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Grade 2 ABRSM Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A | In the style of |
| Al, Alla | To the, in the manner of |
| Allargando | Broadening |
| Allegro Assai | Very Quick |
| Andantino | Slightly faster than andante (or slightly slower) |
| Assai | Very Quick |
| Con, Col | With |
| Dolce | Sweetly and softly |
| E, Ed | And |
| Espressivo | Expressive |
| Fortepiano | Loud then immediately soft |
| Giocoso | Playfully |
| Grave | Very slow and solemn |
| Gravioso | Gracefully |
| Larghetto | Rather Slow |
| Largo | slow and stately |
| Ma | but |
| Maestroso | Majestically |
| Meno | Less |
| Molto | Very, Much |
| mosso, moto | Movement |
| Non | Not |
| Piu | More |
| Presto | Very Fast |
| Senza | Without |
| Sforzando | Forced |
| Sforzato | Forced |
| Simile | In the same way |
| Sostenuto | Sustained |
| Tenuto | Held |
| Troppo | Too much |
| Voll | Full |
| Vivo | Lively and quickly |