Italian Terms (Grade 3)

Question 1

Animato

Answer 1

with animation

Question 2

Tranquillo

Answer 2

calmly

Question 3

Con anima

Answer 3

with feeling

Question 4

Con brio

Answer 4

with spirit

Question 5

Con grazia

Answer 5

with grace

Question 6

Con forza

Answer 6

with force

Question 7

Dolce

Answer 7

soft and sweet, sweetly

Question 8

Risoluto

Answer 8

with resolution

Question 9

Ben marcato

Answer 9

well marked

Question 10

Una corda

Answer 10

(one string) with the soft pedal

Question 11

Tre corde

Answer 11

(3 strings) release the soft pedal

Question 12

Main droite

Answer 12

right hand

Question 13

Main gauche

Answer 13

left hand

Question 14

Ad libitum

Answer 14

at pleasure, quite freely

Question 15

Opus

Answer 15

a work or group of works

Question 16

Loco

Answer 16

at normal pitch (after an 8va sign)

Question 17

Sforzando

Answer 17

a strong accent

Question 18

Forte-piano

Answer 18

loud then immediately soft

Question 19

Calando

Answer 19

getting softer and slower

Question 20

Morendo

Answer 20

dying away

Question 21

Largamente

Answer 21

broadly

Question 22

Larghetto

Answer 22

rather broadly

Question 23

Con moto

Answer 23

with movement

Question 24

Prestissimo

Answer 24

extremely fast

Question 25

8va/ottava

Answer 25

play one octave higher than written

Question 26

M.M.

Answer 26

Maelzel’s metronome (metronome marking)

Question 27

Maelzel’s Metronome

Answer 27

set metronome to beat at a given speed

Question 28

Duplet

Answer 28

2 notes played in the time of 3 notes of equal value