Music Theory Terms

Question 1

What does allegro mean?

Answer 1

Lively and fast

Question 2

What does allegretto mean?

Answer 2

Moderately fast

Question 3

What does accelerando mean?

Answer 3

Accelerating

Question 4

What does leggiero mean?

Answer 4

Lightly

Question 5

What does molto mean?

Answer 5

Very

Question 6

What does rallentando/ritardando mean?

Answer 6

Gradually getting slower

Question 7

What does ritenuto mean?

Answer 7

Immediately slower

Question 8

What does cantabile mean?

Answer 8

In a singing style

Question 9

What does a tempo mean?

Answer 9

Return to normal speed

Question 10

What does poco mean?

Answer 10

A little

Question 11

What does legato mean?

Answer 11

Smooth, well-connected

Question 12

What does allargando mean?

Answer 12

Becoming broader.

Question 12

What does staccato mean?

Answer 12

Smooth and detached

Question 13

What does andantino mean?

Answer 13

Faster or slower than andante

Question 14

What does con moto mean?

Answer 14

With movement

Question 15

What does lento mean?

Answer 15

Slowly

Question 16

What does con forza mean?

Answer 16

With force

Question 17

What does grave mean?

Answer 17

Very slow, slowly

Question 18

What does dolce mean?

Answer 18

Soft and sweet

Question 18

What does espressivo mean?

Answer 18

Expressively

Question 19

What does piu mosso mean?

Answer 19

More speed

Question 20

What does grazioso mean?

Answer 20

Gravely

Question 21

What does largo mean?

Answer 21

Broadly, slowly

Question 22

What does presto mean?

Answer 22

Very fast

Question 23

What does senzo mean?

Answer 23

Without

Question 24

What does mesto mean?

Answer 24

Sad

Question 25

What does ritmico mean?

Answer 25

Rhythmically

Question 26

What does tanto mean?

Answer 26

So much

Question 27

What does non troppo mean?

Answer 27

Not too much

Question 28

What does simile mean?

Answer 28

Continue in the same way

Question 29

What does vivace/vivo mean?

Answer 29

Lively and spirited

Question 30

What does ad libitum mean?

Answer 30

Play freely

Question 31

What does amore/amoroso mean?

Answer 31

Love / loving

Question 32

What does comodo mean?

Answer 32

Convenient/comfortable

Question 33

What does con anima mean?

Answer 33

With feeling/spirit

Question 34

What does con brio mean?

Answer 34

With vigour

Question 35

What does deciso mean?

Answer 35

With determination

Question 36

What does delicato mean?

Answer 36

Delicately

Question 37

What does largamente mean?

Answer 37

Broadly

Question 38

What does leggiero mean?

Answer 38

Lightly

Question 39

What does marziale mean?

Answer 39

Military style

Question 40

What does rubato mean?

Answer 40

With freedom of tiempo

Question 41

What does seconda/o mean?

Answer 41

Second

Question 42

What does stringendo mean?

Answer 42

Getting faster.

Question 43

What does prestissimo mean?

Answer 43

Very fast

Question 44

What does agitato mean?

Answer 44

Agitated

Question 45

What does animato mean?

Answer 45

Animated/lively

Question 46

What does energico mean?

Answer 46

Energetic

Question 47

What does giocoso mean?

Answer 47

Playful/merry

Question 48

What does leggiero mean?

Answer 48

Light

Question 49

What does maestoso mean?

Answer 49

Majestic

Question 50

What does marcato mean?

Answer 50

Emphatic/accented

Question 51

What does pesante mean?

Answer 51

Heavy

Question 52

What does risoluto mean?

Answer 52

Bold/strong

Question 53

What does scherzando mean?

Answer 53

Playful/joking

Question 54

What does semplice mean?

Answer 54

Simple/plain

Question 55

What does sostenuto mean?

Answer 55

Sustained

Question 56

What does tranquillo mean?

Answer 56

Calm/tranquil

Question 57

What does triste/tristamente mean?

Answer 57

Sad, sorrowful

Question 58

What does simile mean?

Answer 58

In the same way

Question 59

What does ben mean?

Answer 59

Well

Question 60

What does prima/o mean?

Answer 60

First

Question 61

What does sempre mean?

Answer 61

Always

Question 62

What does subito mean?

Answer 62

Suddenly

Question 63

What does sfz mean?

Answer 63

Sforzando, a strong accent/forced

Question 64

What does fp mean?

Answer 64

Forte-piano, loud then immediately soft