Musical Terms Grade 1 Flashcards
(28 cards)
1
Q
Accelerando
accel.
A
gradually getting quicker
2
Q
adagio
A
Slow
3
Q
allegretto
A
fairly quick (but not as quick as allegro)
4
Q
allegro
A
quick (literally “cheerful”)
5
Q
andante
A
at a medium (“walking”) speed
6
Q
cantabile
A
in a singing style
7
Q
crescendo
cresc.
A
gradually getting louder
8
Q
da capo
D.C
A
repeat from the beginning
9
Q
dal segno
D.S
A
repeat from the sign
10
Q
decrescendo
descresc.
A
gradually getting quieter
11
Q
diminuendo
dim.
A
gradually getting quieter (less intense)
12
Q
fine
A
the end
13
Q
f
forte
A
loud
14
Q
ff
fortissimo
A
very loud
15
Q
legato
A
smoothly
16
Q
lento
A
slow
17
Q
mezzo
A
half
18
Q
mf
mezzo forte
A
moderately loud (“half loud”)
19
Q
mp
mezzo piano
A
moderately quiet (“half quiet”)
20
Q
moderato
A
moderately (allegro moderato: moderately quick)
21
Q
p
piano
A
quiet
22
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pp
pianissimo
A
very quiet
23
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poco
A
a little
24
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rallentando
rall.
A
gradually getting slower
25
ritardando
ritard.
rit.
gradually getting slower
26
ritenuto
riten.
rit.
held back, slower (immediately, not gradually)
27
staccato
| stacc.
detached
28
tempo
speed, time
