Italian terminology Flashcards
(33 cards)
1
Q
grave
A
slow/solemn (20-40 BPM)
2
Q
lento
A
slowly (40-45 BPM)
3
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largo
A
broadly (45-50 BPM)
4
Q
adagio
A
slow & stately/at ease (55-65 BPM)
5
Q
adagietto
A
rather slow (65-69 BPM)
6
Q
andante
A
walking pace (73-77 BPM)
7
Q
moderato
A
moderately (86-97 BPM)
8
Q
allegretto
A
moderately fast (98-109 BPM)
9
Q
allegro
A
fast/quickly/bright (109-132 BPM)
10
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vivace
A
lively and fast (132-140 BPM)
11
Q
presto
A
extremely fast (168-177 BPM)
12
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prestissimo
A
even faster than presto (178< BPM)
13
Q
acapella
A
unaccompanied
14
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accelerando
A
gradually getting faster
15
Q
arco
A
with bow
16
Q
crescendo
A
gradually getting louder
17
Q
decrescendo
A
gradually getting slower
18
Q
dimminuendo
A
gradually getting softer
19
Q
dolce
A
sweetly
20
Q
fine
A
the end
21
Q
forte
A
loud
22
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fortissimo
A
very loud
23
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mancando
A
gradually fading
24
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mezzoforte
A
moderately loud
25
mezzopiano
moderately soft
26
ostinato
repeated rhythmic/melodic feature
27
piano
soft
28
pianissimo
very soft
29
pizzicato
plucked
30
ritardando
gradually getting slower
31
rubato
"with some freedom of time"
32
sforzando
suddenly loud
33
tempo
speed
