Flashcards in performance directions (italian grade 5) Deck (21):
1
attacca
go straight on to the next section of music
2
dolente
sad, mournful
3
dolore
grief (doloroso: sorrowful)
4
doppio movimento
twice as fast
5
estinto
as soft as possible, lifeless
6
incalzando
getting quicker
7
lacrimoso
sad
8
loco
at the normal pitch (used to cancel an 8va direction
9
lunga
long (lunga pausa: long pause)
10
lusingando
coaxing, in a sweet and persuasive style
11
misura
measure (alla misura: in strict time; senza misura: in free time)
12
ossia
or, alternatively
13
piacevole
pleasant
14
piangevole
plaintive, in the style of a lament
15
pochettino, poch.
rather little
16
rinforzando, rf, rfz
reinforcing
17
segue
go straight on
18
smorzando, smorz.
dying away in tone and speed
19
teneramente, tenerezza
tenderly, tenderness
20
tosto
swift, rapid (but often used in the same sense as troppo)
21