Musical Terms Italian

Question 1

Allargando

Answer 1

Broadening, becoming slower

Question 2

Allegretto

Answer 2

Fairly fast

Question 3

Andante

Answer 3

Moderately Slowly

Question 4

Attaca

Answer 4

Proceed without a break

Question 5

Bewegt

Answer 5

Agitated, excited

Question 6

Comodo

Answer 6

At comfortable, easy tempo

Question 7

Con Brio

Answer 7

With vigour or spirit

Question 8

Con Sordino

Answer 8

With Mute

Question 9

Giacoso

Answer 9

Humour, joyful

Question 10

Grave

Answer 10

Slow and solemn

Question 11

Langsam, Leger, and Lentement

Answer 11

Slow, Slowly, & Slowly

Question 12

L’istesso tempo

Answer 12

Same tempo

Question 13

Loco

Answer 13

Return to the normal register

Question 14

Ma

Answer 14

But

Question 15

Mano Destra, M.D.

Answer 15

Right Hand

Question 16

Mano Sinatra, M.S.

Answer 16

Left Hand

Question 17

Martellato

Answer 17

Strongly accented, hammered

Question 18

Massig

Answer 18

Moderate

Question 19

Meno

Answer 19

Less

Question 20

Meno Mosso

Answer 20

Less movement, slower

Question 21

Mesto

Answer 21

Sad, mournful

Question 22

Mit Ausdruck

Answer 22

With Expression

Question 23

Modere

Answer 23

Moderate tempo

Question 24

Molto

Answer 24

Much, very

Question 25

Morendo

Answer 25

Dying, fading away

Question 26

Mouvement

Answer 26

Tempo, motion

Question 27

Pesante

Answer 27

Weighty, emphasis

Question 28

Polychord

Answer 28

Two or more different chords

Question 29

Primo

Answer 29

First

Question 30

Quartal chords

Answer 30

Built on fourths

Question 31

Quasi

Answer 31

Almost

Question 32

Rubato

Answer 32

Flexible tempo

Question 33

Schnell

Answer 33

Fast

Question 34

Sehr

Answer 34

Very

Question 35

Senza

Answer 35

Without

Question 36

Strepitoso

Answer 36

Boisterous

Question 37

Stringendo

Answer 37

Getting faster

Question 38

Tenuto

Answer 38

Held, sustained