Grade 5 French Flashcards
À deux, à 2
For 2 performers or instruments (in orchestral or band music, it means that a part is to be played in unison by 2 instruments)
À la pointe
Use the bow (of a string instrument) at the point, i.e. the end opposite to that held by the player
Apaisé
Calmed
Au talon
Use the bow (of a string instrument) at the heel, i.e. the end held by the player
Capricieux
In a whimsical, fanciful style
Détaché
Detached, usually applying to bowing on string instruments
Douce, doux
Soft, sweet
Doucement
Softly, sweetly
Égal
Equal
Emporté
Fiery, impetuous
En animant
Becoming more lively
En cédant
Yielding
En dehors
Prominent (lit: outside), a direction to make a melody stand out
Enlevez
Take up, take off, a direction for a pedal or a mute
En mesure
In time
En pressant
Hurrying on
En retenant
Holding back (slowing a little)
En serrant
Becoming quicker
Fin
End
Flottant
Floating
Joyeux
Joyful
Librement
Freely
Lointain
Distant
Lourd
Heavy
Main
Hand
Main gauche m.g.
Left hand
Main droite m.d.
Right hand
martelé
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
Mouvement, mouvt
Movement, motion
Au mouvement
In time
Premier (1er) mouvement
Original tempo
Sautillé
Springing, a lightly bouncing bow technique on string instruments
Sec
Crisp (lit: dry), suppress the sound as quickly as possible - do not allow it to continue to reverberate
Seul
Alone
Serrer, serrez
Hurry, quicken, equivalent to stringendo
Sourdine
Mute
Sous
Under
Voix
Voice
