Unit 1 Terms

Question 0

Calando

Answer 0

(It.) Becoming softer and slower

Question 1

Allargando

Answer 1

(It.) Slowing down, becoming broader, and sometimes also louder

Question 2

Crescendo

Answer 2

(It.) Becoming louder, swelling. Also, cresc; cres

Question 3

Decrecendo

Answer 3

(It.) Becoming softer. Also; decr. decresc

Question 4

Dimenuendo

Answer 4

(It.) Becoming softer. Also; dim, dimin

Question 5

En dehors

Answer 5

(F) Emphasized, standing out; Accented

Question 6

Forte

Answer 6

(It.) Loud. Also; f

Question 7

Fortissimo

Answer 7

(It.) Very loud. Also; ff, fff

Question 8

Forzando, sforzando

Answer 8

(It.) A sharp accent.

Also; forzato, fz

Question 9

Mezzo

Answer 9

(It.) Medium half (mezzo forte)
Moderately loud, softer than forte (mezzo piano)
moderately soft, louder than piano but less loud than mezzo forte (Mezza Voce)

Question 10

Morendo

Answer 10

(It.) Fading Away

Question 11

Pianissimo

Answer 11

(It.) Very soft

Also; pp, ppp

Question 12

Piano

Answer 12

(It.) Soft

Also; p

Question 13

Smorzando

Answer 13

(It.) Fading away

Also; smorz

Question 14

Sotto Voce

Answer 14

(It.) Softly in a low voice