Terms Flashcards
accelerando
becoming quicker
accent
a stressed note
ad libitum, ad lib
at the liberty of the performer
adagio
slow
agitato
agitated
alla, all’
in the manner of
allargando, allarg.
broadening, becoming slower
allegretto
fairly fast
allegro
fast
andante
moderately slow
andantino
a little faster than andante
animato
lively, animated
arco
on a bowed, string instrument, resume bowing after a pizzicato passage
a tempo
return to the original tempo
attacca
proceed without a break
ben, bene
well (for example, ben marcato, is well marked)
bewegt
moving
calando
becoming slower and softer
cantabile
in a singing style
cedez
yield, hold the tempo back
col, coll’, colla, colle
with ( for example, coll’ottava- with an added octave)
comodo
at a comfortable, easy tempo
con
with
con brio
with vigor, spirit
can espressione
with expression
con fuoco
with fire
con grazia
with grace
con moto
with motion
con sordino
with mute
crescendo
becoming louder
da capo, D. C
from the beginning
dal segno, D.S
from the sign
D.C al fine
from the beginning and end at the fine
decrescendo
becoming softer
diminuendo. dim.
becoming softer
dolce
gentle, sweet
dolente
sad
e, ed
and
espressivo, espress
expressive or with expression
fine
the end
forte, F
loud
fortepiano, Fp
loud then suddenly soft
fortissimo, FF
very loud
giocoso
humorous, jocose
grandioso
grandiose or grand
grave
slow and solemn
grazioso
graceful
langsam
slow, slowly
largamente
broadly
larghetto
fairly slow, but not as slow as largo
largo
very slow
legato
smooth
leger
light,lightly
leggiero
light, nimble, quick
lentement
slowly
lento
slow
l’istesso tempo
the same tempo
loco
return to the normal register
ma
but, (ex. ma non troppo- but not to much)
maestoso
majestic
mono destra. m.d
right hand
mono sinstra. m.s
left hand
marcato
marked or stressed
martellato
strongly accented or hammered
mässig
moderate, moderately
meno
less
meno mosso
less movement, slower
mesto
sad, mournful
mezzo forte
medium loud
mezzo piano
moderately soft
mit Ausdruck
with expression
moderato
at a moderate tempo
modére
at a moderate tempo
molto
much, very
morendo
dying, fading away
mouvement
tempo, motion
non
not
ottava, 8va
the interval of an octave
pedale, ped.
pedal
pesante
weighty, with emphasis
pianissimo,
very soft
pianot
soft
più
more
più mosso
more movement (quicker)
pizzicato
on a bowed string instrument, pluck the string instead of bowing
poco
little
poco a poco
little by little
prestissimo
as fast as possible
presto
very fast
primo, prima
first; the upper part of a duet
quasi
almost, as if
quindicesima alta, 15ma
two octaves higher
rallentando, rall.
slowing down gradually
ritenuto, riten.
suddenly slower, held back
rubato
with some freedom of tempo to enhance musical expression
scherzando
playful
schnell
fast
secondo, seconda
second; second or lower part of a duet
sehr
very
semplice
simple
sempre
always, continuously
senza
without
sforzando, sF, sfz
sudden strong accent of a single note or chord
simile
continue in the same manner as has just been indicated
sonore
sonorous
sopra
above
sostenuto
sustained
sotto voce
soft, subdued, under the breath
spiritoso
spirited
staccato
detached
stringendo
pressing, becoming faster
subito
suddenly
tacet
be silent
tempo
speed at which music is performed
Tempo primo (capital T!) (Tempo I)
return to the original tempo
tranquillo
quiet, tranquil
tre corde
three strings; release the left pedal on piano
troppo
too much
tutti
a passage for the ensemble
una corda
one string;depress the left pedal on the piano
vite
fast
vivace
lively, brisk
vivo
lively
volta
time (first time, second time etc.)
volti subito, v.s
turn the page quickly
a tempo
return to the original tempo
accelerando, accel.
becoming quicker
risoluto
resolute
