Italian Terms (Grade 3) Flashcards
Animato
with animation
Tranquillo
calmly
Con anima
with feeling
Con brio
with spirit
Con grazia
with grace
Con forza
with force
Dolce
soft and sweet, sweetly
Risoluto
with resolution
Ben marcato
well marked
Una corda
(one string) with the soft pedal
Tre corde
(3 strings) release the soft pedal
Main droite
right hand
Main gauche
left hand
Ad libitum
at pleasure, quite freely
Opus
a work or group of works
Loco
at normal pitch (after an 8va sign)
Sforzando
a strong accent
Forte-piano
loud then immediately soft
Calando
getting softer and slower
Morendo
dying away
Largamente
broadly
Larghetto
rather broadly
Con moto
with movement
Prestissimo
extremely fast
8va/ottava
play one octave higher than written
M.M.
Maelzel’s metronome (metronome marking)
Maelzel’s Metronome
set metronome to beat at a given speed
Duplet
2 notes played in the time of 3 notes of equal value