Terms Test #1 Flashcards
Animato
With life and spirit
Cantabile
In a singing style
Con brio
With fire
Con grazia
With grace
Con spirito
With spirit
Dolce
Sweetly
Expressione
With expression
Grandioso
Grandly
Legato
In a smooth and connected manner
Maestoso
In a majestic style
Marcarto
Marked or accented
Morendo
Dying away
Pesante
Deliberate and heavy
Sostenuto
Sustain and broaden out
Tenuto
Lengthen each note
Tranquilo
Quiet and calm
Subito
Suddenly
Trill
Rapidly fluctuate between two pitches, often a whole step up from written note
Forte
Loud
Mezzo forte
Medium loud
Fortissimo
Very loud
Mezzo piano
Medium soft
Piano
Soft
Pianissimo
Very soft
Diminuendo
Gradually become softer
Poco a poco
Little my little
Crescendo
Gradually become louder
Decrescendo
Gradually become softer
Agitato
More movement