obbligato to ruhig Flashcards
obbligato
obligatory - instrument is essential
ohne
without
ossia
alternatively
ostinato
persistent - persistently repeated rhythm
ottava, ott.
octave - ottava bassa; octave lower, ottava alta; octave higher
parlando
speaking - sing in a conversational style
patetico
with deep feeling, with pathos
pausa
a pause
pedale
pedal
per
by, for, through, to
perdendosi
dying away
pesante
heavy
peu
little
piacevole
pleasant
piangevole
plaintive, in the style of a lament
piano, p
quiet, pp pianissimo, ppp very quiet
pietoso, pietosamente
tenderly, literally pitifully
piu
more
pizzicato,pizz
plucked - pluck the strings of a bowed instrument
placido
calm, peaceful
plus
more
pochettino, poch.
rather little
pochissimo, pochiss.
very little
poco
little, slightly, poco a poco - little by little, gradually
poi
then
ponticello
bridge
portamento
slide from one note to the next (lit. ‘carrying’)
possibile
possible
precipitando, precipitato, precipitoso
rushing headlong
presser, pressez
hurry
presto
fast, tempo faster than allegro (presstissimo - very fast)
prima, primo
first tempo primo - first speed - used to revert to the opening tempo of a piece of music
quasi
as if, resembling
ralentir
slacken, slow down
rallentando, rall.
gradually getting slower
rasch, rascher
quick, quicker
repetizione, replica
repetition
retenu
held back
rigoroso
strict
rinforzando, rinforzato, rinf., rfz., rf.
reinforcing
risoluto
bold, strong
ritardando, ritard., rit.
gradually getting slower
ritenuto, riten., rit.
held back
ritmico
rhythmically
rubato, tempo rubato
with some freedom of time
ruhig
peaceful
