Piano Terms And Signs 🎹 Flashcards by 7BAishani Das

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Adagio

A

Slow

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Allegretto

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Fairly quick but slower than Allegro

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Allegro

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Quick (literally cheerful)

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Andante

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At medium (walking) speed

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Da capo (D.C)

A

Repeat from beginning

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Dal segno

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Repeat from the sign (s percentage thingy)

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Fine

A

The end

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Lento

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Slow

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Mezzo

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Half

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Poco

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A little

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Rallentando (rall.) or Ritardando (rit.)

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Gradually getting slower

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Fortepiano (fp)

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Loud then immediately quiet

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Presto

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Fast, quicker than Allegro

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Vivace, vivo

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Lively, quick

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Largo

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Slow; stately, same as or slower than Lento

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Grave

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Very slow, solemn

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Più

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More

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Meno

A

Less

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Mosso/ moto

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Movement

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Allargando

A

Broadening

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Grazioso

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Graceful

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Alla marcia

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In the style of a march

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Molto

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Very, much

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Non troppo

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Not too much

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Poco a Poco

Little by little

Con/col

With

E, ed

And

Ma

But

Senza

Without

Andantino

Slightly faster/slower than andante

Prestissimo

Very fast

Giocoso

Playful, merry

Leggiero

Light

Maestoso

Majestic

Marcato (marc.)

Emphatic, accented

Pesante

Heavy

Risoluto

Bold, strong

Scherzando

Playful, joking

Semplice

Simple, plain

Sostenuto

Sustained

Tranquillo

Calm

Ben

Well

Prima, primo

First

Sempre

Always

Simile

In the same way

Subito (sub.)

Suddenly

Comodo

Convenient, comfortable

Con brio

With vigour, lively

Larghetto

Rather slow

Rubato

With freedom of time

Stringendo

Gradually getting faster

Afettuoso

Tenderly

Amabile

Pleasant (amiable)

Deciso

With determination

Mesto

Sad

Alla breve

With a minim beat

Assai

Very

Come prima

As before

Douce

Sweet

Lent

Slow

Retenu

Held back

Vite

Quick

A niente

To nothing

Morendo/perdendosi/smorzando

Dying away

Rinforzando

Reinforcing

Sotto voce

In an undertone

Cantando

Singing

Dolore

Grief

Doloroso

Sorrowful

Ad libitum

At choice

Attacca

Go straight on (to next part of music)

Quasi

As if, resembling

Lebhaft

Lively

Mässig

At a moderate speed

Senza

Without

Una corda

Press leftmost pedal

Tre corde

Release the leftmost pedal

Mano sinistra/destra

With the left/right hand

Largamente

Broadly