Terms Flashcards
1
Q
Fortissimo
A
Very Loud
2
Q
Forte (f)
A
Loud
3
Q
Mezzo Forte (mf)
A
Moderately Loud
4
Q
Piannissimo (pp)
A
Very Quiet
5
Q
Piano (p)
A
Quiet
6
Q
Mezzo Piano (mp)
A
Moderately Quiet
7
Q
Crescendo (cresc.)
A
Gradually getting louder
8
Q
Decrescendo (decreasc.)
A
Gradually getting quieter
9
Q
Diminuendo (dim.)
A
Gradually getting quieter
10
Q
Allegro
A
Quick
11
Q
Allegretto
A
Fairly quick
12
Q
Moderato
A
Moderate speed
13
Q
Andante
A
Medium speed
14
Q
Adagio
A
Slow
15
Q
Accelerando (accel.)
A
Gradually getting quicker
16
Q
Rallentando (rall.)
A
Gradually getting slower
17
Q
Retardando (rit.)
A
Gradually getting slower
18
Q
A tempo
A
In time
19
Q
Cantabile
A
In a singing style
20
Q
Da capo (D.C)
A
Repeat from the beginning
21
Q
Dolce
A
Sweet
22
Q
Fine
A
The end
23
Q
Legato
A
Smoothly
24
Q
Staccato (stacc.)
A
Detached
