Grade 5 Terms & Signs

Question 1

attacca

Answer 1

go straight on to the next section of music

Question 2

dolente

Answer 2

sad, mournful

Question 3

dolore

Answer 3

grief (doloroso: sorrowful)

Question 4

doppio movimento

Answer 4

twice as fast

Question 5

estinto

Answer 5

as soft as possible, lifeless

Question 6

incalzando

Answer 6

getting quicker

Question 7

lacrimoso

Answer 7

sad

Question 8

loco

Answer 8

at the normal pitch (used to cancel an 8va direction)

Question 9

lunga

Answer 9

long (lunga pausa: long pause)

Question 10

lusingando

Answer 10

coaxing, in a sweet and persuasive style

Question 11

misura

Answer 11

measure (alla misura: in strict time; senza misura: in free time)

Question 12

ossia

Answer 12

or, alternatively

Question 13

piacevole

Answer 13

pleasant

Question 14

piangevole

Answer 14

plaintive, in the style of a lament

Question 15

pochettino, poch.

Answer 15

rather little

Question 16

rinforzando, rf, rfz

Answer 16

reinforcing

Question 17

segue

Answer 17

go straight on

Question 18

smorzando, smorz.

Answer 18

dying away in tone and speed

Question 19

teneramente, tenerezza

Answer 19

tenderly, tenderness

Question 20

tosto

Answer 20

swift, rapid (but often used in the same sense as troppo)

Question 21

volante

Answer 21

flying, fast

Question 22

aber

Answer 22

but

Question 23

ausdruck

Answer 23

expression

Question 24

bewegt

Answer 24

with movement, agitated

Question 25

breit

Answer 25

broad, expansive

Question 26

ein

Answer 26

a, one

Question 27

einfach

Answer 27

simple

Question 28

etwas

Answer 28

somewhat, rather

Question 29

frohlich

Answer 29

cheerful, joyful

Question 30

immer

Answer 30

always

Question 31

langsam

Answer 31

slow

Question 32

lebhaft

Answer 32

lively

Question 33

massig

Answer 33

at a moderate speed

Question 34

mit

Answer 34

with

Question 35

nicht

Answer 35

not

Question 36

ohne

Answer 36

without

Question 37

ruhig

Answer 37

peaceful

Question 38

schnell

Answer 38

fast

Question 39

sehr

Answer 39

very

Question 40

suss

Answer 40

sweet

Question 41

traurig

Answer 41

sad

Question 42

und

Answer 42

and

Question 43

voll

Answer 43

full

Question 44

wenig

Answer 44

little

Question 45

wieder

Answer 45

again

Question 46

zart

Answer 46

tender, delicate

Question 47

zu

Answer 47

to, too