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All ABRSM Terms 1-5
Question | Answer |
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Attacca | Straight to the next section of music |
Dolente | Sad, mournful |
Dolore | Grief |
Doloroso | Sorrowful |
Doppio Movimento | Twice as fast |
Estinto | As soft as possible, lifeless |
Incalzando | Getting quicker |
Lacrimoso | Sad, mournful |
Loco | At the normal pitch |
Lunga | Long |
Lusingando | Coaxing, sweet and persuasive |
Misura | Measure |
Ohne | Without |
Piacevole | Pleasant |
Piangevole | Plaintive |
Pochettino | Rather little |
Rinforzando | Reinforcing |
Segue | Go straight on |
Smorzando | Dying away in tone and speed |
Teneramente | Tenderly |
Tenerezza | Tenderness |
Tosto | Swift |
Volante | Flying, fast |
A tempo | At original speed/time |
Accelerando | Gradually getting faster |
Adagio | Slowly |
Allegretto | Fairly Quick |
Allegro Moderato | Moderately Quick |
Andante | At a walking pace |
Cantabile | In a singing style |
Crescendo | Gradually getting louder |
Da Capo | From beginning |
Dal Segno | From the sign |
Decrescendo | Gradually getting quieter |
Dimiuendo | Gradually getting quieter |
Fine | The End |
Forte | loud |
Fortissimo | Very loud |
Legato | Smoothly |
Lento | Slowly |
Mezzo | Half |
Mezzo Forte | Moderately loud |
Mezzo piano | Moderately quiet |
Moderato | at a moderate speed |
Pianissimo | very quiet |
Piano | quiet |
Poco | a little |
Rallentando | guadually getting slower |
Ritardando | gradually getting slower |
Ritenuto | held back |
Staccato | short and detached |
A | In the style of |
Al, Alla | To the, in the manner of |
Allargando | Broadening |
Allegro Assai | Very Quick |
Andantino | Slightly faster than andante (or slightly slower) |
Assai | Very Quick |
Con, Col | With |
Dolce | Sweetly and softly |
E, Ed | And |
Espressivo | Expressive |
Fortepiano | Loud then immediately soft |
Giocoso | Playfully |
Grave | Very slow and solemn |
Gravioso | Gracefully |
Larghetto | Rather Slow |
Largo | slow and stately |
Ma | but |
Maestroso | Majestically |
Meno | Less |
Molto | Very, Much |
mosso, moto | Movement |
Non | Not |
Piu | More |
Presto | Very Fast |
Senza | Without |
Sforzando | Forced |
Sforzato | Forced |
Simile | In the same way |
Sostenuto | Sustained |
Tenuto | Held |
Troppo | Too much |
Voll | Full |
Vivo | Lively and quickly |
Ad libitum | At choice, i.e. a passage mat be plated freely |
Adagietto | Rather slow, but faster than adagio |
Agitato | Agitated |
Alla breve | With a minim (2/2) |
Amore | Love |
Amoroso | Loving |
Anima | Soul, spirit |
Animando | Becoming more lively |
Animato | Animatd, Lively |
Ben | Well |
Brio | Vigour |
Con anima | With feeling |
Deciso | With determination |
Delicato | Delicate |
Energico | Energetic |
Forza | Force |
Largamente | Broadly |
Leggiero | Light, nimble |
Marcato | Emphatic, accented |
Marziale | In a military style |
Mesto | Sad |
Pesante | Heavy |
Prima, Primo | First |
Prima volta | Frist time |
Resoluto | Bold, strong |
Ritmico | Rhythmically |
Tempo rebato | Some freedom of time |
Scherzando, Scherzoso | Playful, joking |
Seconda, Secondo | Second |
Seconda volta | Second time |
Semplice | Simple, plain |
Sempre | Always |
Stringendo | Gradually getting faster |
Subito | Suddenly |
Tanto | So much |
Tempo comodo | At a comfortable speed |
Tranquilo | Calm |
Triste, tristamente | Sad, sorrowful |
Affettuoso | Tenderly |
Affrettando | Hurrying |
Amabile | Pleasant |
Appasionato | Passionately |
Calando | Dying away |
Cantando | Singing |
Come | As, similar to |
Come prima | As before |
Come sopra | As above |
Facile | Easy |
Fuoco | Fire |
Giusto | Proper, exact |
L'istesso | The same |
L'istesso tempo | At the same speed |
Morendo | Dying away |
Niente | Nothing |
Nobilmente | Nobly |
Perdendosi | Dying away |
Possibile | Possible |
Quasi | As, resembling |
Sonoro | Resonant, with a rich sound |
Sopra | Above |
Sotto | Below |
Sotto voce | In an undertone |
tempo giusto | In strict Time |
Veloce | Swift |
Voce | Voice |
A | To, at |
Anime | animated, lively |
Assez | Enough |
Avec | With |
Cedez | Yield, relax the speed |
Douce | Sweet |
En Dehors | Prominent (melody should stand out) |
En Pressant | Hurrying on |
Et | And |
Legerement | Lightly |
Lent | Slow |
Mais | But |
Modere | At a moderate speed |
Moins | Less |
Non | Not |
Peu | Little |
Plus | More |
Presser | Hurrying on |
Ralentir | Slow down |
Retenu | Held back, slowing a little |
Sans | Without |
Tres | Very |
Un, une | One |
Vif | Lively |
Vite | Quick |
Aber | But |
Ausdruck | Expression |
Bewegt | With movement, agitated |
Breit | Broad, expansive |
Ein | A, one |
Einfach | Simple |
Etwas | Somewhat |
Frohlich | Cheerful |
Immer | Always |
Langsam | Slow |
Lebhaft | Lively |
Massig | At a moderate speed |
Mit | With |
Nicht | Not |
Ohn | Without |
Ruhig | Peaceful |
Schnell | Fast |
Sehr | Very |
Suss | Sweet |
Traurig | Sad |
Und | And |
Voll | Full |
Wenig | Little |
Wieder | Again |
Zart | Tender, delicate |
Zu | to, too |