Theory 1 | Unit 5

Question 1

piano

Answer 1

soft

Question 2

forte

Answer 2

loud

Question 3

mezzo piano

Answer 3

moderately soft

Question 4

mezzo forte

Answer 4

moderately loud

Question 5

pianissimo

Answer 5

very soft

Question 6

fortissimo

Answer 6

very loud

Question 7

crescendo or cresc.

Answer 7

gradually louder

Question 8

decrescendo or decresc.

diminuendo or dim.

Answer 8

gradually softer

Question 9

Largo

Answer 9

Very Slow

Question 10

Adagio

Answer 10

Slow

Question 11

Andante

Answer 11

Moving along

Question 12

Moderato

Answer 12

Moderately

Question 13

Allegro

Answer 13

Quickly, cheerfully

Question 14

Vivace

Answer 14

Lively and fast

Question 15

ritardando

ritard. or rit.

Answer 15

gradually slower

Question 16

accelerando

accel.

Answer 16

gradually faster

Question 17

Answer 17

staccato

play the note short and detached

Question 18

Answer 18

accent

play the note louder, with a special emphasis

Question 19

Answer 19

sforzando

a sudden, strong acccent, the Italian word means “forcing”

Question 20

Answer 20

tenuto

hold the note for its full value

Question 21

Answer 21

fermata

hold the note longer than its normal value

(appox. thwice the normal duration)

Question 22

Da Capo

D.C.

Answer 22

repeat from the beginning

Question 23

Dal Segno

D.S.

Answer 23

repeat from the sign

Question 24

Fine

Fine

Answer 24

The End

Question 25

Coda

Answer 25

An added ending

Question 26

Italian tempos in order

slow

to

fast

Answer 26

Vivace - Lively and Fast

Allegro - Quickly, Cheerfully

Moderato - Moderate

Andante - Moving Along

Adagio - Slow

Largo - Very Slow