Grade 4 Theory terms Flashcards
1
Q
Tempo commodo
A
at a comfortable speed
2
Q
Tempo giusto
A
at a consistent speed
3
Q
L’istesso tempo
A
at the same speed
4
Q
Non troppo
A
not too much
5
Q
Grave
A
slow and solemn
6
Q
Rubato
A
with some freedom in the time
7
Q
Stringendo
A
pressing on faster
8
Q
Perdendosi
A
fading away
9
Q
Smorzando
A
dying away
10
Q
Rinforzando (rfz or rf)
A
reinforcing the tone
11
Q
Pesante
A
heavily
12
Q
Cantando
A
in a singing style
13
Q
Tenuto (ten.)
A
held
14
Q
Piacevole
A
pleasant, agreeable
15
Q
Portamento
A
a smooth gliding from one note to
another (as in singing or string playing)
16
Q
Dolente
A
sadly, plaintively
17
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Doloroso
A
sadly, plaintively
18
Q
Sotto voce
A
softly in an undertone
19
Q
Giocoso
A
gay, merry
20
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Grazioso
A
gracefully
21
Q
Assai
A
very
22
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Quasi
A
Quasi
23
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Scherzando
A
playfully
24
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Subito (sub.)
A
suddenly
25
Sul ponticello (sul pont.)
bow on or near the bridge
26
Sul tasto
bow on or near the finger board
27
Tremolo
bowing very rapidly to produce a
| shimmering or wavering effect
28
Pizzicato (pizz.)
pluck the string with the finger
29
Arco
with the bow (used after a pizz. sign)
