performance directions (Italian) grade 1-5 part 6 Flashcards
risoluto
bold strong
ritardando, ritard, rit.
gradually getting slower
ritenuto, riten., rit
held back
ritmico
rhythmically
saltando, saltato
springing, a lightly bouncing bow technique on string instruments
scherzando, scherzoso
playful, joking (scherzo: a joke; im;lies a fast speed)
seconda, secondo
second (seconda volta: second time)
semplice
simple, plain
sempre
always
sino, sin’
until, up to (sin’ al fine; until the end)
slargando, slentando
getting slower
slancio
enthusiasm, impetus (con slancio; with impetuosity)
soave
gentle, smooth
solenne
solemn, grave
sonoramente (I), sonore (F), sonoro (I)
resonant, with rich tone
sopra
above, on eg. a direction for keyboard players to place one hqand below the other
sordino, sord.
mute (con sordini: with mutes; senza sordini: without mutes)
sospirando
sighing
sotto
below, eg. a direction for keyboard players to place one hand below the other
sotto voce
in an undertone (lit. below the voice)
staccato, stacc.
detached, short (staccatissimo: very short)
strepitoso
noise, boisterous
stretto
quickening the speed (also means overlapping entries of a fugue subject)
stringendo
gradually getting faster
sul, sulla
on the (eg sul G: on the G string; sul ponticello: near (lit ‘on’) the bridge)
tanto
so much
tasto
the fingerboard of an instrument (sul tasto: on the fingerboard) or the key of a keyboard (tasto solo, TS: a direction to a continuo player not to add anything above the given bass)
tenerezza
tenderness
tre
three (tre corde: three strings, a direction to pianists to release the left pedal)
tremolando, tremolo, trem.
trembling, a direction for the rapid reiterations of a single note or alternations of different notes
