Vocabulary A-G Flashcards
aber
but
a
at, to, by, for, in, in the style of
a cappella
unaccompanied
accelerando,accel.
gradually getting faster
adagietto
rather slow,but faster than adagio
adagio
slow (lit. ‘at ease’)
a deux, a 2 , a due,
for two performers or instruments
ad libitum, ad lib.
at choice.
affettuoso
tenderly
affrettando, affret.
hurrying
agitato
agitated
al, alla
to the , in the manner of
a la pointe, an der Spitze,a punto d’arco
use the bow ( of a stringed instrument ) at the point
alla breve
with a minim beat
alla marcia
in the style of a march
allargando
broadening, ( getting a little slower and probably also a little louder)
allegretto
fairly quick but not quite as quick as allegro
allegro
quick ( lit. ‘cheerful’)
als
than
alt
high
al tallone, au talon, am Frosch
use the bow ( of a string instrument) at the heel.
amabile
amiable , pleasant
amore, amour
love
amoroso
loving
andante
at a walking pace
andantino
slightly faster than andante
anima
soul,spirit ( con anima:with feeling or spirited)
animando
becoming more lively
animato, anime
animated , lively
apaise
calmed
a piacere
at pleasure
appassionato
with passion
arco
bow of a string instrument( used after pizzicato)
assai
very, extremely
assez
enough, sufficiently
a tempo
in time or go back to the original speed
attacca
go straight on to the next section
Ausdruck
expression
avec
with
ben, bene
well, very
bestimmt
with decision, definite
bewegt
with movement, agitated
bis
twice,indicating the repition of a short passage
bravura
skill, brilliance
breit
broad, expansive
brillante,brillant
brilliant
brio
viguor, animation
calando
getting softer, dying away
calmato, calme
calm, tranquil
cantabile
in a singing style
cantando
singing
capriccioso, capricieux
in a whimsical, fanciful style
cedez
yield, relax the speed
col, coll , colla, colle
with, with the