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Grade 4 Theory
AMEB Grade 4 Theory - terms and definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tempo commodo | at a comfortable speed |
| Tempo guisto | at a consistent speed |
| Lístesso tempo | at the same speed |
| Non troppo | not too much |
| Grave | slow and solemn |
| Rubato | with some freedom in the time |
| Stringendo | pressing on faster |
| Perdendosi | fading away |
| Smorzando | dying away |
| Rinforzando | reinforcing the tone |
| Pesante | heavily |
| Cantando | in a singing style |
| Tenuto | held |
| Piacevole | pleasant, agreeable |
| Portamento | a smooth gliding from one note to another (as in singing or string playing) |
| Dolente | sadly, plaintively |
| Doloroso | sadly, plaintively |
| Sotto voce | softly in an undertone |
| Giocoso | gay, merry (happy) |
| Grazioso | gracefully |
| Assai | very |
| Quasi | as if, as it were |
| Scherzando | playfully |
| Subito | suddenly |