PD - Italian Terms Flashcards
a
at, to, by, for, in, in the style of
accelerando
getting faster
ad libitum (ad lib.)
freely
adagietto
rather slow
adagio
slow
affettuoso
affectionate
affrettando
hurrying
agitato
agitated
al, alla
in the style of
alla breve
2 minims in a bar
alla marcia
in the style of a march
allargando
getting broader, louder and slower
allegretto
rather fast
allegro
fast, lively
allegro assai
very fast
amabile
pleasant
amore
love
amoroso
loving
andante
at a walking pace
andantino
faster or slower than andante
anima
soul, spirit
con anima
with feeling
animato
animated, lively
animando
becoming more lively
appassionato
with passion
assai
very
attacca
go straight on
ben
well
brio
vigour
con brio
with vigour, lively
calando
dying away
cantabile
in a singing style
cantando
singing
come
as, similar to
comodo
convenient
tempo comodo
at a comfortable speed
con, col
with
crescendo (cresc.)
getting louder
da capo (D.C.)
repeat from the beginning
dal segno (D.S.)
repeat from the sign S
deciso
with determination
decrescendo (decresc.)
getting softer
delicato
delicate
diminuendo (dim.)
getting softer
dolce
soft, sweet
dolente
sad, mournful
dolore
grief
doloroso
sorrowful
doppio movimento
twice as fast
e, ed
and
energico
energetic
espressivo (espress., espr.)
expressive
espressione
expression
estinto
as soft as possible, lifeless
f (forte)
loud
facile
easy
ff (fortissimo)
very loud
fine
the end
forza
force
fp (fortepiano)
loud, then soft
fuoco
fire
giocoso
merry
giusto
exact
grave
very slow, solemn
grazioso
gracefully
incalzando
getting quicker
lacrimoso
sad, tearful
largamente
broadly
larghetto
rather slow
largo
slow, stately
legato
smoothly
leggiero
light, nimble
lento
slow
l’istesso
the same
l’istesso tempo
at the same speed
loco
at normal pitch after 8va sign
lunga
long
lunga pausa
long pause
lusingando
coaxing, in a sweet and persuasive style
ma
but
maestoso
majestic
marcato (marc.)
emphatic, accented
marziale
in a military style
meno
less
mesto
sad
mezzo
half
mf (mezzo forte)
moderately loud
misura
measure
alla misura
in strict time
senza misura
in free time
moderato
moderately
allegro moderato
moderately fast
molto
very, much
morendo
dying away
mosso, moto
movement
meno messo
slower
con moto
with movement
mp (mezzo piano)
moderately soft
niente
nothing
a niente
dying away
nobilemente
nobly
non
not
ossia
or, alternatively
p (piano)
soft
perdendosi
dying away
pesante
heavy
piacevole
pleasant
piangevole
plaintive, mournfully
più
more
pochettino (poch.)
rather little
poco
little
possibile
possible
pp (pianissimo)
very soft
presto
very fast
prima, primo
first
quasi
as if
rallentando (rall.)
getting slower
rinforzando (rf., rfz.)
reinforcing
risoluto
strong, bold
ritardando (rit., ritard.)
getting slower
ritenuto (rit., riten.)
held back
ritmico
rhythmically
rubato, tempo rubato
with some freedom of time
scherzando, scherzoso
playful, joking
seconda, secondo
second
segue
go straight on
semplice
simple, plain
sempre
always
senza
without
sforzando, sforzato (sf., sfz.)
forced, accented
simile (sim.)
in the same way
smorzando (smorz.)
dying away
sonoro
with rich tone
sopra
above
sostenuto
sustained
sotto
below
sotto voce
in an undertone
staccato (stacc.)
detached
stringendo
getting faster
subito
suddenly
tanto
so much
tempo
speed, time
a tempo
in time
teneramente, tenerezza
tenderly, tenderness
tenuto
held
tosto
rapid, swift / (same as troppo: much)
tranquillo
calm
triste, tristamente
sad, sorrowful
troppo
too much
non troppo
not too much
veloce
swift
vivace, vivo
fast, lively
voce
voice
volante
fast, flying
volta
time
prima volta
first time
seconda
second