Terms Flashcards
1
Q
Dolce
A
Sweetly/Delicately
2
Q
Crescendo
A
Gradually growing louder
3
Q
Rudiment
A
One of 40 basic sticking patterns
4
Q
Pesante
A
Heavy
5
Q
Fermata
A
A symbol indicating that a note should be held
6
Q
Pianissimo
A
Very soft (pp)
7
Q
Fine
A
The end
8
Q
Con fuoco
A
With fire
9
Q
Subito
A
Suddenly
10
Q
Con moto
A
With movement
11
Q
Maestoso
A
Majestically
12
Q
Cantabile
A
In a singing style
13
Q
Accelerando
A
Gradually increasing in tempo
14
Q
Tacet
A
Silent; do not play
15
Q
Andante
A
Slowly with great expression
16
Q
Allegro
A
Fast, quickly and bright
17
Q
Rallentando
A
Becoming gradually slower
18
Q
Animoto
A
In an animated style
19
Q
Rubato
A
“Robbed” freely slowing down and speeding up the tempo
20
Q
Con sordino
A
With mute
21
Q
Marcato
A
“Marked” stressed, accented
22
Q
Piu mosso
A
More motion, a little faster
23
Q
Lascia vibrare
A
To let ring or vibrate
24
Q
Coda
A
A finishing section; ending
25
Q
Tutti
A
Everyone
