＊*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚ Performance Directions ˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚＊ Flashcards
1
Q
adagietto
A
rather slow (but faster than adagio)
2
Q
ad libitum/ad lib.
A
at choice, meaning that a passage may be played freely
3
Q
agitato
A
agitated
4
Q
alla breve
A
with a minim beat, equivalent to 2/2 time, implying a faster tempo than the note values might otherwise suggest
5
Q
amore
A
love (amoroso = loving)
6
Q
anima
A
soul, spirit (con anima = with spirit)
7
Q
animato
A
animated, lively
8
Q
ben
A
well
9
Q
brio
A
vigour
10
Q
comodo
A
convenient
11
Q
deciso
A
with determination
12
Q
delicato
A
delicate
13
Q
energico
A
energetic
14
Q
forza
A
force
15
Q
largamente
A
broadly
16
Q
leggiero
A
light, nimble
17
Q
marcato, marc.
A
emphatic, accented
18
Q
marziale
A
in a military-style
19
Q
mesto
A
sad
20
Q
pesante
A
heavy
21
Q
prima, primo
A
first
22
Q
risoluto
A
bold, strong
23
Q
ritmica
A
rhythmically
24
Q
rubato, tempo rubato
A
with some freedom of time
25
scherzando, scherzoso
playful
26
senconda, secondo
second
27
semplice
simple, plain
28
sempre
always
29
stringendo
gradually getting faster
30
subito
suddenly
31
tanto
so much
32
tranquillo
calm
33
triste, tristamente
sad
34
volta
time
35
affettuoso
tenderly
36
affrettando
hurrying
37
amabile
amiable, pleasant
38
appassionato
with passion
39
calando
getting softer
40
cantando
singing
41
come
as, similar to
42
facile
easy
43
fuoco
fire
44
giusto
proper, exact
45
l'istesso
the same
46
morendo
dying away
47
niente
nothing
48
nobilmente
nobly
49
perdendosi
dying away
50
possibile
possible
51
quasi
as if, resembling
52
sonoro
resonant, with rich tone
53
sopra
above
54
sotto
below
55
veloce
swift
56
voce
voice
57
á
to, at
58
animé
animated, lively
59
assez
enough, sufficiently
60
avec
with
61
cédez
yield, relax the speed
62
douce
sweet
63
en dehors
prominent
64
et
and
65
légèrement
light
66
lent
slow
67
mais
but
68
moins
less
69
modéré
at a moderate speed
70
non
not
71
peu
little
72
plus
more
73
presser
hurry
74
ralentir
slow down
75
retenu
held back
76
sans
without
77
trés
very
78
un, une
one
79
vif
lively
80
vite
quick
81
con sordini (con sord.)
with mutes
82
senza sordini (senza sord.)
without mutes
83
acro
play with the bow
84
down bow
85
up bow
86
played in one stroke of the bow
87
pizzicato
plucked
88
sul G
play on the G string
89
sul ponticello
play near the bridge
90
una corda
press the left pedal
91
tre corde
release the left pedal
92
press/release the right pedal
93
mano
hand (m.s = left hand) (m.d = right hand)
94
spread the notes of a chord quickly, starting from the bottom note
95
attacca
go to the next section of the music
96
dolente
sad
97
dolore
grief
98
doppio movimento
twice as fast
99
estinto
as soft as possible
100
incalzando
getting quicker
101
lacrimoso
sad
102
loco
play at the normal pitch
103
lunga
long
104
lusingando
in a sweet and persuasive style
105
misura
measure
106
ossia
alternatively
107
piacevole
pleasant
108
piangevole
plaintive
109
pochettino (or poch.)
rather little
110
rinforzando, rf, rfz
reinforcing
111
segue
go straight on
112
smorzando, smorz.
dying away in tone and speed
113
teneramente, tenerezza
tenderely
114
tosto
swift
115
volante
fast at a flying speed
116
aber
but
117
Ausdruck
expression
118
bewegt
with agitated movement
119
breit
broad, expansive
120
ein
one
121
einfach
simple
122
etwas
somewhat
123
fröhlich
cheerful
124
immer
always
125
langsam
slow
126
lebhaft
lively
127
mässig
at a moderate speed
128
mit
with
129
nicht
not
130
ohne
without
131
ruhig
peaceful
132
schnell
fast
133
sehr
very
134
süss
sweet
135
traurig
sad
136
und
and
137
voll
full
138
wenig
full
139
wieder
again
140
zart
tender
141
zu
to, too
