Grade 5 Terms

Question 1

attaca

Answer 1

go straight on to the next section of music

Question 2

go straight on to the next section of music

Answer 2

Attaca

Question 3

dolente

Answer 3

sad, mournful

Question 4

dolore

Answer 4

grief (doloroso: sorrowful)

Question 5

doppio movimento

Answer 5

twice as fast

Question 6

estinto

Answer 6

as soft as possible, lifeless

Question 7

incalzando

Answer 7

getting quicker

Question 8

lacrimoso

Answer 8

sad

Question 9

loco

Answer 9

at the normal pitch (used to cancel an 8va direction)

Question 10

lunga

Answer 10

long (lunga pausa: long pause)

Question 11

lusingando

Answer 11

coaxing, in a sweet and persuasive style

Question 12

misura

Answer 12

measure (alla misura: in strict time; senza misura: in free time)

Question 13

ossia

Answer 13

or, alternatively

Question 14

piacevole

Answer 14

pleasant

Question 15

piangevole

Answer 15

plaintive, in the style of a lament

Question 16

pochettino, poch

Answer 16

rather little

Question 17

rather little

Answer 17

pochettino, poch

Question 18

rinforzando, rf, rfz

Answer 18

reinforcing

Question 19

reinforcing

Answer 19

rinforzando, rf, rfz

Question 20

segue

Answer 20

go straignt on

Question 21

go straignt on

Answer 21

segue

Question 22

smorzando, smorz

Answer 22

dying away in tone and speed

Question 23

dying away in tone and speed

Answer 23

smorzando, smorz

Question 24

teneramente, tenerezza

Answer 24

tenderly, tenderness

Question 25

tenderly, tenderness

Answer 25

teneramente, tenerezza

Question 26

tosto

Answer 26

swift, rapid (but often used in the same sense as troppo)

Question 27

swift, rapid (but often used in the same sense as troppo)

Answer 27

tosto

Question 28

volante

Answer 28

flying, fast

Question 29

flying, fast

Answer 29

volante

Question 30

sad, mournful

Answer 30

dolente

Question 31

grief (doloroso: sorrowful)

Answer 31

dolore

Question 32

twice as fast

Answer 32

doppio movimento

Question 33

as soft as possible, lifeless

Answer 33

estinto

Question 34

getting faster

Answer 34

incalzando

Question 35

sad

Answer 35

lacrimoso

Question 36

at the normal pitch (used to cancel 8va direction)

Answer 36

loco

Question 37

long (lunga pausa: long pause)

Answer 37

lunga

Question 38

coaxing, in a sweet and persuasive style

Answer 38

lusingando

Question 39

measure (alla misura: in strict time; senza misura: in free time)

Answer 39

misura

Question 40

or, alternatively

Answer 40

ossia

Question 41

pleasant

Answer 41

piacevole

Question 42

plaintive, in the style of a lament

Answer 42

piangevole