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ABRSM 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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) |