Grade 5 French

Question 1

À deux, à 2

Answer 1

For 2 performers or instruments (in orchestral or band music, it means that a part is to be played in unison by 2 instruments)

Question 2

À la pointe

Answer 2

Use the bow (of a string instrument) at the point, i.e. the end opposite to that held by the player

Question 3

Apaisé

Answer 3

Calmed

Question 4

Au talon

Answer 4

Use the bow (of a string instrument) at the heel, i.e. the end held by the player

Question 5

Capricieux

Answer 5

In a whimsical, fanciful style

Question 6

Détaché

Answer 6

Detached, usually applying to bowing on string instruments

Question 7

Douce, doux

Answer 7

Soft, sweet

Question 8

Doucement

Answer 8

Softly, sweetly

Question 9

Égal

Answer 9

Equal

Question 10

Emporté

Answer 10

Fiery, impetuous

Question 11

En animant

Answer 11

Becoming more lively

Question 12

En cédant

Answer 12

Yielding

Question 13

En dehors

Answer 13

Prominent (lit: outside), a direction to make a melody stand out

Question 14

Enlevez

Answer 14

Take up, take off, a direction for a pedal or a mute

Question 15

En mesure

Answer 15

In time

Question 16

En pressant

Answer 16

Hurrying on

Question 17

En retenant

Answer 17

Holding back (slowing a little)

Question 18

En serrant

Answer 18

Becoming quicker

Question 19

Fin

Answer 19

End

Question 20

Flottant

Answer 20

Floating

Question 21

Joyeux

Answer 21

Joyful

Question 22

Librement

Answer 22

Freely

Question 23

Lointain

Answer 23

Distant

Question 24

Lourd

Answer 24

Heavy

Question 25

Main

Answer 25

Hand

Question 26

Main gauche m.g.

Answer 26

Left hand

Question 27

Main droite m.d.

Answer 27

Right hand

Question 28

martelé

Answer 28

Strong accented (lit: hammered), generally used in string music to denote a particular type of bowing, but can also be applied to music for piano or other instruments

Question 29

Mouvement, mouvt

Answer 29

Movement, motion

Question 30

Au mouvement

Answer 30

In time

Question 31

Premier (1er) mouvement

Answer 31

Original tempo

Question 32

Sautillé

Answer 32

Springing, a lightly bouncing bow technique on string instruments

Question 33

Sec

Answer 33

Crisp (lit: dry), suppress the sound as quickly as possible - do not allow it to continue to reverberate

Question 34

Seul

Answer 34

Alone

Question 35

Serrer, serrez

Answer 35

Hurry, quicken, equivalent to stringendo

Question 36

Sourdine

Answer 36

Mute

Question 37

Sous

Answer 37

Under

Question 38

Voix

Answer 38

Voice