Performance Directions Flashcards
1
Q
Accelerando (accel.)
A
gradually getting faster
2
Q
Adagio
A
slow
3
Q
Allegretto
A
fairly fast
4
Q
Allegro
A
lively, fast
5
Q
Andante
A
at a walking speed
6
Q
Lento
A
slow
7
Q
Moderato
A
moderately
8
Q
Rallentando (rall.)
A
gradually getting slower
9
Q
Ritardo (rit.)
A
gradually getting slower
10
Q
Ritenuto (rit.)
A
held back
11
Q
Tempo
A
speed, time
12
Q
Crescendo (cresc.)
A
gradually getting louder
13
Q
Decrescendo (decresc.)
A
gradually getting softer
14
Q
Diminuendo (dim.)
A
gradually getting softer
15
Q
Forte
A
loud
16
Q
Fortissimo
A
very loud
17
Q
Mezzo Forte
A
moderately loud
18
Q
Mezzo Piano
A
moderately soft
19
Q
Piano
A
soft
20
Q
Pianissimo
A
very soft
21
Q
Cantabile
A
in a singing style
22
Q
Da Capo
A
repeat from beginning
23
Q
Dal segno
A
repeat from the sign
24
Q
Fine
A
the end
25
Legato
smoothly
26
Mezzo
half
27
Poco
a little
28
Staccato (stacc.)
detached
29
Allargando
getting broader, louder and slower
30
Allegro Assai
very fast
31
Andantino
faster or slower than andante
32
Larghetto
rather slow
33
Largo
slow, stately
34
Mosso, Moto
movement
35
Con Moto
with movement
36
Meno Mosso
slower
37
Presto
very fast
38
Vivace/Vivo
fast, lively
39
Alla Marcia
in the style of a march
40
Dolce
soft, sweet
41
Espressivo
expressive
42
Giocoso
merry
43
Grave
very slow, solemn
44
Grazioso
gracefully
45
Maestoso
majestic
46
Simile
in the same way
47
Sostenuto
sustained
48
Tenuto
held for full length, extra pressure
49
Adagietto
rather slow but faster than adagio
50
Ad libitum
at choice, a passage may be played freely
51
Agitato
agitated
52
Alla Breve
with a minim beat, implying a faster tempo than the note values might otherwise suggest
53
Amore
love
54
Amoroso
loving
55
Anima
soul, spirit
56
Con Anima
with feeling, spirited
57
Ben
well
58
Brio
vigour
59
Comodo
convenient
60
Tempo Comodo
at a comfortable speed
61
Deciso
with determination
62
Delicato
delicate
63
Energico
energetic
64
Forza
force
65
Largamente
broadly
66
Leggiero
light, nimble
67
Marcato
emphatic, accented
68
Marziale
in a military style
69
Mesto
sad
70
Pesante
heavy
71
Prima, Primo
first
72
Risoluto
bold, strong
73
Ritmico
Rhythimically
74
Rubato, Tempo Rubato
with some freedom of time
75
Scherzando, Scherzoso
playful, joking
76
Seconda, Secondo
second
77
Semplice
simple, plain
78
Sempre
always
79
Stringendo
gradually getting faster
80
Subito
suddenly
81
Tanto
so much
82
Tranquillo
calm
83
Triste, Tristamente
sad, sorrowful
84
Volta
time
85
Fortepiano (fp)
loud then soft
86
Forzando (fz)
forced, accented
87
A
at, to by, for, in, in the style of
88
Al, Alla
in the style of
89
Assai
very
90
Con, Col
with
91
E, Ed
and
92
Ma
but
93
Meno
less
94
Molto
very, much
95
Non
not
96
Piu
more
97
Senza
without
98
Troppo
too much (non troppo not too much)
