
hurry
43
en pressant
hurrying on
44
ralentir
slow down
45
retenu
held back
46
en retenant
holding back, slowing a little
47
sans
withut
48
très
very
49
un
one
50
une
one
51
vif
lively
52
vite
quick
