Selmer Band Manual Piano Terms Flashcards
a poco
A little; gradually
apassionato
intensely; passionately; with deep feeling
assai
very
arioso
in vocal style
a tempo
in time; generally implies a return to original rate of speed
ben
well
brilliante
brilliantly
accelerando
gradually faster
adagietto
slow, but not as slow as adagio
adagio
very slow
al fine
to the finish
alla
in the style of …
allargando
gradually slower and broader
allegretto
light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro
allegro
rapid; lively
con amore
with tenderness
andante
moderately slow, but moving
andantino
generally a little quicker than andante
con anima
with animation, spirited
animato
spirited
con brio
with spirit; brilliantly
calando
gradually slower and softer
cantible
in singing style
chromatic
by semitones
con
with
coda
the final added measures of a musical composition (usually marked with a {coda sign})
crescendo
gradually louder
da capo
from the beginning
dal segno
from the sign
diminuendo
gradually softer
dolce
sweetly
energico
energetically
etude
a study
fermata
hold or pause
forte
loud
fortissimo
very loud
con forza
with force
forzando
forcefully accented
con fuoco
with fire, energy
furioso
furiously
giocoso
joyfully
grandioso
grand or noble style
grave
very slow and solemn
con grazia
with graceful style
grazioso
gracefully
larghissimo
very slow; more slow than largo
largo
very slow
legato
smooth and connected
leggiero
lightly
lento
very slow
l’istesso
the same
maestoso
majestically
marcato
marked; with emphasis
marcia
march style
marziale
martial
meno
less
mezzo
medium; half
moderato
moderately
molto
very
morendo
dying away
mosso
motion; movement
moto
motion; movement
non troppo
not too much
opus
a musical work or composition
ottava
an octave
pesante
heavily; with emphasis
pianissimo
very softly
piano
softly
piu
more
poco
little
poco a poco
little by little
prestissimo
very fast; more so than presto
presto
very fast
primo
first
rallentando
gradually slower
religioso
in solemn style
ritardando
gradually slower
ritenuto
a steady pace, but slower than preceding tempo
rubato
temporary irregularity of time, lengthening certain notes at the expense of others
scherzo
playfully; usually in rapid tempo with rhythmic and dynamic contrasts
scherzando
in light, playful style
segno
the sign
sempre
always, continually
senza
without
sforzando
forced, with emphasis
simile
the same, continue in same manner
smorzando
dying away
soli
more than one performer in unison
solo
a composition or passage from one performer
sordino
mute
con sordino
with mute
senza sordino
without mute
sostenuto
sustained
con spirito
with spirit, brilliance
staccato
separated, detached style
strigendo
gradually faster
subito
suddenly
tacet
silent
tempo
time; speed
tempo di valse
waltz time
tenuto
sustain full value; also marked (see book for sign)
valse
waltz
veloce
very fast
vivace
vivaciously; lively
vivo
lively; brisk