Words and phrases Flashcards
Moderato
Moderate speed
Prima, primo
First
Rallentando (rall.)
Gradually getting slower
Fortissimo (ff)
Very loud
Ritardando (rit., ridard.)
Gradually getting slower
Ritmico
Rhythmically
Rubato
With some freedom of time
Ruhig
Peaceful
Sforzando (sf)
Forced, accented
Smorzando (smorz.)
Dying away in tone and speed
Sotto voce
In an undertone
Spirito
Spirit
Moto
Movement
Staccato (stacc.)
Detached
Stringendo
Gradually getting faster
Subito (sub.)
Suddenly
Perdendosi
Dying away
Molto
Very much
Rinforzando (rf, rfz, rinf.)
Reinforcing
Risoluto
Bold, strong
Sempre
Always
Larghetto
Rather slow
Largamente
Broadly
Mesto
Sad
Piu (accent on u)
More
Retenu
Held back
Sostenuto
Sustained
Langsam
Slow
Allargando
Broadening
Scherzando
Playfully, joking
Tenuto
Held
Ritenuto (rit., riten.)
Held back
Meno
Less
Marcato (marc.)
Emphatic, accented
Lebhaft
Lively
Giocoso
Playful, merry
Come
As, similar to
Ad libitum (ad lib.)
At choice
Sforzato (sfz)
Forced, accented
Andantino
Slightly faster than andante
Prestissimo
As fast as possible
Brio
Vigour
Cantabile
In a singing style
Decrescendo (decresc.)
Gradually getting quieter
Massig (two dots on top of a)
At a moderate speed
Simile (sim.)
In the same way
Troppo
Too much
Sonoro
Resonant, with a rich tone
Senza
Without
Semplice
Simple, plain
Schnell
Fast
Quasi
As if, resembling
Pesante
Heavy
Modere (accents on both eās)
At a moderate speed
Maestoso
Majestic
Leggiero
Light, nimble
Largo
Slow and stately
Comodo
At a comfortable speed
Comodo
At a comfortable speed
Cantando
Singing
Attacca
Go immediately to next section
Al, alla
In the style of
Poco a poco
Little by little
A tempo
In time
Accelerando (accel)
Gradually getting faster
Adagio
Slow
Affettuso
Tenderly
Agitato
Agitated
Alla breve
With a minim beat
Allergretto
Fairly quick
Allegro
Fast
Allegro assai
Very fast
Allegro assai
Very fast
Grave
Very slow, solemn
Grazioso
Graceful
Legato
Smoothly
Ma
But
Lent
Slow
Marcia
March
Mezzo
Half
Misterioso
Mysteriously
Mezzo piano (mp)
Moderately quiet
Morendo
Dying away
Mosso
Movement
Niente
Nothing (silence)
Pianissimo (pp)
Very quiet
Poco
A little
Vite
Quick
Tristamente, triste
Sorrowful
Mezzo forte (mf)
Moderately loud
Vivace, vivo
Lively, quick
Forte piano (fp)
Loud, then immediately soft
Traurig
Sad
Tranquillo
Calm
Tempo
Speed, time
Piano (p)
Quiet
Lento
Slow
Non
Not
Allegro moderato
Moderately fast
Amabile
Amiable, pleasant
Andante
At a walking pace
Animato
Animated, lively
Da capo (D.C.)
Repeat from beginning
Anime (accent on e)
Animated, lively
Crescendo (cresc.)
Gradually getting louder
Con, col
With
Ben
Well
Assai
Very
Appassionato
With passion
Deciso
With determination
Diminuendo (dim.)
Gradually getting quieter
Dolce
Sweet, soft
Forza
Force
Dal segno (D.S.)
Repeat from āsā sign
Dolore
Grief, sorrow
Forte (f)
Loud
Fine
The end
Expressivo (express.)
Expressive
Douce
Sweet
Energico
Energetic
E, ed
And
Presto
Fast (faster than allegro)
Doloroso
Sorrowful