Musical Terms Grade 5 Flashcards
Aber
But
A (à)
At, to, by, for, in the style of
Accelerando
Becoming gradually faster
Adagietto
Rather slow
Adagio
Slow, leisurely
Adagissimo
Very slow
Affetuoso
Tenderly
Affrettando
Hurrying
Agitato
Agitated
Alla
In the style of
Alla marcia
In the style of a march
Alla polacca
In the style of a Polonaise
Allargando
Broadening out
Allegretto
A little lively, moderately fast. Slightly slower than allegro.
Allegro
Lively, reasonably fast
Allegro assai
Very quick
Amabile
Amiable, pleasant
Andante
At a walking pace
Andantino
A little slower or a little faster than andante
Animato
Lively, animated
Animé
Animated, lively
Appassionata
With passion
Assai
Very
Assez
Enough, sufficiently
Attacca
Go on immediately
A tempo
Resume the normal speed
Ausdruck
Expression
Avec
With
Bewegt
With movement, agitated
Bravura
With boldness and spirit
Breit
Broad, expansive
Brilliante
Sparkling, brilliant
Cantabile
In a singing style
Cantando
In a singing style
Cédez
Yield, relax the speed
Col; con
With
Con anima
With deep feeling- soul
Con brio
With vigour
Con moto
With movement
Con spirito
With spirit, life, energy
Crescendo [cresc.]
Gradually louder
Da capo [D.C]
From the beginning
Dal segno [D.S.]
Repeat from the sign (s on it’s side with 2 dots)
Deciso
With determination
Decrescendo [decresc.]
Gradually softer
Delicato
Delicately
Diminuendo [dim.]
Gradually softer
Dolce
Sweetly
Dolcissimo
Very sweetly
Dolente
Sadly
Dolore
Grief, sorrow
Doppio
Double
Doppio movimento
Double the speed
Douce
Sweet
Ein
A, one
Einfach
Simple
En dehors
Prominent
Energico
With energy
Espressione
Expression
Espressivo [Espress., Espr.]
With expression, feeling
Et
And
Etwas
Somewhat, rather
Facile
Easy
Fortepiano [fp]
Loud, then immediately soft
Fine
The end
Forte [f]
Loud
Fortissimo [ff]
Very loud
Forza
Force, power
Forzando [fz]
With a strong accent
Fröhlich
Cheerful, joyful
Fuoco
Fire
Furioso
Furiously
Giocoso
Merry
Giusto
Exact, proper
Grandioso
In a grand manner
Grave
Very slow
Grazioso
Gracefully
Immer
Always
Lacrimoso
Tearfully
Langsam
Slow
Largamente
In a broad style
Larghetto
Somewhat/fairly slowly. Faster than largo.
Largo
Slow and stately, broad
Lebhaft
Lively
Legatissimo
As smoothly as possible
Legato
Smoothly
Légèrement
Lightly
Leggiero
Lightly
Lent
Slow
Lento
Slowly
L’Istesso
The same
Ma
But
Ma non troppo
But not too much
Maestoso
Majestically
Mais
But
Marcato
Marked, accented
Martellato
Hammered out
Marziale
In a military style
Mässig
At a moderate speed
Meno
Less
Meno mosso
Less movement
Mesto
Sadly
Mezzo forte [mf]
Moderately loud
Mezzo piano [mp]
Moderately soft
Misterioso
Mysteriously
Mit
With
Moderato
At a moderate pace
Modéré
At a moderate speed
Moins
Less
Molto
Much
Morendo
Dying away
Mosso
Movement
Moto
Movement
Movimento
Movement
Nicht
Not
Niente
Nothing
Nobilmente
Nobly
Non
Not
Non tanto
Not so much
Non troppo
Not too much
Ohne
Without
Parlando
In a speaking manner
Parlante
In a speaking manner
Pastorale
In a pastoral style
Patetico
With feeling
Perdendosi
Dying away
Pesante
Heavily
Peu
Little
Pianissimo [pp]
Very soft
Piano [p]
Soft
Piu
More
Pizzicato [pizz.]
Plucked
Plus
More
Poco a poco
Little by little
Possibile
Possible
Presto possibile
As fast as possible
Presser
Hurry
En pressant
Hurrying on
Prestissimo
As fast as possible
Presto
Very quick
Quasi
As if, resembling
Ralentir
Slow down
Rallentando [rall.]
Becoming gradually slower
Retenu
Held back
En retenant
Holding back
Risoluto
Boldly
Ritardando [ritard. rit.]
Gradually slower
Ritenuto [riten. rit.]
Hold back, slower at once
Ritmico
Rhythmically
Ruhig
Peaceful
Sans
Without
Scherzando
Playfully
Scherzo
A joke
Schnell
Fast
Semplice
Simple
Sempre
Always
Senza
Without
Sforzando [sf, sfz]
With a sudden accent
Simile [Sim.]
In the same way
Slargando
Gradually slower
Slentando
Gradually slower
Smorzando
Dying away
Sonoro
With rich tone
Sopra
Above
Sospirando
Sighing
Sostenuto
Sustained
Sotto
Below
Sotto voce
In an undertone
Spiritoso
Lively, animated
Staccatissimo
Very detached
Staccato
Short, detached
Stringendo
Gradually faster
Subito
Suddenly
Süss
Sweet
Tanto
So much
Tempo
Speed, time
Tempo comodo
At a comfortable speed
Tempo primo
Resume the original speed
Tempo rubato
With some freedom of time
Tenuto
Held on
Tranquillo
Quietly
Traurig
Sad
Très
Very
Triste, Tristamente
Sad, sorrowful
Troppo
Too much
Tutti
All
Und
And
Veloce
Swift
Vibrato
Vibrating
Vif
Lively
Vite
Quick
Vivace, vivo
Lively, quick
Vivacissimo
Very lively
Voce
Voice
Voll
Full
Volta
Time
Prima Volta
First time
Seconda Volta
Second time
Volti subito [V. S.]
Turn the page quickly
Wenig
Little
Wieder
Again
Zart
Tender, delicate
Zu
To, too