Performance Directions Grade 5 Flashcards by molly park

Dolente

Sad, mournful

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Dolore

Grief ( doloroso: sorrowful)

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Doppio movinento

Twice as fast

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Estinto

As soft as possible, lifeless

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Incalzando

Getting quicker

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Lacrimoso

Sad

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Loco

At the normal pitch (used to cancel an 8va direction)

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Lunga

Long (lunga pausa: long pause)

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Lusingando

Coaxing, in a sweet and persuasive style

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Attacca

Go straight on to the next section of music

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Misura
Alla misura
Senza misura

Measure
In strict time
I’m free time

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Ossia

Or, alternatively

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Piacevole

Pleasant

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Piangevole

Plaintive, in the style of a lament

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Pochettino, (poch.)

Rather little

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Rinforzando (rf,rfz)

Reinforcing

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Segue

Go straight on

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Smorzando (smorz.)

Dying away in tone and speed

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Teneramente / tenerezza

Tenderly / tenderness

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Tosto

Swift / rapid (but often used in the same sense as troppo)

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Volante

Flying / fast

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Mesto

Sad

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Nobilmente

Nobly

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Risoluto

Bold,strong

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Ritmico

Rhythmically

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Semplice

Simple, plain

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Sonoro

Resonant, with a rich tone

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Sostenuto

Sustained

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Tranquillo

Calm

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Tristamento, triste

Sorrowful

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Pesante

Heavy

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Scherzando

Playfully, joking

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Affettuoso

Tenderly

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Amabile

Amiable, pleasant

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Amore

Love

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Amoroso

Loving

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Anima

Spirit

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Animando

Becoming more lively

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Animato

Animated, lively

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Appassionato

With passion

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Brio

Vigour

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Cantabile

In a singing style

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Cantando

Singing

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Deciso

With determination

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Delicato

Delicate

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Dolce

Sweet, soft

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Energico

Energetic

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Espressivo

Expressive

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Fuoco

Fire

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Giocoso

Playful, merry

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Grazioso

Graceful

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Largamente

Broadly

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Legato

Smoothly

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Leggiero

Light, nimble

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Marziale

In a military style

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Maestoso

Majestic

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Fortepiano (FP)

Loud, then immediately soft

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Calando

Getting softer, dying away

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Morendo

Dying away

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Niente

Nothing (silence)

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Perdendosi

Dying away

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Crescendo (Cresc.)

Gradually getting louder

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Decrescendo (Decresc.)

Gradually getting quieter

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Diminuendo (Dim.)

Gradually getting quieter

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Forte (F)

Loud

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Fortissimo (FF)

Very loud

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Mezzo forte (MF)

Moderately loud

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Mezzo piano (MP)

Moderately quiet

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Pianissimo (PP)

Very quiet

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Piano (P)

Quiet

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Sforzando (SF)

Forced, accented

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Sforzato (SFZ)

Forced, accented

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Tenuto

Held

Forza

Force

Marcato

Emphatic, accented

Staccato (Stacc.)

Detached

Animé

Animated, lively

Douce

Sweet

En dehors

Prominent

Légèrement

Light

Breit

Broad, expansive

Fröhlich

Cheerful, joyful

Ruhig

Peaceful

Süss

Sweet

Traurig

Sad

Zart

Tender delicate

A tempo

In time

Accelerando (accel)

Gradually getting faster

Adagietto

Rather slow

Adagio

Slow

Affrettando

Hurrying

Agitato

Agitated

Alla breve

With a minim beat

Allargando

Broadening

Allegretto

Fairly quick

Allegro assai

Very fast

Allegro moderato

Moderately fast

Allegro

Fast

Andante

At a walking pace

Andantino

Slightly faster than andante

Comodo

At a comfortable speed

Grave

Very slow, solemn

Larghetto

Rather slow

Largo

Slow and stately

Lento

Slow

Moderato

Moderate speed

Presto

Fast (faster than allegro)

Rallentando

Gradually gettin slower

Ritardando

Gradually getting slower

Ritenutow

Held back

Rubato

With some freedom of time

Stringendo

Gradually getting faster

Tempo

Speed, time

Veloce

Swift

Vivace, vivo

Lively, quick

Cédez

Yield, relax the speed

Lent

Slow

Modéré

At a moderate speed

Presser

Hurry

Ralentir

Slow down

Retenu

Held back

Vif

Lively

Vite

Quick

En retenant

Holding back, slowing down a little

En pressant

Hurrying

Bewegt

With movement, agitated

Langsam

Slow

Lebhaft

Lively

Mässig

At a moderate speed

Schnell

Fast

Al, Alla

In the style of

Assai

Very

Ben

Well

Come

As, similar to

Con, col

With

E, ed

And

Facile

Easy

Giusto

Proper, exact

But

Meno

Less

Mezzo

Half

Molto

Very much

Mosso

Movement

Non

Not

Piu

Poco

A little

Possibile

Possible

Quasi

As if, resembling

Seconda, secondo

Second

Simile (sim.)

In the same way

Sopra

Above

Sotto

Below

Subito

Suddenly

Tanta

So much

Troppo

Too much

Voce

Voice

Assez

Enough

Avec

With

And

Mais

But

Moins

Less

Non

Not

Peu

Little

Plus

Sans

Without

Très

Very

Un, une

One

Aber

But

Ausdruck

Expression

Ein

One

Einfach

Simple

Etwas

Somewhat, rather

Immer

Always

Mit

With

Nicht

Not

Ohne

Without

Sehr

Very

Und

And

Voll

Full

Wenig

Little

Wieder

Again

To,too