Musical Terms Grade 5

Question 1

attacca

Answer 1

immediately continue with the next section (or movement) of music

Question 2

dolente

Answer 2

doleful, sad, mournful

Question 3

dolore

Answer 3

grief (doloroso: sorrowful)

Question 4

doppiomovimento

Answer 4

twice as fast (similar to alla breve)

Question 5

estinto

Answer 5

as soft as possible, lifeless (literally “extinguished”)

Question 6

incalzando

Answer 6

chasing, pressing on, i.e getting quicker

Question 7

lacrimoso

Answer 7

sad, tearful

Question 8

loco

Answer 8

cancels an 8va indication: return to the normal pitch

Question 9

lunga

Answer 9

long (often referring to a pause, pausa lunga: long pause)

Question 10

lusigando

Answer 10

coaxing, persuasive, flattering

Question 11

misura

Answer 11

measure / bar (alla misura: in strict time, senza misura: in free time)

Question 12

ossia

Answer 12

or / alternatively

Usually this refers to a note or notes which may be played instead, if the original is not possible due to range, technique, etc

Question 13

piacevole

Answer 13

pleasant

Question 14

piangevole

Answer 14

plaintive, lamenting

Question 15

pochettino

poch.

Answer 15

very little

i.e a stronger version of “poco”

Question 16

rinforzando
rf
rfz

Answer 16

reinforcing

Question 17

segue

Answer 17

go straight on

similar to attacca

Question 18

smorzando

smorz.

Answer 18

dying away (in tone and speed)

Question 19

teneramente

tenerezza

Answer 19

tenderly, tenderness

Question 20

tosto

Answer 20

swift, rapid, at once (più tosto: quicker)

Question 21

volante

Answer 21

flying, fast

Question 22

aber

Answer 22

but (Italian: ma)

Question 23

Ausdruck

Answer 23

expression

Question 24

bewegt

Answer 24

with movement, agitated (Italian: a combination of con moto and agitato)

Question 25

breit

Answer 25

broad, expansive (Italian: largamente)

Question 26

ein

Answer 26

a, one

Question 27

einfach

Answer 27

simple (Italian: semplice)

Question 28

etwas

Answer 28

somewhat, rather (Italian: poco)

Question 29

frölich

Answer 29

cheerful, joyful (Italian giocoso)

Question 30

immer

Answer 30

always (Italian: sempre)

Question 31

langsam

Answer 31

slow (Italian: lento)

Question 32

lebhaft

Answer 32

lively (Italian: vivace)

Question 33

mässig

Answer 33

at a moderate speed (Italian: moderato)

Question 34

mit

Answer 34

with (Italian: con)

Question 35

nicht

Answer 35

not (Italian: non)

Question 36

ohne

Answer 36

without (Italian: senza)

Question 37

ruhig

Answer 37

peaceful

Question 38

schnell

Answer 38

fast

Question 39

sehr

Answer 39

very (Italian: molto)

Question 40

süss

Answer 40

sweet

Question 41

traurig

Answer 41

sad

Question 42

und

Answer 42

and (Italian: e / ed)

Question 43

voll

Answer 43

full

Question 44

wenig

Answer 44

little, slightly

Question 45

wieder

Answer 45

again

Question 46

zart

Answer 46

tender, delicate

Question 47

zu

Answer 47

too (nicht zu schnell: not too fast), also to / towards