Grade 5 all Flashcards
Adagio
Slow
Adagietto
Rather slow
Adagissimo
Very slow
Affrettaando
Hurrying
Alla Marcia
In the style of a march
Alla pollacca
In the style of a Polonaise
Allegretto
Slightly slower than allegro
Allegro
Lively, reasonably fast
Allegro assai
Very quick
Andante
Walking pace
Andantino
A little slower or a little faster than andante
Animato
Lively, animated
Appassionata
With passion
Assai
Very
Sord
Mute on brass instrument (con sord or senza sord
Attacca
Go on immediately
A tempo
Resume the normal speed
Bravura
With boldness and spirit
Cantabile
In singing style
Cantando
In singing style
Cedez
Yield, relax the speed
Col, Con
With
Con anima
With deep feeling – soul
Con brio
With vigour
Con moto
With movement
Con spirito
With spirit, life, energy
Da capo [D.C.]
From the beginning
Dal segno $
From the sign $
Deciso
With determination
Dolente
Sadly
Doppio
Double
Doppio movimento
Double speed
Douce
Sweet
En dehors
Prominent
Expressione
Expression
Forza
Force, power
Forzando
With a strong accent
Fuoko
Fire
Giocoso
Merry
Giusto
Exact, proper
Grave
Very slow
Largamente
In broad style
Larghetto
Faster than largo
Largo
Slow and stately, broad
Legatissimo
As smoothly as possible
Legato
Smoothly
Lent
Slow
Anacrusis
Music which does not begin on the first beat of the bar. The last bar makes up for it.
Lento
Slowly
What is the time signature for Compound triple dotted crotchet beats
9 / 8
What is the time signature for Compound duple dotted minim beats
6 / 4
What is the time signature for Compound quadruple dotted quaver beats
12 / 16
What is the time signature for Compound duple dotted crotchet beats
6 / 8
What is the time signature for Compound triple dotted minim beats
9 / 4
Diatonic intervals
Any relationship that occurs within the same scale or key. Major 2nd Major and minor 3rd Perfect 4th & 5th Minor & major 6th and 7th Perfect octave
L’Itesso
The same
Ma
But
Man non troppo
But not too much
Marcato
Marked, accented
Martellato
Hammered out
Meno
Less
Marziale
In military style
Meno mosso
Less movement
Mesto
Sadly
Which triads are major, minor or diminished in a major scale?
Tonic major; super tonic minor; mediant minor; subdominant major; dominant major; sub mediant minor; leading note diminished I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi, vii0
Morendo
Dying away
Mosso
Movement
Moto
Movement
Movimento
Movement
Non tanto
Not too much
Non troppo
Not too much
Patetico
With feeling
Perdendosi
Dying away
Pesante
Heavily
Peu
Little
Piu
More
Presto possibile
As fast as possible
Chromatic interval
Two notes of the interval from outside the same scale or key Minor 2nd, Diminished 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th Augmented 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
Augmented
Widen any major or perfect interval one semitone without changing the letter name of the note
Diminished
Reduce a minor or perfect interval one semitone without changing the letter name of the note.
Compound intervals
Any intervals which are larger than an octave. Bottom note is treated as if it is the key note.
Intervals in an augmented triad
Major third plus major third
Intervals in a diminished triad
Minor third plus minor third
Interval in a major triad
Major 3rd plus minor 3rd