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SC All-County
2010 Senior Band All-County Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a poco | a little; gradually |
| leggiero | lightly |
| a tempo | in time; generaly implies a return to original rate of speed |
| lento | very slow |
| maestoso | majestically |
| accelerando | gradually faster |
| marcato | marked; with emphasis |
| adagietto | slow, but not as slow as adagio |
| marcia | march style |
| adagio | very slow |
| marziale | martial |
| agitato | agitated; rapid |
| meno | less (such as ****-mosso-less movement: slower) |
| al fine | to the finish |
| alla | in the style of (such as **** marcia-in the style of a march) |
| mezzo | medium; half (such as **** forte-medium loud; ***** piano-medium soft) |
| moderato | moderately |
| allargando | gradually slower and broader |
| molto | very |
| allegretto | light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro |
| morendo | dying away |
| mosso | motion; movement |
| allegro | rapid; lively |
| moto | motion; movement |
| andante | moderately slow but moving |
| non troppo | not too much |
| andantino | generally a little quicker than andante |
| opus | a musical work or composition |
| animato | animated; spirited |
| appassionato | intensely; passionately; with deep feeling |
| ottava | (8va)-an octave (such as ****** alta-octave higher; ****** bassa-octave lower) |
| arioso | in a vocal style |
| pesante | heavily; with emphasis |
| assai | very (such as allegro *****-very fast) |
| pianissimo | (pp) very softly |
| ben | well (such as *** marcato-well marked) |
| piano | (p) softly |
| brillante | brillantly |
| piu | more (such as *** lento-slower; *** mosso-faster) |
| calando | gradually slower and softer |
| cantabile | in a singing style |
| poco | a little (such as **** animato-a little more animated; **** meno-a little less) |
| chromatic | by semi-tones |
| poco a poco | little by little |
| coda | the final added measures of a musical composition |
| prestissimo | very fast; more so than presto |
| presto | very fast |
| con | with |
| primo | first |
| con amore | with tenderness |
| rallentando | gradually slower |
| con amina | with animation; spirited |
| religioso | in solemn style |
| con brio | with spirit; brilliantly |
| ritardando | gradually slower |
| con forza | with force |
| ritenuto | a steady pace, but slower than preceding tempo |
| con fuoco | with fire, energy |
| con grazia | with graceful style |
| rubato | temporary irregularity of time, lengthening certain notes at the expense of others |
| con spirito | with spirit, brillance |
| scherzando | in light, playful style |
| crescendo | gradually louder |
| da capo | from the beginning |
| scherzo | playfully (usually in rapid tempo with rhythmic and dynamic contrasts) |
| dal segno | from the sign |
| segno | the sign |
| decrescendo | gradually softer |
| sempre | always; continually |
| diminuendo | gradually softer |
| senza | without |
| dolce | sweetly |
| sforzando | (sfz) forced; with emphasis |
| energico | energetically |
| simile | the same (continue in same manner) |
| etude | a study |
| smorzando | dying away |
| fermata | a hold or pause |
| soli | more than one performer in unison |
| forte | (f) loud |
| solo | a composition or passage for one performer |
| fortissimo | (ff) very loud |
| sordino | mute (consordino-with mute; senza sordino-without mute) |
| forzando | forcefully accented |
| furioso | furiously |
| sostenuto | sustained |
| giocoso | joyfully |
| staccato | separated, detached style |
| grandioso | grand or noble style |
| stringendo | gradually faster |
| grave | very slow and solemn |
| subito | suddenly |
| grazioso | gracefully |
| tacet | silent |
| l'istesso | the same (such as l'istesso tempo-the same speed) |
| tempo | time; speed |
| tempo di valse | waltz time |
| larghetto | slow, but not as slow as largo |
| tenuto | sustain full value |
| larghissimo | very slow; more so than largo |
| valse | waltz |
| largo | very slow |
| veloce | very fast |
| legato | smooth and connected |
| vivace | vivacious; lively |
| vivo | lively; brisk |
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