Key Terms Flashcards
1
Q
Accelerando, accel
A
Become quicker
2
Q
Accent
A
A stressed note
3
Q
Adagio
A
Slow
4
Q
Allegro
A
Fast
5
Q
Allegretto
A
Fairly fast (a little slower than allegro)
6
Q
Andante
A
Moderately slow; a walking pace
7
Q
andantino
A
A little faster than andante
8
Q
A tempo
A
Return to original tempo
9
Q
Cantabile
A
In a singing style
10
Q
Crescendo. Cresc.
A
Becoming louder
11
Q
Da capo, D.C
A
From the beginning
12
Q
Dal segno, D.S
A
From the sign
13
Q
D.C al fine
A
Repeat from the beginning and end at fine.
14
Q
Decrescendo,decresc.
A
Becoming softer
15
Q
Diminuendo , dim.
A
Becoming softer
16
Q
Dolce
A
Sweet, gentle
17
Q
Espressivo, espress.
A
Expressive, with expression
18
Q
Fine
A
The end
19
Q
Forte, F
A
Loud
20
Q
Fortissimo FF
A
Very loud
