Italian Terms - English to Italian Flashcards
1
Q
Quick and lively
A
Allegro
2
Q
Slow
A
Adagio
3
Q
at a moderate walking pace
A
andante
4
Q
Quick, but not as quick as allegro
A
allegretto
5
Q
soft
A
piano (p)
6
Q
moderately soft
A
mezzo piano (mp)
7
Q
moderately loud
A
mezzo forte (mf)
8
Q
loud
A
Forte
9
Q
becoming louder
A
Crescendo
10
Q
becoming softer
A
Diminuendo
11
Q
in time
A
a tempo
12
Q
becoming slower
A
Rallentando / Ritardando
13
Q
increasing the speed / becoming faster
A
Accelerando
14
Q
slur, to be played smoothly
A
legato
15
Q
short and detached
A
staccato
16
Q
much or more
A
molto
17
Q
less
A
meno
18
Q
a little
A
poco
19
Q
more
A
piu
20
Q
enough or very
A
assai
21
Q
not too much
A
non troppo
22
Q
very, very slow
A
grave
23
Q
lively
A
vivace
24
Q
moderately
A
moderato
25
very fast
presto
26
very slow
largo
27
very soft
pianissimo (pp)
28
holding back
ritenuto
29
majestically
maestoso
30
sadly
mesto
31
sweetly
dolce
32
agitated
agitato
33
playful, jokingly, with humor
scherzando
34
lightly
leggiero
35
heavy
pesante
