performance directions (french) grade 1-5 part 2

Question 1

martele (F), martellato (I)

Answer 1

strongly accented (lit. hammered), generally used in string music to denote a particular type of bowing, but can also be applied to music for piano or orther instruments

Question 2

moderato (I), modere (F)

Answer 2

at a moderate speed

Question 3

moins

Answer 3

less

Question 4

mouvement, mouvt

Answer 4

movement, motion (au mouvement; in time; permier (1er) mouvement: original tempo

Question 5

pedale (I), pedale (F)

Answer 5

pedal

Question 6

peu

Answer 6

little (peu a peu: little by little, gradually)

Question 7

plus

Answer 7

more

Question 8

presser, pressez

Answer 8

hurry

Question 9

ralentir

Answer 9

slacken, slow down

Question 10

retenu

Answer 10

held back, ie. a little slower

Question 11

sans

Answer 11

without

Question 12

sautille

Answer 12

springing, a lightly bouncing bow technique on string instruments

Question 13

sec (IF), secco (I)

Answer 13

crisp (lit. dry), suppress the sound as quickly as possible - do not allow it to continue to reverberate

Question 14

seul

Answer 14

alone

Question 15

serrer, serrez

Answer 15

hurry, quicken, equivalent to stringendo

Question 16

sourdine

Answer 16

mute

Question 17

sous

Answer 17

under

Question 18

tres

Answer 18

very

Question 19

un (F), una, uno (I)

Answer 19

one (una corda: one string, a direction for pianists to press the left pedal

Question 20

vif

Answer 20

lively

Question 21

vite

Answer 21

quick