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ABRSM 3
Question | Answer |
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adagietto | rather slow (but faster than adagio) |
ad libitum, ad lib. | at choice, meaning that a passage may be played freely |
agitato | agitated |
alla breve | with a half note (minim) beat, = to 2/2, implying a faster tempo than the note values might otherwise suggest |
amore | love |
anima | soul, spirit (con anima can mean "with feeling or "spirited" |
animato | aninmated, lively (animando: becoming more lively) |
ben | well |
brio | vigour (son brio: with vigour, lively) |
comodo | convenient (tempo comodo: at a comfortable speed) |
deciso | with determination |
delicato | delicate |
energico | energetic |
forza | force |
largamente | broadly |
leggiero | light, nimble |
marcato, marc. | empatic, accented |
marziale | in a military style |
mesto | sad |
pesante | heavy |
prima, primo | first |
risoluto | bold, strong |
ritmico | rhythmically |
rubato, tempo rubato | with some freedom of time |
scherzando, scherzoso | playful, joking |
seconda, secondo | second |
semplice | simple, plain |
sempre | always |
stringendo | gradually getter faster |
subito | suddenly |
tanto | so much |
tranquillo | calm |
triste, tristamente | sad, sorrowful |
volta | time (prima volta: first time; seconda volta: second time) |