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GRADE 1 MUSIC TERMS
Grade 1 ABRSM music theory Italian terms
Term | Definition |
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mezzo | half |
adagio | slowly |
andante | a medium walking pace |
moderato | at a moderate speed |
allegro | quick, cheerful, lively, fast |
accelerando | gradually becoming quicker |
allegretto | fairly quick |
rallentando | gradually becoming slower |
ritardando | gradually becoming slower |
ritenuto | held back |
a tempo | return to former speed |
cantabile | in a singing style |
da capo al fine | from the beginning until the word fine |
dal segno | repeat from the symbol |
leggiero | lightly |
molto | very |
poco | a little |
crescendo | gradually becoming louder |
decrescendo | gradually becoming quieter |
diminuendo | gradually becoming quieter |
lento | slowly |
legato | smooth, well connected |
staccato | short and detached |
M.M. . = 80 | Maelzel's metronome, 80 beats per minute |
fine | the end |