Grade 1-4 performance directions Flashcards
(146 cards)
1
Q
accelerando (accel.)
A
Gradually getting quicker
2
Q
adagio
A
Slow
3
Q
allegretto
A
Fairly quick
4
Q
allegro
A
Quick
5
Q
andante
A
At a medium speed
6
Q
cantabile
A
In a singing style
7
Q
crescendo
A
Gradually getting louder
8
Q
da capo (D.C)
A
Repeat from beginning
9
Q
decrescendo
diminuendo
A
Gradually getting quieter
10
Q
fine
A
The end
11
Q
f (forte
A
Loud
12
Q
ff (fortissimo)
A
Very loud
13
Q
legato
A
Smoothly
14
Q
lento
A
Slow
15
Q
mezzo
A
Half
16
Q
mf (mezzo forte)
A
Moderately loud
17
Q
mp (mezzo piano)
A
Moderately quiet
18
Q
moderato
A
Moderately
19
Q
p (piano)
A
Quiet
20
Q
pp (pianissimo)
A
Very quiet
21
Q
poco
A
A little
22
Q
rallentando
ritardando
A
Gradually getting slower
23
Q
ritenuto
A
Held back
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Q
staccato
A
Detached
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tempo
Speed
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al, alla
to the
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allargando
Broadening
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andantino
Slightly faster
29
assai
Very
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Con, col
With
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dolce
Sweet, soft
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e, ed
And
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espressivo
Expressive
34
fp (fortepiano)
Loud then immediately soft
35
giocoso
Playful
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grave
Very slow
37
grazioso
Graceful
38
larghetto
Rather slow
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largo
Slow
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ma
But
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maestoso
Majestic
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meno
Less
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molto
Very
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mosso, moto
Movement
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non
Put
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Più
More
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presto
Fast
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senza
Without
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sf, sfz (sforzando or sforzato)
Forced
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Simile (sim)
In the same way
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Sostenuto
Sustained
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tenuto
Held
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troppo
Too much
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vivace, vivo
Lively
55
adagietto
Rather slow
56
ad libtum (ad lib.)
At choice (freely)
57
agitato
agitated
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alla breve
With a minim beat (faster tempo)
59
amore
Love
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anima
Soul, spirited
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animato
Animated
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ben
Well
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brio
Vigour (lively)
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comodo
Convenient (at a comfortable speed)
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deciso
with determination
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delicato
Delicate
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energico
Energetic
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forza
Force
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largamente
Broadly
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leggiero
Light
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marcato (marc.)
Emphatic, accented
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marziale
Military style
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mesto
Sad
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pesante
Heavy
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prima, primo
First
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risoluto
Bold, strong
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ritmico
Rhythmically
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rubato
| tempo rubato
Freedom of time
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scherzando
| scherzoso
Playful, joking
80
seconda
| secondo
Second
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semplice
Simple
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sempre
Always
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stringendo
Gradually getting faster
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subito
Suddenly
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tanto
so much
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tranquillo
calm
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triste, tristamente
Sad, sorrowful
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volta
Time
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con sordini
With mutes
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senza sordini
Without mutes
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sul G
Play on G string
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sul ponticello
Play near bridge
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una corda
Press the left pedal
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tre corde
Release the left pedal
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affettuso
Tenderly
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affrettando
Hurrying
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amabile
Pleasant
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appasionato
With passion
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calando
Getting softer
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cantando
Singing
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come
As, similar too
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facile
Easy
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fuoco
Fire
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giusto
Proper, exact
105
l’istesso
The same
106
morerndo
Dying away
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niente
Nothing
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nobilmente
nobly
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perdendosi
Dying away
110
poddibile
Possible
111
quasi
Resembling
112
sonoro
With a rich tone
113
sopra
Above
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sotto
Below
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veloce
swift
116
voice
Voice
117
à
To, at
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Animé
Animated, lively
119
assez
Enough
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avec
With
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cédez
Relax the speed
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douce
Sweet
123
en dehours
prominent
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et
And
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légèrement
light
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lent
Slow
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mais
But
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moins
Less
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modéré
At moderate speed
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peu
little
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plus
More
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presser
Hurry
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ralentir
Slow down
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retenu
held back
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sans
Without
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très
Very
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un, une
One
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vif
Lively
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vite
Quick
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attacca
Go straight on to the next section of music
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dolente
sad
142
dolore
Grief
143
doppio movimento
Twice as fast
144
estinto
as soft as possible
145
incalzando
Getting quicker
146
lacrimoso
Sad
