Music Terms

Question 1

Adagio

Answer 1

At ease, play slowly

Question 2

Allegro

Answer 2

Cheerful or brisk but commonly interpreted as lively and fast

Question 3

Andante

Answer 3

At a walking pace, at a moderate tempo

Question 4

A tempo

Answer 4

In time, the perform should return to the main tempo of the piece of the piece ( after an accelerando or ritardando)

Question 5

Cantabile or cantando

Answer 5

In a Singing style

Question 6

Crescendo

Answer 6

Growing, progressively louder

Question 7

Diminuendo

Answer 7

Dwindling, with gradually decreasing volume (same as decrescendo)

Question 8

Dolce

Answer 8

Sweetly

Question 9

Grave

Answer 9

Slowly and seriously

Question 10

Largo

Answer 10

Broadly, slowly

Question 11

Legato

Answer 11

Joined, smoothly in a connected manner

Question 12

Marcato

Answer 12

Marked, with accentuation, execute every note as if it were to be accented

Question 13

Meno

Answer 13

Less

Question 14

Pesante

Answer 14

Heavy,ponderous

Question 15

Più

Answer 15

More

Question 16

Ritardando

Answer 16

Slowing down; decelerating

Question 17

Staccato

Answer 17

Making each note brief and detached;the opposite of legato

Question 18

Accent

Answer 18

Emphasize make a particular part more important