Performance Directions Flashcards by Julie Reading

Q

Forzando

A

With force

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Rinforzando

A

Heavily stressed/accented

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Sforzando

A

Loudly accented

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Da capo

A

Go back to the beginning

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Dal segno

A

Go back to the sign

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Rallentando

A

Gradually slower

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Ritardando

A

Gradually slower

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Tenuto

A

Hold the note

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Presto

A

Fast

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Andantino

A

Brisk walking speed

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Accelerando

A

Getting faster

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Allargando

A

Make it broader

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Meno mosso

A

Less movement

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A tempo

A

Return to previous speed

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Tempo primo

A

Return to original speed

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A capella

A

Unaccompanied voices

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Agitato

A

Agitated

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Alla

A

In the manner of

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Amoroso

A

Lovingly

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Anima, con anima

A

Soulfully

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Appassionato

A

Passionately

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Arco

A

Use the bow (string players)

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Assai

A

Very

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Bravura

A

Boldness

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Brillante

Brilliant

Attacca

Go straight on

Brioso, con brio

With vigour

Cantabile

In a singing style

Coda

An ending to the music

Col, coll, con

With

Da

From

Da capo

From the beginning

Dolce

Sweetly

Dolente

Sadly

Dolore

Sorrow

Espressivo

With expression

Fine

End

Forza

Force

Fuoco

Fire

Furioso

Furiously

Giocoso

Playfully

Giusto

Proper, exact

Glissando

Sliding

Grandioso

Grandly

Grave

Solemn

Grazioso

Gracefully

Lacrimoso

Sadly, tearfully

Legato

Smoothly

Leggiero

Lightly

Lugubre

Doleful, mournful

Lunga pausa

Long pause

Ma

But

Maestoso

Majestically

Marcia

In marching style

Meno

Less

Mezzo

Half

Molto

Much, a lot

Mosso

Movement

Non

Not

Non troppo

Not too much

Ossia

Or

Pastorale

Country style

Pausa

Pause

Piu

More

Poco

A little

Poco a poco

Little by little

Prima volta

First time

Primo

First

Rubato

In free time

Scherzando

Playfully

Scherzo

A joke

Senza

Without

Simile

Similarly

Sordini

Mutes

Sostenuto

Sustained

Spiccato

Jerky detached

Spiritoso

Spiritedly

Subito

Suddenly

Tacet

Silence

Tempo

Time

Tempo giusto

Strict time

Tranquillo

Peacefully

Tutti

All together

Vivace

Lively, vivacious

Volti subito V.S.

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