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Music Theory grade 8
Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a tempo | Return to original tempo |
| adagio | a slow tempo (between andante and largo) |
| alla, all' | in the manner of |
| allargando, allarg. | broadening, becoming slower |
| allegretto | fairly fast (a little slower than allegro) |
| allegro | fast |
| andante | moderately slow; at a walking pace |
| andantino | a little faster than andante |
| arco | for stringed instruments: resume bowing after a pizzicato passage |
| assai | much, very much |
| attacca | proceed without a break |
| ben, benne | well |
| bewegt | agitated, excited |
| calando | becoming slower and softer |
| cluster | chord consisting of a combination of at least three adjacent notes of any scale |
| col, coll', colla, colle | with |
| comodo, commodo | at a comfortable, easy tempo |
| con moto | with movement |
| con sordino | with mute |
| da capo. D.C. | from the beginning |
| da capo al Fine, D.C. al Fine | repeat from the beginning and end at Fine |
| dal segno, D. S. | from the sign |
| dolente | sad |
| e, ed | and |
| fermata | pause; hold note or rest longer than written value |
| fortepiano, fp | loud, then suddenly soft |
| fortissimo, ff | very loud |
| giocoso | humorous, joyful |
| grave | slow and solemn |
| langsam | slow |
| largamente | broadly |
| larghetto | not as slow as largo |
| largo | very slow and broad |
| legato | smooth |
| leggiero | light, nimble, quick |
| l'istesso tempo | the same tempo |
| loco | return to normal register |
| ma | but (for example, ma non troppo: but not too much) |
| mano destra, M.D. | right hand |
| mano sinistra, M.S. | left hand |
| martellato | strongly accented, hammered |
| massig | moderate, moderately |
| meno | less |
| meno messo | less movement, slower |
| mesto | sad, mournful |
| mit | with |
| mit Ausdruck | with expression |
| M.M. | metronome marking |
| molto | much, very |
| morendo | dying, fading away |
| mouvement | tempo, motion |
| piu | more |
| piu mosso | more movement, quicker |
| pizzicato | for stringed instruments, pluck the string instead of bowing |
| poco | little |
| polychord | combination of two or more different chords |
| prestissimo | as fast as possible |
| presto | very fast |
| prima, primo | first, the upper part of a duet |
| prima volta | first time |
| quartal chord | chord built on a series of 4ths |
| quindicesima alta (15ma) | two octaves higher |
| quasi | almost, as if |
| resoluto | resolute |
| rubato | a flexible tempo using slight variations of speed to enhance musical expression |
| scherzando | playful |
| schnell | fast |
| seconda, secondo | second time |
| sehr | very |
| semplice | simple |
| sempre | always, continuously |
| senza | without |
| sforzando, sf, sfz | a sudden strong accent of a single note or chord |
| simile | continue in the same manner as indicated |
| sonore | sonorous |
| sopra | above |
| sostenuto | sustained |
| sotto voce | softly, subdued, under the breath |
| stringendo | pressing, becoming faster |
| subito | suddenly |
| tacet | be silent |
| tenuto | held, sustained |
| tre corde | three strings, release the left piano pedal |
| volta | time |
| volti subito, v.s. | turn the page quickly |
| troppo | too much |
| tutti | a passage for the entire ensemble |
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