Italian Terms

Question 1

Tempo commodo

Answer 1

At a comfortable speed

Question 2

Tempo giusto

Answer 2

At a consistent speed

Question 3

L’istesso tempo

Answer 3

At the same speed

Question 4

Non Troppo

Answer 4

Not too much

Question 5

Grave

Answer 5

Slow and solemn

Question 6

Rubato

Answer 6

With some freedom at the time

Question 7

Stringendo

Answer 7

Pressing on faster

Question 8

Perdendosi

Answer 8

Fading away

Question 9

Smorzando

Answer 9

Dying away

Question 10

Rinforzando (rfz or rf)

Answer 10

Reinforcing the tone

Question 11

Pesante

Answer 11

Heavily

Question 12

Cantando

Answer 12

In a singing style

Question 13

Tenuto (ten.)

Answer 13

Held

Question 14

Piacevole,

Answer 14

Pleasant, agreeable

Question 15

Portamento

Answer 15

A smooth gliding from one not to another

Question 16

Dolente

Answer 16

Sadly, plaintively

Question 17

Doloroso

Answer 17

Sadly, plaintively

Question 18

Sotto voce

Answer 18

Softly in an undertone

Question 19

Giocoso

Answer 19

Gay, merrily

Question 20

Grazioso

Answer 20

Gracefully

Question 21

Assai

Answer 21

Very

Question 22

Quasi

Answer 22

As if

Question 23

Scherzando

Answer 23

Playfully

Question 24

Subito (sub.)

Answer 24

Suddenly

Question 25

Sul ponticello

Answer 25

Bow on or near the bridge

Question 26

Sul tasto

Answer 26

Bow on or near the finger board

Question 27

Tremolo

Answer 27

Bowing very rapidly to produce a shimmering effect

Question 28

Pizzicato (pizz.)

Answer 28

Plucking the string with the finger

Question 29

Arco

Answer 29

With the bow (used after pizz.)

Question 30

Counterpoint

Answer 30

A compositional technique in with two or more independent melodies are combined

Question 31

Contrapuntal

Answer 31

Adjective used to describe counterpoint

Question 32

Chromatic

Answer 32

Two notes a semitone apart with the same letter name

Question 33

Diatonic

Answer 33

Two notes a semitone apart with different letter names

Question 34

Note with a squiggle

Answer 34

Upper Mordent

Question 35

Now with a squiggle with a line through it

Answer 35

Lower mordent

Question 36

Grace note

Answer 36

Appoggiatura

Question 37

Grace note with a line through it

Answer 37

Acciaccatura

Question 38

Sideways S

Answer 38

Turn

Question 39

Horizontal line

Answer 39

Tenuto