Italian Terms Flashcards
-abile
-able
-ando, endo
-ing, -ful
-ato, uto
-ed
-amente, mente
-y, -ly
-atamente, -utamente
-edly
-enza
-ence
-evole
-ing, -ful
-oso
with ___
-ezza
-ity, -ness
-issimo
increases intensity of basic indication
-ino, -etto
decreases intensity of basic indication
accarrezzevole
caressing
acciacato
crushed, jammed together, performed violently
adagietto
less slow
adagissimo
extremely slow
addolorato
grieved, melancholy
adirato
angered, irritated
affannoso
anxious, distressed, restless
affetto
affection
affettuoso
affectionate
affettuosamente
affectionately
afflizione
affliction, sorrow
afflitto
afflicted, sorrowful
affrettando
hurrying
affrettato
hurried
agevole
easy, light
agevolmente
easily, lightly
aggiustatamente
strictly (in time)
agiatamente
easily
agilita
agility
agitamento
agitation, excitement
agitatamente
agitatedly, hurriedly, excitedly
agitato
agitated, hurried, excited
agitazion
agitation
allegretto
less cheerful, quick
alleggrezza
liveliness
allegria
liveliness
allegrissimamente
very lively, fast
allentamento
slowness
allentando
slowing, retarding
allentato
retarded
altra, altro
another
altra volta
another time (encore)
amabile
sweet, tender
amabilita
sweetness, tenderness
amarevole
bitter
amarezza
bitterness, grief
amaro
bitter, grieved
amorevole
loving
amoroso
loving, amorous
ancora
again, yet, still (encore)
andantino
less walking, faster than andante
andare diritto
go straight on
angoscia
anguish
anima
animation
animato
animated, spirited, lively
appassionato
impassioned
appenato
distressed
ardente
ardent
arioso
in a singing manner
articulazione
articulation
asprezza
harshness
assai
very
assoluto
absolute
attacca subito
begin the next section immediately
audace
audacious, bold
ballabile
dancingly
ballo
dance
battuta
beat
battatura, a.
with the beat, in strict time
bellezza
beauty
ben
well
bimmolle
flat sign
biquadro
natural sign
bis
again, a second time
biscanto
a duet
bissare
to repeat, play a second time
bravura
bravery, boldness
brillante
brilliant
brio
brilliance
brioso
with brilliance, spirit
calcando
pressing, hastening
cantabile
singable, song-like
cantando
as if sung
capriccioso
capricious, free
col. parte, colla parte
with the part, indicates to accompaniment parts to yield and not overshadow the soloist
comodo
accommodating, comfortable
compaciavole
pleasing
con
with
consolante
consoling
corrente
running
cupo
dark, obscure, reserved