Italian Terms

Question 1

Give the meaning of

a

Answer 1

at, to, by, for, in, in the style of

Question 2

Give the meaning of

accelerando, accel

Answer 2

getting faster

Question 3

Give the meaning of

ad libitum (ad lib.)

Answer 3

freely

Question 4

Give the meaning of

adagietto

Answer 4

rather slow

Question 5

Give the meaning of

adagio

Answer 5

slow

Question 6

Give the meaning of

affettuoso

Answer 6

with affection

Question 7

Give the meaning of

affretando

Answer 7

hurrying

Question 8

Give the meaning of

agitato

Answer 8

agitated

Question 9

Give the meaning of

al, alla

Answer 9

in the style of

Question 10

Give the meaning of

alla breve

Answer 10

an indication of two minim beats in a bar

Question 11

Give the meaning of

alla marcia

Answer 11

in the style of a march

Question 12

Give the meaning of

allargando

Answer 12

getting slower and louder

Question 13

Give the meaning of

allegretto

Answer 13

rather lively

Question 14

Give the meaning of

allegro

Answer 14

lively

Question 15

Give the meaning of

amabile

Answer 15

amiable

Question 16

Give the meaning of

amore

Answer 16

love

Question 17

Give the meaning of

amoroso

Answer 17

loving

Question 18

Give the meaning of

andante

Answer 18

at a walking pace

Question 19

Give the meaning of

andantino

Answer 19

either faster or slower than andante

Question 20

Give the meaning of

anima

Answer 20

spirit

Question 21

Give the meaning of

animato

Answer 21

animated

Question 22

Give the meaning of

animando

Answer 22

becoming more lively

Question 23

Give the meaning of

a piacere

Answer 23

at pleasure

Question 24

Give the meaning of

appassionato

Answer 24

passionately

Question 25

# Give the meaning of assai

Answer 25

very

Question 26

# Give the meaning of a tempo

Answer 26

in time

Question 27

# Give the meaning of attacca

Answer 27

go on at once

Question 28

# Give the meaning of ben, bene

Answer 28

well

Question 29

# Give the meaning of bis

Answer 29

twice

Question 30

# Give the meaning of bravura

Answer 30

brilliance

Question 31

# Give the meaning of brio

Answer 31

vigour

Question 32

# Give the meaning of calando

Answer 32

dying away

Question 33

# Give the meaning of calmato

Answer 33

calm

Question 34

# Give the meaning of cantabile

Answer 34

in a singing style

Question 35

# Give the meaning of cantando

Answer 35

singing

Question 36

# Give the meaning of col, coll, colla, colle

Answer 36

with, with the

Question 37

# Give the meaning of colla parte

Answer 37

follow the soloist

Question 38

# Give the meaning of colla voce

Answer 38

follow the singer

Question 39

# Give the meaning of come

Answer 39

as, similar to

Question 40

# Give the meaning of come prima

Answer 40

as before

Question 41

# Give the meaning of come sopra

Answer 41

as above

Question 42

# Give the meaning of comodo

Answer 42

convenient

Question 43

# Give the meaning of tempo comodo

Answer 43

at a convenient pace

Question 44

# Give the meaning of con

Answer 44

with

Question 45

# Give the meaning of crescendo, cresc., cres.

Answer 45

getting louder

Question 46

# Give the meaning of da capo, D.C.

Answer 46

from the beginning

Question 47

# Give the meaning of dal segno, D.S.

Answer 47

from the sign

Question 48

# Give the meaning of deciso

Answer 48

with decision

Question 49

# Give the meaning of decrescendo, decresc., decres.

Answer 49

getting softer

Question 50

# Give the meaning of delicato

Answer 50

delicately

Question 51

# Give the meaning of diminuendo, dimin., dim.

Answer 51

getting softer

Question 52

# Give the meaning of dolce

Answer 52

sweetly

Question 53

# Give the meaning of dolcissimo, dolciss.

Answer 53

very sweetly

Question 54

# Give the meaning of dolente

Answer 54

sadly

Question 55

# Give the meaning of dolore

Answer 55

sorrow

Question 56

# Give the meaning of doloroso

Answer 56

with sorrow

Question 57

# Give the meaning of doppio movimento

Answer 57

twice as fast

Question 58

# Give the meaning of e, ed

Answer 58

and

Question 59

# Give the meaning of energico

Answer 59

energetic

Question 60

# Give the meaning of espressione

Answer 60

expression

Question 61

# Give the meaning of espressivo, espress., espr., expressif

Answer 61

expressively

Question 62

# Give the meaning of estinto

Answer 62

very softly

Question 63

# Give the meaning of et

Answer 63

and

Question 64

# Give the meaning of facile

Answer 64

rasy

Question 65

# Give the meaning of felice

Answer 65

happy

Question 66

# Give the meaning of feroce

Answer 66

fierce

Question 67

# Give the meaning of fine

Answer 67

end

Question 68

# Give the meaning of flessibile

Answer 68

in a flexible tempo

Question 69

# Give the meaning of forte (f)

Answer 69

loud

Question 70

# Give the meaning of fortissimo (ff, fff)

Answer 70

very loud

Question 71

# Give the meaning of fortepiano (fp)

Answer 71

loud, then soft at once