Terms

Question 1

slow. between andante and largo

Answer 1

adagio

Question 2

gradually becoming louder

Answer 2

crescendo

Question 3

gracefully

Answer 3

grazioso

Question 4

very slow. stately and broad

Answer 4

largo

Question 5

smooth or connected

Answer 5

legato

Question 6

less motion

Answer 6

meno mosso

Question 7

detached or disconnected

Answer 7

staccato

Question 8

slow. between largo and adagio

Answer 8

lento

Question 9

soft

Answer 9

piano

Question 10

slightly faster than andante

Answer 10

andantino

Question 11

a progression of notes or chords that gives the effect of ending a passage of music

Answer 11

cadence

Question 12

singing style

Answer 12

cantabile

Question 13

sustained notes or slower tempo

Answer 13

sostenuto

Question 14

very soft

Answer 14

pianissimo

Question 15

tones that sound the same on the piano but are spelled differently

Answer 15

enharmonic

Question 16

hold a note or rest longer than it’s value

Answer 16

fermata

Question 17

loud

Answer 17

forte

Question 18

an emphasis on off beats or weak beats. the shifting of accents to beats that are not normally accented

Answer 18

syncopation

Question 19

lively. very quick

Answer 19

vivace

Question 20

change of key within a composition

Answer 20

modulation

Question 21

moderately loud

Answer 21

mezzo forte

Question 22

gradually becoming faster

Answer 22

accelerando

Question 23

lightly

Answer 23

leggiero

Question 24

suddenly

Answer 24

subito

Question 25

the speed of the beat of a composition

Answer 25

tempo

Question 26

a curved line joining two notes on the same line or space

Answer 26

tie

Question 27

much

Answer 27

molto

Question 28

in the same manner

Answer 28

simile

Question 29

term indicating the order in which a composer’s works were written or published

Answer 29

opus

Question 30

notes which embellish a melody

Answer 30

ornaments

Question 31

a brilliant virtuoso passage, sometimes improvised, for solo instrument or voice

Answer 31

cadenza

Question 32

a musical thought or sentence

Answer 32

phrase

Question 33

moderately soft

Answer 33

mezzo piano

Question 34

always

Answer 34

sempre

Question 35

a moderate tempo between andante and allegro

Answer 35

moderato

Question 36

slightly slower than allegro

Answer 36

allegretto

Question 37

return to the sign and play to the end

Answer 37

dal segno al fine

Question 38

gradually becoming softer

Answer 38

decrescendo

Question 39

sweetly

Answer 39

dolce

Question 40

hold notes for their full value

Answer 40

tenuto

Question 41

movement by semitone/half step

Answer 41

chromatic

Question 42

a fast tempo

Answer 42

allegro

Question 43

a walking tempo

Answer 43

andante

Question 44

very fast

Answer 44

presto

Question 45

gradually becoming slower

Answer 45

rallentando

Question 46

the manner in which notes are played and released

Answer 46

articulation

Question 47

gradually slowing down

Answer 47

ritardando

Question 48

a repeated melodic pattern starting on different pitches

Answer 48

sequence

Question 49

return to the original tempo

Answer 49

a tempo

Question 50

without

Answer 50

senza

Question 51

emphasis or stress on a note

Answer 51

accent

Question 52

strong accent

Answer 52

sfzorzando

Question 53

more motion

Answer 53

piu mosso

Question 54

a little

Answer 54

poco

Question 55

rhythmic flexibility for expressive effect

Answer 55

rubato

Question 56

return to the beginning and play to the end

Answer 56

da capo al fine

Question 57

loudness or softness in music

Answer 57

dynamics

Question 58

marked. emphasized

Answer 58

marcato

Question 59

very loud

Answer 59

fortissimo

Question 60

a symbol that raises or lowers a note

Answer 60

accidental