Terms Flashcards
1
Q
accelerando
A
becoming quicker
2
Q
accent
A
a stressed note
3
Q
ad libitum, ad lib
A
at the liberty of the performer
4
Q
adagio
A
slow
5
Q
agitato
A
agitated
6
Q
alla, all’
A
in the manner of
7
Q
allargando, allarg.
A
broadening, becoming slower
8
Q
allegretto
A
fairly fast
9
Q
allegro
A
fast
10
Q
andante
A
moderately slow
11
Q
andantino
A
a little faster than andante
12
Q
animato
A
lively, animated
13
Q
arco
A
on a bowed, string instrument, resume bowing after a pizzicato passage
14
Q
a tempo
A
return to the original tempo
15
Q
attacca
A
proceed without a break
16
Q
ben, bene
A
well (for example, ben marcato, is well marked)
17
Q
bewegt
A
moving
18
Q
calando
A
becoming slower and softer
19
Q
cantabile
A
in a singing style
20
Q
cedez
A
yield, hold the tempo back
21
Q
col, coll’, colla, colle
A
with ( for example, coll’ottava- with an added octave)
22
Q
comodo
A
at a comfortable, easy tempo
23
Q
con
A
with
24
Q
con brio
A
with vigor, spirit
25
can espressione
with expression
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con fuoco
with fire
27
con grazia
with grace
28
con moto
with motion
29
con sordino
with mute
30
crescendo
becoming louder
31
da capo, D. C
from the beginning
32
dal segno, D.S
from the sign
33
D.C al fine
from the beginning and end at the fine
34
decrescendo
becoming softer
35
diminuendo. dim.
becoming softer
36
dolce
gentle, sweet
37
dolente
sad
38
e, ed
and
39
espressivo, espress
expressive or with expression
40
fine
the end
41
forte, F
loud
42
fortepiano, Fp
loud then suddenly soft
43
fortissimo, FF
very loud
44
giocoso
humorous, jocose
45
grandioso
grandiose or grand
46
grave
slow and solemn
47
grazioso
graceful
48
langsam
slow, slowly
49
largamente
broadly
50
larghetto
fairly slow, but not as slow as largo
51
largo
very slow
52
legato
smooth
53
leger
light,lightly
54
leggiero
light, nimble, quick
55
lentement
slowly
56
lento
slow
57
l'istesso tempo
the same tempo
58
loco
return to the normal register
59
ma
but, (ex. ma non troppo- but not to much)
60
maestoso
majestic
61
mono destra. m.d
right hand
62
mono sinstra. m.s
left hand
63
marcato
marked or stressed
64
martellato
strongly accented or hammered
65
mässig
moderate, moderately
66
meno
less
67
meno mosso
less movement, slower
68
mesto
sad, mournful
69
mezzo forte
medium loud
70
mezzo piano
moderately soft
71
mit Ausdruck
with expression
72
moderato
at a moderate tempo
73
modére
at a moderate tempo
74
molto
much, very
75
morendo
dying, fading away
76
mouvement
tempo, motion
77
non
not
78
ottava, 8va
the interval of an octave
79
pedale, ped.
pedal
80
pesante
weighty, with emphasis
81
pianissimo,
very soft
82
pianot
soft
83
più
more
84
più mosso
more movement (quicker)
85
pizzicato
on a bowed string instrument, pluck the string instead of bowing
86
poco
little
87
poco a poco
little by little
88
prestissimo
as fast as possible
89
presto
very fast
90
primo, prima
first; the upper part of a duet
91
quasi
almost, as if
92
quindicesima alta, 15ma
two octaves higher
93
rallentando, rall.
slowing down gradually
94
ritenuto, riten.
suddenly slower, held back
95
rubato
with some freedom of tempo to enhance musical expression
96
scherzando
playful
97
schnell
fast
98
secondo, seconda
second; second or lower part of a duet
99
sehr
very
100
semplice
simple
101
sempre
always, continuously
102
senza
without
103
sforzando, sF, sfz
sudden strong accent of a single note or chord
104
simile
continue in the same manner as has just been indicated
105
sonore
sonorous
106
sopra
above
107
sostenuto
sustained
108
sotto voce
soft, subdued, under the breath
109
spiritoso
spirited
110
staccato
detached
111
stringendo
pressing, becoming faster
112
subito
suddenly
113
tacet
be silent
114
tempo
speed at which music is performed
115
Tempo primo (capital T!) (Tempo I)
return to the original tempo
116
tranquillo
quiet, tranquil
117
tre corde
three strings; release the left pedal on piano
118
troppo
too much
119
tutti
a passage for the ensemble
120
una corda
one string;depress the left pedal on the piano
121
vite
fast
122
vivace
lively, brisk
123
vivo
lively
124
volta
time (first time, second time etc.)
125
volti subito, v.s
turn the page quickly
126
a tempo
return to the original tempo
127
accelerando, accel.
becoming quicker
128
risoluto
resolute
