MusicVocab

Question 1

Senza

Answer 1

Without

Question 2

A Tempo

Answer 2

At the original Tempo

Question 3

Dolce

Answer 3

Sweetly

Question 4

Fortepiano

Answer 4

Strong accent then immediately soft.

Question 5

Da Capo

Answer 5

from the beginning

Question 6

Cantabile

Answer 6

In singing style

Question 7

poco a poco

Answer 7

little by little

Question 8

sempre (sempre staccato)

Answer 8

always

Question 9

Molto

Answer 9

less

Question 10

piu

Answer 10

more

Question 11

Ritenuto

Answer 11

slow down immediately

Question 12

Enharmonic

Answer 12

two tones with the same pitch (sound) but different notation (place on the staff)

Question 13

Spiccato

Answer 13

off the string bow

Question 14

Soli

Answer 14

to play a passage by an entire section

Question 15

Rubato

Answer 15

Literally: Steal Time

Freely

Question 16

Sforzando (sfz)

Answer 16

sudden strong accent

Question 17

con calore

Answer 17

with warmth

Question 18

con fuoco

Answer 18

with fire

Question 19

con brio

Answer 19

with brilliance/spirit

Question 20

pesante

Answer 20

heavy

Question 21

scherzando

Answer 21

playfully

Question 22

similie

Answer 22

play a passage in a similar way was the previous passage

Question 23

Tenuto

Answer 23

sustain

Question 24

Stringendo

Answer 24

press forward in tempo

Question 25

Rallentando

Answer 25

gradually growing slower

Question 26

Adagio is slower than

Answer 26

Legato

Question 27

Forte is louder then

Answer 27

Mezzo Forte

Question 28

Sycopation

Answer 28

emphasizes the weak beats of music

Question 29

Fermata

Answer 29

Holds the note longer until the conductor gives a cut off