Selmer Band Manual Piano Terms

Question 1

a poco

Answer 1

A little; gradually

Question 2

apassionato

Answer 2

intensely; passionately; with deep feeling

Question 3

assai

Answer 3

very

Question 4

arioso

Answer 4

in vocal style

Question 5

a tempo

Answer 5

in time; generally implies a return to original rate of speed

Question 6

ben

Answer 6

well

Question 7

brilliante

Answer 7

brilliantly

Question 8

accelerando

Answer 8

gradually faster

Question 9

adagietto

Answer 9

slow, but not as slow as adagio

Question 10

adagio

Answer 10

very slow

Question 11

al fine

Answer 11

to the finish

Question 12

alla

Answer 12

in the style of …

Question 13

allargando

Answer 13

gradually slower and broader

Question 14

allegretto

Answer 14

light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro

Question 15

allegro

Answer 15

rapid; lively

Question 16

con amore

Answer 16

with tenderness

Question 17

andante

Answer 17

moderately slow, but moving

Question 18

andantino

Answer 18

generally a little quicker than andante

Question 19

con anima

Answer 19

with animation, spirited

Question 20

animato

Answer 20

spirited

Question 21

con brio

Answer 21

with spirit; brilliantly

Question 22

calando

Answer 22

gradually slower and softer

Question 23

cantible

Answer 23

in singing style

Question 24

chromatic

Answer 24

by semitones

Question 25

con

Answer 25

with

Question 26

coda

Answer 26

the final added measures of a musical composition (usually marked with a {coda sign})

Question 27

crescendo

Answer 27

gradually louder

Question 28

da capo

Answer 28

from the beginning

Question 29

dal segno

Answer 29

from the sign

Question 30

diminuendo

Answer 30

gradually softer

Question 31

dolce

Answer 31

sweetly

Question 32

energico

Answer 32

energetically

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etude

Answer 33

a study

Question 34

fermata

Answer 34

hold or pause

Question 35

forte

Answer 35

loud

Question 36

fortissimo

Answer 36

very loud

Question 37

con forza

Answer 37

with force

Question 38

forzando

Answer 38

forcefully accented

Question 39

con fuoco

Answer 39

with fire, energy

Question 40

furioso

Answer 40

furiously

Question 41

giocoso

Answer 41

joyfully

Question 42

grandioso

Answer 42

grand or noble style

Question 43

grave

Answer 43

very slow and solemn

Question 44

con grazia

Answer 44

with graceful style

Question 45

grazioso

Answer 45

gracefully

Question 46

larghissimo

Answer 46

very slow; more slow than largo

Question 47

largo

Answer 47

very slow

Question 48

legato

Answer 48

smooth and connected

Question 49

leggiero

Answer 49

lightly

Question 50

lento

Answer 50

very slow

Question 51

l’istesso

Answer 51

the same

Question 52

maestoso

Answer 52

majestically

Question 53

marcato

Answer 53

marked; with emphasis

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marcia

Answer 54

march style

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marziale

Answer 55

martial

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meno

Answer 56

less

Question 57

mezzo

Answer 57

medium; half

Question 58

moderato

Answer 58

moderately

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molto

Answer 59

very

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morendo

Answer 60

dying away

Question 61

mosso

Answer 61

motion; movement

Question 62

moto

Answer 62

motion; movement

Question 63

non troppo

Answer 63

not too much

Question 64

opus

Answer 64

a musical work or composition

Question 65

ottava

Answer 65

an octave

Question 66

pesante

Answer 66

heavily; with emphasis

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pianissimo

Answer 67

very softly

Question 68

piano

Answer 68

softly

Question 69

piu

Answer 69

more

Question 70

poco

Answer 70

little

Question 71

poco a poco

Answer 71

little by little

Question 72

prestissimo

Answer 72

very fast; more so than presto

Question 73

presto

Answer 73

very fast

Question 74

primo

Answer 74

first

Question 75

rallentando

Answer 75

gradually slower

Question 76

religioso

Answer 76

in solemn style

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ritardando

Answer 77

gradually slower

Question 78

ritenuto

Answer 78

a steady pace, but slower than preceding tempo

Question 79

rubato

Answer 79

temporary irregularity of time, lengthening certain notes at the expense of others

Question 80

scherzo

Answer 80

playfully; usually in rapid tempo with rhythmic and dynamic contrasts

Question 81

scherzando

Answer 81

in light, playful style

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segno

Answer 82

the sign

Question 83

sempre

Answer 83

always, continually

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senza

Answer 84

without

Question 85

sforzando

Answer 85

forced, with emphasis

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simile

Answer 86

the same, continue in same manner

Question 87

smorzando

Answer 87

dying away

Question 88

soli

Answer 88

more than one performer in unison

Question 89

solo

Answer 89

a composition or passage from one performer

Question 90

sordino

Answer 90

mute

Question 91

con sordino

Answer 91

with mute

Question 92

senza sordino

Answer 92

without mute

Question 93

sostenuto

Answer 93

sustained

Question 94

con spirito

Answer 94

with spirit, brilliance

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staccato

Answer 95

separated, detached style

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strigendo

Answer 96

gradually faster

Question 97

subito

Answer 97

suddenly

Question 98

tacet

Answer 98

silent

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tempo

Answer 99

time; speed

Question 100

tempo di valse

Answer 100

waltz time

Question 101

tenuto

Answer 101

sustain full value; also marked (see book for sign)

Question 102

valse

Answer 102

waltz

Question 103

veloce

Answer 103

very fast

Question 104

vivace

Answer 104

vivaciously; lively

Question 105

vivo

Answer 105

lively; brisk