Italian Terms

Question 1

Give the meaning of

a

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Give the meaning of

accelerando, accel

Answer 2

getting faster

Question 3

Give the meaning of

ad libitum (ad lib.)

Answer 3

freely

Question 4

Give the meaning of

adagietto

Answer 4

rather slow

Question 5

Give the meaning of

adagio

Answer 5

slow

Question 6

Give the meaning of

affettuoso

Answer 6

with affection

Question 7

Give the meaning of

affretando

Answer 7

hurrying

Question 8

Give the meaning of

agitato

Answer 8

agitated

Question 9

Give the meaning of

al, alla

Answer 9

in the style of

Question 10

Give the meaning of

alla breve

Answer 10

an indication of two minim beats in a bar

Question 11

Give the meaning of

alla marcia

Answer 11

in the style of a march

Question 12

Give the meaning of

allargando

Answer 12

getting slower and louder

Question 13

Give the meaning of

allegretto

Answer 13

rather lively

Question 14

Give the meaning of

allegro

Answer 14

lively

Question 15

Give the meaning of

amabile

Answer 15

amiable

Question 16

Give the meaning of

amore

Answer 16

love

Question 17

Give the meaning of

amoroso

Answer 17

loving

Question 18

Give the meaning of

andante

Answer 18

at a walking pace

Question 19

Give the meaning of

andantino

Answer 19

either faster or slower than andante

Question 20

Give the meaning of

anima

Answer 20

spirit

Question 21

Give the meaning of

animato

Answer 21

animated

Question 22

Give the meaning of

animando

Answer 22

becoming more lively

Question 23

Give the meaning of

a piacere

Answer 23

at pleasure

Question 24

Give the meaning of

appassionato

Answer 24

passionately

Question 25

Give the meaning of

assai

Answer 25

very

Question 26

Give the meaning of

a tempo

Answer 26

in time

Question 27

Give the meaning of

attacca

Answer 27

go on at once

Question 28

Give the meaning of

ben, bene

Answer 28

well

Question 29

Give the meaning of

bis

Answer 29

twice

Question 30

Give the meaning of

bravura

Answer 30

brilliance

Question 31

Give the meaning of

brio

Answer 31

vigour

Question 32

Give the meaning of

calando

Answer 32

dying away

Question 33

Give the meaning of

calmato

Answer 33

calm

Question 34

Give the meaning of

cantabile

Answer 34

in a singing style

Question 35

Give the meaning of

cantando

Answer 35

singing

Question 36

Give the meaning of

col, coll, colla, colle

Answer 36

with, with the

Question 37

Give the meaning of

colla parte

Answer 37

follow the soloist

Question 38

Give the meaning of

colla voce

Answer 38

follow the singer

Question 39

Give the meaning of

come

Answer 39

as, similar to

Question 40

Give the meaning of

come prima

Answer 40

as before

Question 41

Give the meaning of

come sopra

Answer 41

as above

Question 42

Give the meaning of

comodo

Answer 42

convenient

Question 43

Give the meaning of

tempo comodo

Answer 43

at a convenient pace

Question 44

Give the meaning of

con

Answer 44

with

Question 45

Give the meaning of

crescendo, cresc., cres.

Answer 45

getting louder

Question 46

Give the meaning of

da capo, D.C.

Answer 46

from the beginning

Question 47

Give the meaning of

dal segno, D.S.

Answer 47

from the sign

Question 48

Give the meaning of

deciso

Answer 48

with decision

Question 49

Give the meaning of

decrescendo, decresc., decres.

Answer 49

getting softer

Question 50

Give the meaning of

delicato

Answer 50

delicately

Question 51

Give the meaning of

diminuendo, dimin., dim.

Answer 51

getting softer

Question 52

Give the meaning of

dolce

Answer 52

sweetly

Question 53

Give the meaning of

dolcissimo, dolciss.

Answer 53

very sweetly

Question 54

Give the meaning of

dolente

Answer 54

sadly

Question 55

Give the meaning of

dolore

Answer 55

sorrow

Question 56

Give the meaning of

doloroso

Answer 56

with sorrow

Question 57

Give the meaning of

doppio movimento

Answer 57

twice as fast

Question 58

Give the meaning of

e, ed

Answer 58

and

Question 59

Give the meaning of

energico

Answer 59

energetic

Question 60

Give the meaning of

espressione

Answer 60

expression

Question 61

Give the meaning of

espressivo, espress., espr., expressif

Answer 61

expressively

Question 62

Give the meaning of

estinto

Answer 62

very softly

Question 63

Give the meaning of

et

Answer 63

and

Question 64

Give the meaning of

facile

Answer 64

rasy

Question 65

Give the meaning of

felice

Answer 65

happy

Question 66

Give the meaning of

feroce

Answer 66

fierce

Question 67

Give the meaning of

fine

Answer 67

end

Question 68

Give the meaning of

flessibile

Answer 68

in a flexible tempo

Question 69

Give the meaning of

forte (f)

Answer 69

loud

Question 70

Give the meaning of

fortissimo (ff, fff)

Answer 70

very loud

Question 71

Give the meaning of

fortepiano (fp)

Answer 71

loud, then soft at once