Theory words Flashcards
glissando, gliss.
slide
schleppen, schleppend
dragging
nach und nach
gradually
lourd
heavy
marziale
in a military style
più
more
morendo
dying away
ritmico
rhythmically
dolente
sad
colla parte
keep with the soloist
risoluto
bold
in relievo
prominent
dal segno, D.S.
from the sign
ruhig
peaceful
sotto
below
naturale, nat.
in the ordinary way
grazioso
graceful
sopra
above
tosto
swift
sautillé
springing
duolo
grief
gehend
at a steady speed
scherzando, scherzoso
playful
sec, secco
crisp
wenig
little
ohne
without
portamento
slide from one note to the next
e, ed
and
zu
to
breit
broad
troppo
too much
lustig
cheerful
en pressant
hurrying on
loco
at the normal pitch
schwach
weak
rinforzando, rinforzato, rinf., rfz, rf
reinforcing
lugubre
mournful
similie, sim.
continue in the same way
col legno
with the wood
pesante
heavy
segue
go straight on
doch
however
meno
less
immer
always
mit
with
tacet
silent
ein
a
placido
calm
frisch
vigorous
martellato
strongly accented
ziemlich
moderately
mezza, mezzo
half
al tallone
use the bow at the heel
a punto d’arco
use the bow at the point
en mesure
in time
martelé
strongly accented
en dehors
prominent
slancio
enthusiasm
au talon
use the bow at the heel
retenu
held back
lusingando
coaxing
slargando, slentando
getting slower
ostinato
persistent
sino, sin’
until
comodo
convenient
dolore
grief
bestimmt
with decision
molto
very
incalzando
getting quicker
flautato, flautando
flute-like
kräftig
strong
tre
three
cédez
yield
capriccioso
in a whimsical, fanciful style
lieblich
lovely
inquieto
restless
maestoso
majestic
giojoso
joyful
unisoso, unis.
in unison
misura
mesure
calando
getting softer
volta
time
voll
full
einfach
simple
an der Spitze
use the bow at the point
feroce
fierce
sourdine
mute
mancando
fading away
sonoramente, sonore, sonoro
resonant
vivace, vivement, vivo
lively
pochettino, poch.
rather little
mässig
at a moderate speed
feurig
fiery
sospirando
sighing
poi
then
a due
for two performers or instruments
lontano
distant
bis
twice
gracieux
graceful
movimento
movement
à deux
for two performers or instruments
affettuoso
tenderly
stringendo
gradually getting faster
leise
soft
senza
without
sostenuto, sost.
sustained
pochissimo, pochiss.
very little
nicht
not
deciso
with determination
rallentando, rall.
gradually getting slower
l’istesso
the same
rigoroso
strict
en retenant
holding back
bewegt
with movement
fuoco
fire
veloce
swift
marcato, marc.
emphatic
patetico
with deep feeling
col, coll’, colla, colle
with
rasch
quick
tenuto, ten.
held
assai
very
en serrant
becoming quicker
pietoso, pietosamente
tenderly
attacca
go straight on
süss
sweet
Flatterzunge, Flzg.
flutter-tonguing
solenne
solemn
geschwind
quick
en cédant
yielding
etwas
somewhat
spiccato
detached
da capo, D.C.
from the beginning
moto
movement
smorzando, smorz.
dying away in tone and speed
mosso
with motion
perdendosi
dying away
wieder
again
Leid
grief
colla voce
keep with the singer
schnell
fast
sordino, sord.
mute
sul, sulla (G)
on the (G string)
sehr
very
stretto
quickening the speed
soave
gentle
niente
nothing
per
by
vorgetragen
prominent
ossia
or, alternatively
come sopra
as above
stark
strong
à la pointe
use the bow at the point
piangevole
plaintive
lunga
long
apaisé
calmed
Ausdruck
expression
impetuoso
impetuous
gebunden
joined
vif
lively
rubato, tempo rubato
with some freedom of time
piacevole
pleasant
fliessend
flowing
noch
still
non
not
presser, pressez
hurry
serrer, serrez
hurry
am Frosch
use the bow at the heel
tenerezza
tenderness
volti subito, V.S.
turn (the page) at once
fortepiano, fp
loud, then immediately soft
strepitoso
noisy
fretta
haste
emporté
fiery
als
than
giusto
proper
ralentir
slow down
nobilmente
nobly
felice
happy
trionfale
triumphant
ritenuto, riten., rit.
held back
presto
fast
largamente
broadly
ad libitum, ad lib.
at choice
doppio movimento
twice as fast
giocoso
playful
Empfindung
emotion
frei
free
allargando
broadening
come prima
as before
teneramente
tenderly
lacrimoso, lagrimando, lagrimoso
sad
sforzando, sforzato, sfz, sf
accented, forced
pizzicato, pizz.
plucked
quasi
resembling
tremolando, tremolo, trem.
trembling
ma
but
lamentoso
lamenting
enlevez
take up
grave
solemn
tutti
all
da
from
langsam
slow
trauring
sad
precipitando, precipitato, precipitoso
rushing
viel
much
coll’ ottava
with the octave
fröhlich
cheerful
spiritoso
spirited
subito, sub.
suddenly
tasto
the fingerboard of a string instrument or the key of a keyboard
Dämpfer
mute
Leidenschaft
passion
gesangvoll
in a singing style
G.P.
General pause - an indication to individual performers that all are silent
alla marcia
in the style of the march
capricieux
in a whimsical, fanciful style
estinto
as soft as possible
munter
lively
lointain
distant
alla breve
with a minim beat
ponticello
bridge
grandioso
grandly
lebhaft
lively
bravura
skill
brio
vigour
zart
tender
innig
heartfelt
muta
change
saltando, saltato
springing
aber
but
sotto voce
in an undertone
mesto
sad
a piacere
at pleasure
