Terms Flashcards
Largamente
broadly
Larghetto
Rather broadly
Prestissimo
Extremely fast, or as fast as possible
Con moto
With movement
Calando
getting softer and slower
Morendo
dying away
Forte-piano (fp)
Loud then immediately soft
sforzando (sf)
A strong accent
Agitato
with agitation
Attaca
go on at once
Animato
With animation
Tranquillo
calmly
Con anima
with feeling
Con brio
with spirit
Con grazia
with grace
Con forza
With force
Dolce
Soft and sweet
Risoluto
With resolution
Ben marcato
well marked
main droite (M.D.)
right hand
Main gauche (M.G.)
Left hand
Une corda
With the soft pedal
Tre corde
Release the soft pedal
Ad libitum
At pleasure, quite freely
8va
an octave higher
loco
at the normal pitch
opus
A work or a group of works
M.M.
Maelzel’s metronome