Italian terms

Question 1

Affrettando

Answer 1

hastening the speed

Question 2

Alcuna

Answer 2

some

Question 3

Incalzando

Answer 3

increasing tone and speed

Question 4

Risvegliato

Answer 4

with animation

Question 5

Slargando

Answer 5

getting slower

Question 6

Slentando

Answer 6

getting slower

Question 7

Sopra

Answer 7

above

Question 8

Sotto

Answer 8

below

Question 9

Tempo comodo

Answer 9

in convenient time

Question 10

Tempo ordinario

Answer 10

in ordinary time

Question 11

Tempo primo

Answer 11

first tempo (original speed)

Question 12

Ad libitum/Ad piacere

Answer 12

at pleasure

Question 13

Doppio movimento

Answer 13

double the pace

Question 14

L’istesso tempo

Answer 14

in the same time; i.e. the beats to have the same duration, however they may be expressed in notation

Question 15

Meno

Answer 15

less

Question 16

Meno mosso

Answer 16

less moved

Question 17

Più mosso

Answer 17

more moved

Question 18

Più

Answer 18

more

Question 19

Stringendo

Answer 19

pressing onwards

Question 20

Calando

Answer 20

decreasing

Question 21

Mancando

Answer 21

waning

Question 22

Morendo

Answer 22

dying away

Question 23

Perendosi

Answer 23

losing itself

Question 24

Smorzando

Answer 24

extinguishing

Question 25

Rinforzando/rf/rinf

Answer 25

enforcing

Question 26

A capella

Answer 26

in the church style (unaccompanied group/solo singing)

Question 27

Affetuoso

Answer 27

affectionately

Question 28

Assai

Answer 28

very

Question 29

Attacca

Answer 29

go on at once

Question 30

Bene/Ben

Answer 30

well

Question 31

Ben marcato

Answer 31

well marked

Question 32

Brioso

Answer 32

with vigour

Question 33

Cantando

Answer 33

singing style (Cantabile)

Question 34

Col/colla

Answer 34

with or with the

Question 35

Colla parte/Colla voce

Answer 35

keep close to solo part/voice

Question 36

Come prima

Answer 36

as at first

Question 37

Come sopra

Answer 37

as above

Question 38

Con

Answer 38

with

Question 39

Con dolore/Con duolo

Answer 39

with grief

Question 40

Con fuoco

Answer 40

with fire

Question 41

Con tenerezza

Answer 41

with tenderness

Question 42

Deciso

Answer 42

decidedly

Question 43

Dolente/doloroso

Answer 43

sadly, with grief

Question 44

E/Ed

Answer 44

and

Question 45

Giocoso/Giocosamente

Answer 45

gaily

Question 46

Giusto

Answer 46

exact

Question 47

Il/La

Answer 47

the

Question 48

Leggiero/Leggieramente

Answer 48

lightly

Question 49

Lusingando

Answer 49

soothingly

Question 50

Ma

Answer 50

but

Question 51

M.D.

Answer 51

RH

Question 52

M.G./M.S.

Answer 52

LH

Question 53

Martellato

Answer 53

with great force

Question 54

Mesto

Answer 54

sadly

Question 55

Mezzo

Answer 55

half

Question 56

Non

Answer 56

not

Question 57

Parlando/Parlante

Answer 57

in a speaking style

Question 58

Più tosto

Answer 58

rather more quickly

Question 59

Poi

Answer 59

then

Question 60

Portamento

Answer 60

smoothness

Question 61

Quasi

Answer 61

almost

Question 62

Semplice

Answer 62

simply

Question 63

Sempre

Answer 63

always

Question 64

Sotto voce

Answer 64

under the voice

Question 65

Sul ponticello

Answer 65

near the bridge

Question 66

Tento

Answer 66

so much

Question 67

Tre corde

Answer 67

three strings, release of soft pedal on piano

Question 68

Troppo

Answer 68

too

Question 69

Non troppo

Answer 69

not too much

Question 70

Una corda

Answer 70

one string, use soft pedal of piano

Question 71

Veloce

Answer 71

rapidly

Question 72

Strepitoso

Answer 72

noisy

Question 73

Marcatissimo

Answer 73

strong accentation

Question 74

Lusingando

Answer 74

flattering, coaxing

Question 75

Sul tasto

Answer 75

bow kept over fingerboard to produce thin tone

Question 76

Portamento

Answer 76

slide between one note to another