RCM Advanced Terms

Question 1

cedez

Answer 1

yield; hold the tempo back

Question 2

leger

Answer 2

light; lightly

Question 3

lentement

Answer 3

slowly

Question 4

modere

Answer 4

at a moderate tempo

Question 5

mouvement

Answer 5

tempo; motion

Question 6

vite

Answer 6

fast

Question 7

bewegt

Answer 7

moving

Question 8

langsam

Answer 8

slow; slowly

Question 9

massig

Answer 9

moderate; moderately

Question 10

mit Ausdruck

Answer 10

with expression

Question 11

sehr

Answer 11

very

Question 12

schnell

Answer 12

fast

Question 13

ad libitum; ad lib.

Answer 13

at the liberty of the performer

Question 14

agitato

Answer 14

agitated

Question 15

allargando, allarg.

Answer 15

broadening, becoming slower

Question 16

arco

Answer 16

for stringed instruments: resume bowing after a pizzicato passage

Question 17

attaca

Answer 17

proceed without a break

Question 18

calando

Answer 18

becoming slower and softer

Question 19

comodo

Answer 19

at a comfortable, easy tempo

Question 20

con fuoco

Answer 20

with fire

Question 21

con grazia

Answer 21

with grace

Question 22

con sordino

Answer 22

with mute

Question 23

dolente

Answer 23

sad

Question 24

giocoso

Answer 24

humorous, jocose

Question 25

grandioso

Answer 25

grand, grandiose

Question 26

largamente

Answer 26

broadly

Question 27

l’istesso tempo

Answer 27

the same tempo

Question 28

martellato

Answer 28

strongly accented, hammered

Question 29

mesto

Answer 29

sad, mournful

Question 30

morendo

Answer 30

dying, fading away

Question 31

pesante

Answer 31

weighty, with emphasis

Question 32

pizzicato

Answer 32

for stringed instruments: pluck the string instead of bowing

Question 33

primo, prima

Answer 33

first; the upper part of a duet

Question 34

quindicesima alta (15ma)

Answer 34

two octaves higher

Question 35

risoluto

Answer 35

resolute

Question 36

ritenuto, riten.

Answer 36

suddenly slower, held back

Question 37

scherzando

Answer 37

playful

Question 38

secondo, seconda

Answer 38

second: second or lower part of a duet

Question 39

semplice

Answer 39

simple

Question 40

sforzando, sf, sfz

Answer 40

a sudden strong accent of a single note or chord

Question 41

simile

Answer 41

continue in the same manner as has just been indicated

Question 42

sonore

Answer 42

sonorous

Question 43

sopra

Answer 43

above

Question 44

sostenuto

Answer 44

sustained

Question 45

sotto voce

Answer 45

soft, subdued, under the breath

Question 46

stringendo

Answer 46

pressing, becoming faster

Question 47

subito

Answer 47

suddenly

Question 48

tacet

Answer 48

be silent

Question 49

tutti

Answer 49

a passage for the ensemble

Question 50

vivo

Answer 50

lively

Question 51

volta

Answer 51

time (for example, prima volta, first time; seconda volta, second time)

Question 52

volti subito, v.s.

Answer 52

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