Piano Terms And Signs 🎹

Question 1

Adagio

Answer 1

Slow

Question 2

Allegretto

Answer 2

Fairly quick but slower than Allegro

Question 3

Allegro

Answer 3

Quick (literally cheerful)

Question 4

Andante

Answer 4

At medium (walking) speed

Question 5

Da capo (D.C)

Answer 5

Repeat from beginning

Question 6

Dal segno

Answer 6

Repeat from the sign (s percentage thingy)

Question 7

Fine

Answer 7

The end

Question 8

Lento

Answer 8

Slow

Question 9

Mezzo

Answer 9

Half

Question 10

Poco

Answer 10

A little

Question 11

Rallentando (rall.) or Ritardando (rit.)

Answer 11

Gradually getting slower

Question 12

Fortepiano (fp)

Answer 12

Loud then immediately quiet

Question 13

Presto

Answer 13

Fast, quicker than Allegro

Question 14

Vivace, vivo

Answer 14

Lively, quick

Question 15

Largo

Answer 15

Slow; stately, same as or slower than Lento

Question 16

Grave

Answer 16

Very slow, solemn

Question 17

Più

Answer 17

More

Question 18

Meno

Answer 18

Less

Question 19

Mosso/ moto

Answer 19

Movement

Question 20

Allargando

Answer 20

Broadening

Question 21

Grazioso

Answer 21

Graceful

Question 22

Alla marcia

Answer 22

In the style of a march

Question 23

Molto

Answer 23

Very, much

Question 24

Non troppo

Answer 24

Not too much

Question 25

Poco a Poco

Answer 25

Little by little

Question 26

Con/col

Answer 26

With

Question 27

E, ed

Answer 27

And

Question 28

Ma

Answer 28

But

Question 29

Senza

Answer 29

Without

Question 30

Andantino

Answer 30

Slightly faster/slower than andante

Question 31

Prestissimo

Answer 31

Very fast

Question 32

Giocoso

Answer 32

Playful, merry

Question 33

Leggiero

Answer 33

Light

Question 34

Maestoso

Answer 34

Majestic

Question 35

Marcato (marc.)

Answer 35

Emphatic, accented

Question 36

Pesante

Answer 36

Heavy

Question 37

Risoluto

Answer 37

Bold, strong

Question 38

Scherzando

Answer 38

Playful, joking

Question 39

Semplice

Answer 39

Simple, plain

Question 40

Sostenuto

Answer 40

Sustained

Question 41

Tranquillo

Answer 41

Calm

Question 42

Ben

Answer 42

Well

Question 43

Prima, primo

Answer 43

First

Question 44

Sempre

Answer 44

Always

Question 45

Simile

Answer 45

In the same way

Question 46

Subito (sub.)

Answer 46

Suddenly

Question 47

Comodo

Answer 47

Convenient, comfortable

Question 48

Con brio

Answer 48

With vigour, lively

Question 49

Larghetto

Answer 49

Rather slow

Question 50

Rubato

Answer 50

With freedom of time

Question 51

Stringendo

Answer 51

Gradually getting faster

Question 52

Afettuoso

Answer 52

Tenderly

Question 53

Amabile

Answer 53

Pleasant (amiable)

Question 54

Deciso

Answer 54

With determination

Question 55

Mesto

Answer 55

Sad

Question 56

Alla breve

Answer 56

With a minim beat

Question 57

Assai

Answer 57

Very

Question 58

Come prima

Answer 58

As before

Question 59

Douce

Answer 59

Sweet

Question 60

Lent

Answer 60

Slow

Question 61

Retenu

Answer 61

Held back

Question 62

Vite

Answer 62

Quick

Question 63

A niente

Answer 63

To nothing

Question 64

Morendo/perdendosi/smorzando

Answer 64

Dying away

Question 65

Rinforzando

Answer 65

Reinforcing

Question 66

Sotto voce

Answer 66

In an undertone

Question 67

Cantando

Answer 67

Singing

Question 68

Dolore

Answer 68

Grief

Question 69

Doloroso

Answer 69

Sorrowful

Question 70

Ad libitum

Answer 70

At choice

Question 71

Attacca

Answer 71

Go straight on (to next part of music)

Question 72

Quasi

Answer 72

As if, resembling

Question 73

Lebhaft

Answer 73

Lively

Question 74

Mässig

Answer 74

At a moderate speed

Question 75

Senza

Answer 75

Without

Question 76

Una corda

Answer 76

Press leftmost pedal

Question 77

Tre corde

Answer 77

Release the leftmost pedal

Question 78

Mano sinistra/destra

Answer 78

With the left/right hand

Question 79

Largamente

Answer 79

Broadly