Music terms Flashcards
Accelerando
Gradually getting quicker
Adagio
Slow
Allegretto
Fairly quick( not as quick as allegro)
Allegro
Quick
Andante
Medium walking speed
Lento
Slow
Ritenuto
Held back
Rallentando
Gradually getting slower
Ritardando
Gradually getting slowrr
Allargando
Broadening(slower, louder)
Andantino
Slightly faster than andante (also means slightly slower)
Grave
Slow solemn
Larghetto
Slow(not as slow as largo)
Largo
Slow
Presto
Fast
Sostenuto
Sustaining
Vivace
Lively quick
Adagietto
Faster than adagio ; slow
Ad libitum
At choice
Alla breve
With minim beat ; implies faster tempo
Animato
Animated , lively
Comodo
Convenient
Largamente
Broad ( slow tempo)
Stringendo
Getting Faster
Affretando
Hurrying
Calando
Getting softer ; dying away
Giusto
Proper, exact
Morendo
Dying away
Perdondosi
Dying away
Possibile
Possible
Veloce
Swift
L’istesso
The same