Italian terms grade 3 Flashcards
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adagietto
A
rather slow (but faster than adagio)
2
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ad libitum
A
at pleasure (speed and manner of performance left to the performer)
3
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agitato
A
agitated
4
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alla breve
A
2 minim beats
5
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amore
A
love (amoroso: loving)
6
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anima
A
soul, spirit (con anima: with feeling, spirited)
7
Q
animato
A
animated, lively (animando: getting more lively)
8
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ben
A
well
9
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brio
A
vigour (con brio: withvigour, lively)
10
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comodo
A
convenient (tempo comodo: at a convenient speed)
11
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deciso
A
with determination
12
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delicato
A
delicate
13
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energico
A
energetic
14
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forza
A
force
15
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largamente
A
broadly
16
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leggiero
A
light, delicate
17
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marcato (marc)
A
marked, accented
18
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marziale
A
martial (in military style)
19
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mesto
A
sad
20
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pesante
A
heavy
21
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prima, primo
A
first
22
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risoluto
A
bold,strong
23
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ritmico
A
rhythmically
24
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rubato, tempo rubato
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robbed (with some freedom of time)
25
scherzando, scherzoso
playful,joking
26
seconda
second
27
semplice
simple, plain
28
sempre
always
29
stringendo
getting faster
30
subito
suddenly
31
tanto
so much
32
tranquillo
calm, tranquil
33
triste, tristamente
sad, sorrowful
34
volta
time (prima volta: first time)
35
affenttuoso
tenderly
36
affrettando
hurrying
37
amabile
amiable, pleasant
38
appassionato
with passion
39
calando
getting softer, dying away
40
cantando
singing
41
come
as, similar to
42
come prima
as before
43
come sopra
as above
44
facile
easy
45
fuoco
fire
46
giusto
proper exact
47
I'istesso
the same
48
I'istesso tempo
at the same speed
49
morendo
dying away
50
niente
nothing
51
nobilmente
nobly
52
perdenosi
dying away
53
possibile
possible
54
presto possibile
as fast as possible
55
quasi
as if, resembling
56
sonoro
resonant, with rich tone
57
sopra
above
58
sotto
below
59
sotto voce
in an undertone
60
tempo giusto
in strict time
61
veloce
swift
62
voce
voice
