Terms Flashcards
Adagio
Slow
Allegretto
Quick but not thaaaat quick
Allegro
Quick and cheerful
Andante
Walking speed
De Capo
Repeat from beginning
dal Segno
Repeat from sign
Mezzo
Half
Rallentando
Gradually slower
Ritardando
Getting slower
Ritenuto
Held back
MM Maezel’s Metronome
72Bpm
Al, Alla
In the style of
Allargando
Broadening
Andantino
Slightly faster than andante
Assai
Very
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and
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loud then immediately soft
giocoso
playful, merry
grave
solemn
grazioso
graceful
larghetto
rather slow
Largo
Slow
ma
but
Maestoso
Majestic
Meno
less
Molto
Very, much
mosso
movement
moto
movement
piu
more
presto
fast (faster than allegro)
sf sfz sforzando
accented, forced
sostenuto
sustained
tenuto
held
troppo
too much (non troppo=not too much)
vivace/vivo
lively and quick
- over top of a note
given pressure
Amore
love
Anima
Spirited
Animato
Animated
Ben
Well
Brio
Vigour
Comodo
Convenient/comfortable speed
Deciso
With determination
Delicato
Delicately
Forza
Force
Largamente
Broadly
Ad libitum
by choice
Alla breve
with a minum beat equivalent to 2/2 implying a faster tempo than the notes might allude to
leggerio
light, nimble
marcato
emphatic, accented
marziale
in a military style
mesto
sad
pesante
heavy
prima/ primo
first
Risoluto
bold, strong
Ritmico
Rhythmically
Rubarto, tempo rubarto
Freely
Scerzando
Playfully
Seconda
Second
Semplice
Simple