Musical Terms ABRSM grade 5

Question 1

a tempo

Answer 1

In time

Question 2

Accelerando (Accel)

Answer 2

Gradually getting faster

Question 3

Ad Libitum (Ad lib.)

Answer 3

At choice

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Adagio

Answer 4

Slow

Question 5

Affettuoso

Answer 5

Tenderly

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Agitato

Answer 6

Agitated

Question 7

Al, alla

Answer 7

In style of

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Alla breve

Answer 8

With a minim beat

Question 9

Allargando

Answer 9

Broadening

Question 10

Allegretto

Answer 10

Fairly quick

Question 11

Allegro

Answer 11

Fast

Question 12

Allegro assai

Answer 12

Very fast

Question 13

Allegro assai

Answer 13

Very fast

Question 14

Allegro Moderato

Answer 14

Moderately fast

Question 15

Amabile

Answer 15

Amiable, pleasent

Question 16

Andante

Answer 16

At a walking pace

Question 17

Andantino

Answer 17

Slightly faster than Andante

Question 18

Animato

Answer 18

Animated, lively

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Animé

Answer 19

Animated, lively

Question 20

Appassionato

Answer 20

With passion

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Assai

Answer 21

Very

Question 22

Attacca

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Go immediately to next section

Question 23

Ben

Answer 23

Well

Question 24

Brio

Answer 24

Vigour

Question 25

Cantabile

Answer 25

In a singing style

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Cantando

Answer 26

Singing

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Come

Answer 27

As, similar to

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Comodo

Answer 28

At a comfortable speed

Question 29

Con, col

Answer 29

With

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Crescendo (cresc.)

Answer 30

Gradually getting louder

Question 31

Da Capo (D.C.)

Answer 31

Repeat from beginning

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Dal Sengo (D.S.)

Answer 32

Repeat from “S” sign

Question 33

Deciso

Answer 33

With determination

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Decrescendo (decresc.)

Answer 34

Gradually getting quieter

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Diminuendo (dim.)

Answer 35

Gradually getting quieter

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Dolce

Answer 36

Sweet, soft

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Dolore

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Grief, sorrow

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Doloroso

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Sorrowful

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Douce

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Sweet

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E, ed

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And

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Energico

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Energetic

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Espressivo (espress.)

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Expressive

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Fine

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The end

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Forte (f)

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Loud

Question 45

Fortepiano (fp)

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Loud, then immediately soft

Question 46

Fortissimo (ff)

Answer 46

Very loud

Question 47

Forza

Answer 47

Force

Question 48

Giocoso

Answer 48

Playful, merry

Question 49

Grave

Answer 49

Very slow, solemn

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Grazioso

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Graceful

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Langsam

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Slow

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Largamente

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Broadly

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Larghetto

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Rather slow

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Largo

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Slow and stately

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Lebhaft

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Lively

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Legato

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Smoothly

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Leggiero

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Light, nimble

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Lent

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Slow

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Lento

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Slow

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Ma

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But

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Maestoso

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Majestic

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Marcato (Marc.)

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Emphatic, accented

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Marcia

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March

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Mässig

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At a moderate speed

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Meno

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Less

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Mesto

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Sad

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Mezzo

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Half

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Mezzo forte (mf)

Answer 68

Moderately loud

Question 69

Mezzo piano (mp)

Answer 69

Moderately quiet

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Misterioso

Answer 70

Mysteriously

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Moderato

Answer 71

Moderate speed

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Modéré

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At a moderate speed

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Molto

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Very much

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Morendo

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Dying away

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Mosso

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Movement

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Moto

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Movement

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Niente

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Nothing (silence)

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Non

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Not

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Perdendosi

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Dying away

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Pesante

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Heavy

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Pianissimo (pp)

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Very quiet

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Piano (p)

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Quiet

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Più

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More

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Poco

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A little

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Poco a poco

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Little by little

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Prestissimo

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As fast as possible

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Presto

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Fast (faster than allegro)

Question 88

Prima, primo

Answer 88

First

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Quasi

Answer 89

As if, resembling

Question 90

Rallentando (rally.)

Answer 90

Gradually getting slower

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Retenu

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Held back

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Reinforzando (rf, rfz, rinf.)

Answer 92

Reinforcing

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Risoluto

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Bird, strong

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Ritarddando (rit, retard.)

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Gradually getting slower

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Ritenuto (rit., reten.)

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Held back

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Ritmico

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Rhythmically

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Rubato

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With some freedom of time

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Ruhig

Answer 98

Peaceful

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Scherzando

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Playfully, joking

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Schnell

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Fast

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Semplice

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Simple, plain

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Sempre

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Always

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Senza

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Without

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Sforzando (sf)

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Forced, accented

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Sforzato (sfz)

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Forced, accented

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Simile (sim.)

Answer 106

In the same way

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Smorzando (smorz.)

Answer 107

Dying away in tone and speed

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Sonoro

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Resonant, with a rich tone

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Sostenuto

Answer 109

Sustained

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Sotto voce

Answer 110

In an undertone

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Spirito

Answer 111

Spirit

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Staccato (staccato.)

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Detached

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Stringendo

Answer 113

Gradually getting faster

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Subito (sub.)

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Suddenly

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Tempo

Answer 115

Speed, time

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Tenuto

Answer 116

Held

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Tranquillo

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Calm

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Traurig

Answer 118

Sad

Question 119

Tristamente, Triste

Answer 119

Sorrowful

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Troppo

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Too much

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Vite

Answer 121

Quick

Question 122

Vivace, vivo

Answer 122

Lively, quick