Performance Directions Grade 5 Flashcards
(182 cards)
1
Q
Dolente
A
Sad, mournful
2
Q
Dolore
A
Grief ( doloroso: sorrowful)
3
Q
Doppio movinento
A
Twice as fast
4
Q
Estinto
A
As soft as possible, lifeless
5
Q
Incalzando
A
Getting quicker
6
Q
Lacrimoso
A
Sad
7
Q
Loco
A
At the normal pitch (used to cancel an 8va direction)
8
Q
Lunga
A
Long (lunga pausa: long pause)
9
Q
Lusingando
A
Coaxing, in a sweet and persuasive style
10
Q
Attacca
A
Go straight on to the next section of music
11
Q
Misura
Alla misura
Senza misura
A
Measure
In strict time
I’m free time
12
Q
Ossia
A
Or, alternatively
13
Q
Piacevole
A
Pleasant
14
Q
Piangevole
A
Plaintive, in the style of a lament
15
Q
Pochettino, (poch.)
A
Rather little
16
Q
Rinforzando (rf,rfz)
A
Reinforcing
17
Q
Segue
A
Go straight on
18
Q
Smorzando (smorz.)
A
Dying away in tone and speed
19
Q
Teneramente / tenerezza
A
Tenderly / tenderness
20
Q
Tosto
A
Swift / rapid (but often used in the same sense as troppo)
21
Q
Volante
A
Flying / fast
22
Q
Mesto
A
Sad
23
Q
Nobilmente
A
Nobly
24
Q
Risoluto
A
Bold,strong
25
Ritmico
Rhythmically
26
Semplice
Simple, plain
27
Sonoro
Resonant, with a rich tone
28
Sostenuto
Sustained
29
Tranquillo
Calm
30
Tristamento, triste
Sorrowful
31
Pesante
Heavy
32
Scherzando
Playfully, joking
33
Affettuoso
Tenderly
34
Amabile
Amiable, pleasant
35
Amore
Love
36
Amoroso
Loving
37
Anima
Spirit
38
Animando
Becoming more lively
39
Animato
Animated, lively
40
Appassionato
With passion
41
Brio
Vigour
42
Cantabile
In a singing style
43
Cantando
Singing
44
Deciso
With determination
45
Delicato
Delicate
46
Dolce
Sweet, soft
47
Energico
Energetic
48
Espressivo
Expressive
49
Fuoco
Fire
50
Giocoso
Playful, merry
51
Grazioso
Graceful
52
Largamente
Broadly
53
Legato
Smoothly
54
Leggiero
Light, nimble
55
Marziale
In a military style
56
Maestoso
Majestic
57
Fortepiano (FP)
Loud, then immediately soft
58
Calando
Getting softer, dying away
59
Morendo
Dying away
60
Niente
Nothing (silence)
61
Perdendosi
Dying away
62
Crescendo (Cresc.)
Gradually getting louder
63
Decrescendo (Decresc.)
Gradually getting quieter
64
Diminuendo (Dim.)
Gradually getting quieter
65
Forte (F)
Loud
66
Fortissimo (FF)
Very loud
67
Mezzo forte (MF)
Moderately loud
68
Mezzo piano (MP)
Moderately quiet
69
Pianissimo (PP)
Very quiet
70
Piano (P)
Quiet
71
Sforzando (SF)
Forced, accented
72
Sforzato (SFZ)
Forced, accented
73
Tenuto
Held
74
Forza
Force
75
Marcato
Emphatic, accented
76
Staccato (Stacc.)
Detached
77
Animé
Animated, lively
78
Douce
Sweet
79
En dehors
Prominent
80
Légèrement
Light
81
Breit
Broad, expansive
82
Fröhlich
Cheerful, joyful
83
Ruhig
Peaceful
84
Süss
Sweet
85
Traurig
Sad
86
Zart
Tender delicate
87
A tempo
In time
88
Accelerando (accel)
Gradually getting faster
89
Adagietto
Rather slow
90
Adagio
Slow
91
Affrettando
Hurrying
92
Agitato
Agitated
93
Alla breve
With a minim beat
94
Allargando
Broadening
95
Allegretto
Fairly quick
96
Allegro assai
Very fast
97
Allegro moderato
Moderately fast
98
Allegro
Fast
99
Andante
At a walking pace
100
Andantino
Slightly faster than andante
101
Comodo
At a comfortable speed
102
Grave
Very slow, solemn
103
Larghetto
Rather slow
104
Largo
Slow and stately
105
Lento
Slow
106
Moderato
Moderate speed
107
Presto
Fast (faster than allegro)
108
Rallentando
Gradually gettin slower
109
Ritardando
Gradually getting slower
110
Ritenutow
Held back
111
Rubato
With some freedom of time
112
Stringendo
Gradually getting faster
113
Tempo
Speed, time
114
Veloce
Swift
115
Vivace, vivo
Lively, quick
116
Cédez
Yield, relax the speed
117
Lent
Slow
118
Modéré
At a moderate speed
119
Presser
Hurry
120
Ralentir
Slow down
121
Retenu
Held back
122
Vif
Lively
123
Vite
Quick
124
En retenant
Holding back, slowing down a little
125
En pressant
Hurrying
126
Bewegt
With movement, agitated
127
Langsam
Slow
128
Lebhaft
Lively
129
Mässig
At a moderate speed
130
Schnell
Fast
131
Al, Alla
In the style of
132
Assai
Very
133
Ben
Well
134
Come
As, similar to
135
Con, col
With
136
E, ed
And
137
Facile
Easy
138
Giusto
Proper, exact
139
Ma
But
140
Meno
Less
141
Mezzo
Half
142
Molto
Very much
143
Mosso
Movement
144
Non
Not
145
Piu
More
146
Poco
A little
147
Possibile
Possible
148
Quasi
As if, resembling
149
Seconda, secondo
Second
150
Simile (sim.)
In the same way
151
Sopra
Above
152
Sotto
Below
153
Subito
Suddenly
154
Tanta
So much
155
Troppo
Too much
156
Voce
Voice
157
Assez
Enough
158
Avec
With
159
Et
And
160
Mais
But
161
Moins
Less
162
Non
Not
163
Peu
Little
164
Plus
More
165
Sans
Without
166
Très
Very
167
Un, une
One
168
Aber
But
169
Ausdruck
Expression
170
Ein
One
171
Einfach
Simple
172
Etwas
Somewhat, rather
173
Immer
Always
174
Mit
With
175
Nicht
Not
176
Ohne
Without
177
Sehr
Very
178
Und
And
179
Voll
Full
180
Wenig
Little
181
Wieder
Again
182
Zu
To,too
