Terms Flashcards
Allargando
Becoming broader
Sostenuto
Sustained
Vivo
Lively, spirited
Allegretto
Moderately fast
Molto
Very
Poco
A little
Largo
Slowly and broadly
Sempre
Always
Vivace
Lively, spirited
Lento
Slowly
Maestoso
Majestic manner
Poi mosso
Quicker
Leggiero
Lightly
Cantabile
In a singing style
Senza
Without
Meno mosso
Slower
Attacca
Go on at once
Largamente
Broadly
Con anima
With feeling
Morendo
Dying away
Left hand
main gauche (M.G.)
Right hand
Main droite (M.D.)
Una corda
With the soft pedal
Binary
AB form
Ternary
Three part A-B-A
Rondo
This form has a Recurring theme (sometimes called the refrain) . Eg. ABA , ABACA, or ABACABA
Senza
Without
Meno mosso
Slower
With spirit
Con brio
At pleasure , quite freely
Ad libitum
Getting softer and slower
Calando
Calmly
Tranquillo
At normal pitch (after an 8va sign)
Loco
With soft pedal
Una corda
Getting softer or slower
Calando
Well marked (Ben means well)
Ben marcato
A strong accent
Sforzando
With force
Con forza
Extremely fast or as fast as possible
Prettissimo
With soft pedal released
Tre corde
With agitation
Agitato
With spirit
Con brio
Sweetly and softly
Dolce