Piano Vocab Level 5

Question 0

Con

Answer 0

With

Question 1

Animato

Answer 1

Animated, with spirit

Question 2

Con brio

Answer 2

With brilliance

Question 3

Con moto

Answer 3

With motion

Question 4

Largo

Answer 4

Stately, broadky, dignified, very slow: slower than adagio

Question 5

Tranquillo

Answer 5

Peacfully, tranquil, calm

Question 6

Vivo

Answer 6

Brisk, lively

Question 7

Arpeggio

Answer 7

A broken chord…performed melodically rather than harmonically (wavy line in front of chord = arpeggio)

Question 8

Ostinato

Answer 8

A short musical pattern that is repeated throughout a composition or section of composition

Question 9

Enharmonic:

Answer 9

pitches that are the same but named or spelled differently Ex. C# and Db

Question 10

Appoggiatura

Answer 10

Italian: to lean

Question 11

Turn

Answer 11

To turn around the note

Question 12

Andante

Answer 12

Walking tempo

Question 13

Moderato

Answer 13

Moderate tempo

Question 14

Vivace

Answer 14

Quickly, lively

Question 15

Cadence

Answer 15

The chords that end a phrase or section of composition

Question 16

Authentic Cadence

Answer 16

Cadence using the harmonic progression V to I

Question 17

Half Cadence

Answer 17

Cadence using a harmonic progression that ends on V

Question 18

Plagal Cadence

Answer 18

Cadence using the harmonic progression IV to I

Question 19

Adagio

Answer 19

Slow tempo, slower then andante

Question 20

Molto

Answer 20

Much, very

Question 21

Una corda

Answer 21

Apply the soft pedal (pedal on the left)

Question 22

Tre corde

Answer 22

Release the soft pedal (pedal on the left)

Question 23

Andantino

Answer 23

A little faster than andante

Question 24

Cantabile

Answer 24

Ina singing style

Question 25

Subito

Answer 25

Suddenly

Question 26

–etto

Answer 26

Suffix meaning little or less

Question 27

–ino

Answer 27

Suffix meaning little or less