Performance Directions - Italian 3

Question 1

ad libitum, ad lib.

Answer 1

at choice, meaning that a passage may be played freely

Question 2

alla breve

Answer 2

with a minim beat,

equivalent to,

implying a faster tempo than the note values might otherwise suggest.

Question 3

animato

Answer 3

animated, lively (animando: becoming more lively)

Question 4

ben

Answer 4

well

Question 5

comodo

Answer 5

convenient (tempo comodo: at a comfortable speed)

Question 6

largamente

Answer 6

broadly

Question 7

leggiero

Answer 7

light, nimble

Question 8

marcato, marc.

Answer 8

emphatic, accented

Question 9

pesante

Answer 9

heavy

Question 10

scherzando, scherzoso

Answer 10

playful, joking

Question 11

semplice

Answer 11

simple, plain

Question 12

stringendo

Answer 12

gradually getting faster

Question 13

subito

Answer 13

suddenly

Question 14

tranquillo

Answer 14

calm

Question 15

• triste,*
• tristamente*

Answer 15

sad, sorrowful

Question 16

sempre

Answer 16

always