1
Q
Adagio
A
Slow
2
Q
Allegretto
A
Quick but not thaaaat quick
3
Q
Allegro
A
Quick and cheerful
4
Q
Andante
A
Walking speed
5
Q
De Capo
A
Repeat from beginning
6
Q
dal Segno
A
Repeat from sign
7
Q
Mezzo
A
Half
8
Q
Rallentando
A
Gradually slower
9
Q
Ritardando
A
Getting slower
10
Q
Ritenuto
A
Held back
11
Q
MM Maezel’s Metronome
A
72Bpm
12
Q
Al, Alla
A
In the style of
13
Q
Allargando
A
Broadening
14
Q
Andantino
A
Slightly faster than andante
15
Q
Assai
A
Very
16
Q
e, ed
A
and
17
Q
fp
A
loud then immediately soft
18
Q
giocoso
A
playful, merry
19
Q
grave
A
solemn
20
Q
grazioso
A
graceful
21
Q
larghetto
A
rather slow
22
Q
Largo
A
Slow
23
Q
ma
A
but
24
Q
Maestoso
A
Majestic
25
Meno
less
26
Molto
Very, much
27
mosso
movement
28
moto
movement
29
piu
more
30
presto
fast (faster than allegro)
31
sf sfz sforzando
accented, forced
32
sostenuto
sustained
33
tenuto
held
34
troppo
too much (non troppo=not too much)
35
vivace/vivo
lively and quick
36
- over top of a note
given pressure
37
Amore
love
38
Anima
Spirited
39
Animato
Animated
40
Ben
Well
41
Brio
Vigour
42
Comodo
Convenient/comfortable speed
43
Deciso
With determination
44
Delicato
Delicately
45
Forza
Force
46
Largamente
Broadly
47
Ad libitum
by choice
48
Alla breve
with a minum beat equivalent to 2/2 implying a faster tempo than the notes might allude to
49
leggerio
light, nimble
50
marcato
emphatic, accented
51
marziale
in a military style
52
mesto
sad
53
pesante
heavy
54
prima/ primo
first
55
Risoluto
bold, strong
56
Ritmico
Rhythmically
57
Rubarto, tempo rubarto
Freely
58
Scerzando
Playfully
59
Seconda
Second
60
Semplice
Simple
61
Sempre
Always
62
Stringendo
Gradually getting faster
63
Subito
Suddenly
64
Tanto
So much
65
Tranquillo
Calm
66
Triste
Sad, Sorrowful
67
Volta
time (as in first time second time)
68
Affettuso
Tenderly
69
Affrettando
Hurrying
70
Amabile
Pleasant
71
Appassionato
With passion
72
Calando
Getting softer
73
Cantando
Singing
74
Come
As, like, similar to
75
Fuoco
Fire
76
Giusto
Proper, exact
77
l'istesso
the same
78
Morendo
Dying away
79
Niente
Nothing
80
Nobilmente
Nobly
81
Perendosi
Dying away
82
Possible
as possible eg as fast as possible
83
Quasi
as if, resembling
84
Sonoro
Resonant, rich tone
85
Sopra
Above
86
Sotto
below
87
Veloce
Swift
88
Voce
Voice
89
A
to, at
90
Assez
enough
91
Cedez
relax, yield
92
douce
sweet
93
en dehors
prominent
94
legerement
light
95
lent
Slow
96
Moins
less
97
Modere
At a moderate speed
98
Peu
Little
99
Plus
More
100
Presser
hurry
101
Ralentir
Slow down
102
Retenu
Held back
103
Vif
Lively
104
Vite
Quick
105
Attacca
Go straight to the next section of music
106
Dolente
Sad, mournful
107
Dolore
Grief
108
Doppio Movimento
Twice as fast
109
Estinto
As soft as possible
110
Incalzando
Getting Quicker
111
Lacrimoso
Sad
112
Loco
at the regular pitch
113
Lunga
Long
114
Iusingando
In a sweet persuasive style
115
Misura
Measure (time)
116
Ossia
Or, alternatively
117
Piacevole
Pleasant
118
Plangevole
Plaintave
119
Ponchettino
Rather little
120
Rinforzando
Reinforcing
121
Segue
Go straight on
122
Smorzando
Dying away
123
Teneramente
Tenderly
124
Tosto
swift, rapid
125
Volante
Flying
126
Aber
but
127
Ausdruck
expression
128
Bewegt
With movement
129
Breit
Broad, expressive
130
Ein
one
131
Einfach
simple
132
Etwas
somewhat
133
Frohlich
cheerful, joyful
134
Immer
Always
135
Langsam
Slow
136
Lebhaft
Lively
137
Massig
At a moderate speed
138
Mit
With
139
Nicht
Not
140
Ohne
Without
141
Ruhig
Peaceful
142
Schnell
Fast
143
Sehr
Very
144
Suss
Sweet
145
Traurig
Sad
146
Und
And
147
Voll
Full
148
Wenig
Little
149
Wieder
Again
150
Zart
Tender
151
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Music Theory
flashcards
Decks in class (15)
# Cards
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Elements of Music9
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Degrees of the scale7
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Common Signs and Terms12
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Ornaments8
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Italian Terms- Dynamics17
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Italian Terms- Tempo27
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Rhythm9
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Articulation6
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General Italian Terms33
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Ensembles12
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Italian Instrument Names35
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Instrumental Performance Techniques/ Signs24
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Form19
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Compositional Devices23
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Terms151
