Musical Terms Grade 3 Flashcards
adagietto
rather slow (faster than adagio)
ad libitum
ad lib.
the marked passage can be played freely (“at choice”)
agitato
agitated
alla breve
with a minim beat, for example in cut-common or 2/2 time.
The term implies “double the speed”, so a passage in 4/4 ( with four beats in the bar) would be performed as it had two beats in the bar, with the crotchets would be “felt” as quavers.
amore
love
amoroso
loving
anima
soul, spirit (con anima: with feeling / spirited)
animato
animated, lively
animando
becoming more lively
ben
well
brio
vigour (con brio: with vigour, i.e. lively)
comodo
convenient (tempo comodo: at a comfortable speed)
deciso
“decided”, with resolution, determined
delicato
delicate
energico
energetic
forza
force
largamente
broadly
leggiero
light, (as in not heavy), nimble
marcato
marc.
emphatic, accented
marziale
“martial”, in a military style
mesto
sad
pesante
heavy
prima
primo
first
risoluto
bold, strong
ritmico
rhythmically
rubato
“robbed” ; tempo rubato, “robbed time” ; disregarding strict time for expressive effect
scherzando
scherzoso
playful, joking
seconda
secondo
second
semplice
simple, plain
sempre
always
strigendo
gradually getting faster
subito
suddenly
tanto
as / so much (non tanto: not so much)
tranquillo
tranquil, calm
triste
tristamente
sad, sorrowful
volta
time (as in occasion, e.g. prima volta: first time, seconda volta : second time)
