terms

Question 0

a tempo

Answer 0

in time

generally implies a return to the original rate of speed

Question 1

a poco

Answer 1

a little

gradually

Question 2

acclererando

Answer 2

gradually faster

Question 3

adagietto

Answer 3

slow, but not as slow as adagio

Question 4

adagio

Answer 4

very slow

Question 5

agitato

Answer 5

agitated

rapid

Question 6

al fine

Answer 6

to the finish

Question 7

alla

Answer 7

in the style of

Question 8

allargando

Answer 8

gradually slower and broader

Question 9

allegretto

Answer 9

light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro

Question 10

allegro

Answer 10

rapid

lively

Question 11

andante

Answer 11

moderately slow, but moving

Question 12

andantino

Answer 12

generally a little quicker than andante

Question 13

animato

Answer 13

animated

spirited

Question 14

appassionato

Answer 14

intensely
passionately
with deep feeling

Question 15

arioso

Answer 15

in a vocal style

Question 16

assai

Answer 16

very

Question 17

Ben

Answer 17

well

Question 18

brilliante

Answer 18

brilliantly

Question 19

calando

Answer 19

gradually slower and softer

Question 20

cantabile

Answer 20

in a singing style

Question 21

chromatic

Answer 21

by semi-tones

Question 22

coda

Answer 22

the final added measures of a musical composition

Question 23

con

Answer 23

with

Question 24

leggiero

Answer 24

lightly

Question 25

lento

Answer 25

very slow

Question 26

maestoso

Answer 26

majestically

Question 27

marcato

Answer 27

marked

with emphasis

Question 28

marcia

Answer 28

march style

Question 29

marziale

Answer 29

martial

Question 30

meno

Answer 30

less

Question 31

mezzo

Answer 31

medium

half

Question 32

moderato

Answer 32

moderately

Question 33

molto

Answer 33

very

Question 34

morendo

Answer 34

dying away

Question 35

mosso

Answer 35

motion

movement

Question 36

moto

Answer 36

motion

movement

Question 37

non troppo

Answer 37

not to much

Question 38

opus

Answer 38

a musical work or composition

Question 39

ottava

Answer 39

an octave

Question 40

pesante

Answer 40

heavily

with emphasis

Question 41

pianissimo

Answer 41

very softly

Question 42

piano

Answer 42

softly

Question 43

piu

Answer 43

more

Question 44

poco

Answer 44

a little

Question 45

poco a poco

Answer 45

little by little

Question 46

prestissimo

Answer 46

very fast

more so than presto

Question 47

presto

Answer 47

very fast

Question 48

con amore

Answer 48

with tenderness

Question 49

con anima

Answer 49

with animation

spirit

Question 50

con brio

Answer 50

with spirit

brilliantly

Question 51

con forza

Answer 51

with force

Question 52

con fuoco

Answer 52

with fire

energy

Question 53

con grazia

Answer 53

with grace

Question 54

con spirito

Answer 54

with spirit

brilliance

Question 55

crescendo

Answer 55

gradually louder

Question 56

da capo

Answer 56

from the beginning

Question 57

dal segno

Answer 57

from the sign

Question 58

decrescendo

Answer 58

gradually softer

Question 59

diminuendo

Answer 59

gradually softer

Question 60

dolce

Answer 60

sweetly

Question 61

energico

Answer 61

energetically

Question 62

étude

Answer 62

a study

Question 63

fermata

Answer 63

a hold or pause

Question 64

forte

Answer 64

loud

Question 65

fortissimo

Answer 65

very loud

Question 66

forzando

Answer 66

forcefully accented

Question 67

furioso

Answer 67

furiously

Question 68

giocoso

Answer 68

joyfully

Question 69

grandioso

Answer 69

grande or noble style

Question 70

grave

Answer 70

very slow or solemn

Question 71

grazioso

Answer 71

gracefully

Question 72

l’istesso

Answer 72

the same

Question 73

larghetto

Answer 73

slow, but not as slow as largo

Question 74

larghissimo

Answer 74

very slow, more so than largo

Question 75

largo

Answer 75

very slow

Question 76

legato

Answer 76

smooth and connected

Question 77

primo

Answer 77

first

Question 78

rallentando

Answer 78

gradually slower

Question 79

religioso

Answer 79

in solemn style

Question 80

ritardando

Answer 80

gradually slower

Question 81

riteunto

Answer 81

a steady pace, but slower than the preceding tempo

Question 82

rubato

Answer 82

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

Question 83

scherzando

Answer 83

in light, playful style

Question 84

scherzo

Answer 84

playfully, usually in rapid temp with rhythmic and dynamic contrasts

Question 85

segno

Answer 85

the sign

Question 86

sempre

Answer 86

always

continually

Question 87

senza

Answer 87

without

Question 88

sforzando

Answer 88

forced

with emphasis

Question 89

simile

Answer 89

the same

Question 90

smorzando

Answer 90

dying away

Question 91

soli

Answer 91

more than one performer in unison

Question 92

solo

Answer 92

a composition or passage for one performer

Question 93

sordino

Answer 93

mute

Question 94

sostenuto

Answer 94

sustained

Question 95

staccato

Answer 95

separated, detached style

Question 96

stringendo

Answer 96

gradually faster

Question 97

subito

Answer 97

suddenly

Question 98

tacet

Answer 98

silent

Question 99

tempo

Answer 99

time

speed

Question 100

tempo di valse

Answer 100

waltz time

Question 101

tenuto

Answer 101

sustained full value

Question 102

valse

Answer 102

waltz

Question 103

veloce

Answer 103

very fast

Question 104

vivace

Answer 104

vivacious

lively

Question 105

vivo

Answer 105

lively

brisk