Italian Grade 1-4 Terms

Question 1

a

Answer 1

at, to, by, for, in the style of

Question 2

accelerando

Answer 2

gradually getting faster

Question 3

ad libitum (ad lib)

Answer 3

at choice

Question 4

adagietto

Answer 4

rather slow (faster than adagio)

Question 5

affettuoso

Answer 5

tenderly

Question 6

affrettando

Answer 6

hurrying

Question 7

agitato

Answer 7

agitated

Question 8

al, alla

Answer 8

to the, in the manner of

Question 9

alla breve

Answer 9

2 minim per bar

Question 10

alla marcia

Answer 10

in the style of a march

Question 11

allargando

Answer 11

broadening (getting slower and louder)

Question 12

allegretto

Answer 12

rather fast (slower than allegro)

Question 13

allegro

Answer 13

fast (allegro assai: very fast)

Question 14

amabile

Answer 14

amiable, pleasant

Question 15

amore

Answer 15

love

Question 16

andante

Answer 16

at a walking speed

Question 17

andantino

Answer 17

slightly faster than andante

Question 18

anima

Answer 18

soul, spirit

Question 19

animando

Answer 19

becoming lively

Question 20

animato

Answer 20

animated, lively

Question 21

appassionato

Answer 21

with passion

Question 22

assai

Answer 22

very

Question 23

ben

Answer 23

well

Question 24

brio

Answer 24

vigour (con brio: with vigour)

Question 25

calando

Answer 25

getting slower

Question 26

cantabile

Answer 26

in a singing style

Question 27

cantando

Answer 27

singing

Question 28

come

Answer 28

as, similar to (come prima: as before; come sopra: as above)

Question 29

comodo

Answer 29

convenient, comfortable (tempo comodo: at a normal speed)

Question 30

con, col

Answer 30

with

Question 31

crescendo

Answer 31

getting louder

Question 32

da capo

Answer 32

repeat from beginning

Question 33

dal segno

Answer 33

repeat from sign

Question 34

deciso

Answer 34

with determination

Question 35

decrescendo

Answer 35

getting softer

Question 36

dolce

Answer 36

sweet, soft

Question 37

e, ed

Answer 37

and

Question 38

energico

Answer 38

energetic

Question 39

espressione

Answer 39

expression (con espressione: with expression)

Question 40

espressivo

Answer 40

expressive

Question 41

f

Answer 41

loud

Question 42

facile

Answer 42

easy

Question 43

ff

Answer 43

very loud

Question 44

fine

Answer 44

the end

Question 45

forza

Answer 45

force

Question 46

fp

Answer 46

loud then immediately soft

Question 47

fuoco

Answer 47

fire

Question 48

giocoso

Answer 48

playful, merry

Question 49

giusto

Answer 49

proper, exact

Question 50

grave

Answer 50

very slow, solemn

Question 51

grazioso

Answer 51

graceful

Question 52

Iistesso

Answer 52

the same

Question 53

largamente

Answer 53

broadly

Question 54

larghetto

Answer 54

rather slow (faster than largo)

Question 55

largo

Answer 55

slow

Question 56

legato

Answer 56

smoothly

Question 57

leggiero

Answer 57

light, nimble

Question 58

lento

Answer 58

slow

Question 59

ma

Answer 59

but

Question 60

maestoso

Answer 60

majestic

Question 61

marcato

Answer 61

emphatic, accented

Question 62

marziale

Answer 62

in a military style

Question 63

meno

Answer 63

less

Question 64

mesto

Answer 64

sad

Question 65

mezzo

Answer 65

half

Question 66

mf

Answer 66

moderately loud

Question 67

moderato

Answer 67

moderately

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molto

Answer 68

very

Question 69

morendo

Answer 69

dying away

Question 70

mosso, moto

Answer 70

movement

Question 71

mp

Answer 71

moderately soft

Question 72

niente

Answer 72

nothing (a niente: dying away)

Question 73

nobilmente

Answer 73

nobly

Question 74

non

Answer 74

not

Question 75

p

Answer 75

soft

Question 76

perdendosi

Answer 76

dying away

Question 77

pesante

Answer 77

heavy

Question 78

piu

Answer 78

more

Question 79

poco

Answer 79

a little

Question 80

possibile

Answer 80

possible (presto possibile: as fast as possible)

Question 81

pp

Answer 81

very soft

Question 82

presto

Answer 82

fast (faster than allegro)

Question 83

prima, primo

Answer 83

first

Question 84

quasi

Answer 84

as if, resembling

Question 85

rallentando

Answer 85

grad. getting slower

Question 86

risoluto

Answer 86

bold, strong

Question 87

ritard

Answer 87

getting slower

Question 88

ritenuto

Answer 88

held back

Question 89

ritmico

Answer 89

rhythmically

Question 90

rubato, tempo rubato

Answer 90

with some freedom of time

Question 91

scherzando, scherzoso

Answer 91

playful, joking

Question 92

seconda, secondo

Answer 92

second

Question 93

semplice

Answer 93

simple, plain

Question 94

sempre

Answer 94

always

Question 95

senza

Answer 95

without

Question 96

sf, sfz (sforzando, sforzato)

Answer 96

forced, accented

Question 97

simile

Answer 97

in the same way

Question 98

sonoro

Answer 98

resonant, with a rich tone

Question 99

sopra

Answer 99

above

Question 100

sostenuto

Answer 100

sustained

Question 101

sotto

Answer 101

below (sotto voce: in an undertone)

Question 102

staccato

Answer 102

staccato

Question 103

stringendo

Answer 103

getting faster

Question 104

subito

Answer 104

suddenly

Question 105

tanto

Answer 105

so much

Question 106

tenuto

Answer 106

held

Question 107

tranquillo

Answer 107

calm

Question 108

triste, tristamente

Answer 108

sad, sorrowful

Question 109

troppo

Answer 109

too much

Question 110

veloce

Answer 110

swift

Question 111

vivace, vivo

Answer 111

lively, fast

Question 112

voce

Answer 112

voice

Question 113

volta

Answer 113

time