Tempo Italian terms Flashcards
1
Q
Pulse
A
weak/ absent/ strong
2
Q
andante con moto
A
Faster than andante
3
Q
Adagio
A
to play slowly and calmly; at ease.
faster than largo.
4
Q
Allegro
A
quick, lively tempo
5
Q
Allegretto,
A
slower than allegro
6
Q
Andante
A
moderate pace
7
Q
Calando/morendo/smorzando
A
dying away (volume and tempo)
8
Q
Accellerando
A
speeding up
9
Q
Anacrusis
A
a note or series of notes that comes before the first complete measure of a composition; prepares you for next measure’s downbeat, referred to as the upbeat.
10
Q
largamente
A
broadly
11
Q
largo
A
quite slow
12
Q
moderato
A
moderate pace
13
Q
presto
prestissimo
A
play very quickly
extremely fast as possible
14
Q
rallentando
A
a more lazy slowing of music than ritardando.
15
Q
ritardando
A
gradually decrease tempo
