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All ABRSM Terms 1-5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Attacca | Straight to the next section of music |
| Dolente | Sad, mournful |
| Dolore | Grief |
| Doloroso | Sorrowful |
| Doppio Movimento | Twice as fast |
| Estinto | As soft as possible, lifeless |
| Incalzando | Getting quicker |
| Lacrimoso | Sad, mournful |
| Loco | At the normal pitch |
| Lunga | Long |
| Lusingando | Coaxing, sweet and persuasive |
| Misura | Measure |
| Ohne | Without |
| Piacevole | Pleasant |
| Piangevole | Plaintive |
| Pochettino | Rather little |
| Rinforzando | Reinforcing |
| Segue | Go straight on |
| Smorzando | Dying away in tone and speed |
| Teneramente | Tenderly |
| Tenerezza | Tenderness |
| Tosto | Swift |
| Volante | Flying, fast |
| A tempo | At original speed/time |
| Accelerando | Gradually getting faster |
| Adagio | Slowly |
| Allegretto | Fairly Quick |
| Allegro Moderato | Moderately Quick |
| Andante | At a walking pace |
| Cantabile | In a singing style |
| Crescendo | Gradually getting louder |
| Da Capo | From beginning |
| Dal Segno | From the sign |
| Decrescendo | Gradually getting quieter |
| Dimiuendo | Gradually getting quieter |
| Fine | The End |
| Forte | loud |
| Fortissimo | Very loud |
| Legato | Smoothly |
| Lento | Slowly |
| Mezzo | Half |
| Mezzo Forte | Moderately loud |
| Mezzo piano | Moderately quiet |
| Moderato | at a moderate speed |
| Pianissimo | very quiet |
| Piano | quiet |
| Poco | a little |
| Rallentando | guadually getting slower |
| Ritardando | gradually getting slower |
| Ritenuto | held back |
| Staccato | short and detached |
| 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 |
| Ad libitum | At choice, i.e. a passage mat be plated freely |
| Adagietto | Rather slow, but faster than adagio |
| Agitato | Agitated |
| Alla breve | With a minim (2/2) |
| Amore | Love |
| Amoroso | Loving |
| Anima | Soul, spirit |
| Animando | Becoming more lively |
| Animato | Animatd, Lively |
| Ben | Well |
| Brio | Vigour |
| Con anima | With feeling |
| Deciso | With determination |
| Delicato | Delicate |
| Energico | Energetic |
| Forza | Force |
| Largamente | Broadly |
| Leggiero | Light, nimble |
| Marcato | Emphatic, accented |
| Marziale | In a military style |
| Mesto | Sad |
| Pesante | Heavy |
| Prima, Primo | First |
| Prima volta | Frist time |
| Resoluto | Bold, strong |
| Ritmico | Rhythmically |
| Tempo rebato | Some freedom of time |
| Scherzando, Scherzoso | Playful, joking |
| Seconda, Secondo | Second |
| Seconda volta | Second time |
| Semplice | Simple, plain |
| Sempre | Always |
| Stringendo | Gradually getting faster |
| Subito | Suddenly |
| Tanto | So much |
| Tempo comodo | At a comfortable speed |
| Tranquilo | Calm |
| Triste, tristamente | Sad, sorrowful |
| Affettuoso | Tenderly |
| Affrettando | Hurrying |
| Amabile | Pleasant |
| Appasionato | Passionately |
| Calando | Dying away |
| Cantando | Singing |
| Come | As, similar to |
| Come prima | As before |
| Come sopra | As above |
| Facile | Easy |
| Fuoco | Fire |
| Giusto | Proper, exact |
| L'istesso | The same |
| L'istesso tempo | At the same speed |
| Morendo | Dying away |
| Niente | Nothing |
| Nobilmente | Nobly |
| Perdendosi | Dying away |
| Possibile | Possible |
| Quasi | As, resembling |
| Sonoro | Resonant, with a rich sound |
| Sopra | Above |
| Sotto | Below |
| Sotto voce | In an undertone |
| tempo giusto | In strict Time |
| Veloce | Swift |
| Voce | Voice |
| A | To, at |
| Anime | animated, lively |
| Assez | Enough |
| Avec | With |
| Cedez | Yield, relax the speed |
| Douce | Sweet |
| En Dehors | Prominent (melody should stand out) |
| En Pressant | Hurrying on |
| Et | And |
| Legerement | Lightly |
| Lent | Slow |
| Mais | But |
| Modere | At a moderate speed |
| Moins | Less |
| Non | Not |
| Peu | Little |
| Plus | More |
| Presser | Hurrying on |
| Ralentir | Slow down |
| Retenu | Held back, slowing a little |
| Sans | Without |
| Tres | Very |
| Un, une | One |
| Vif | Lively |
| Vite | Quick |
| Aber | But |
| Ausdruck | Expression |
| Bewegt | With movement, agitated |
| Breit | Broad, expansive |
| Ein | A, one |
| Einfach | Simple |
| Etwas | Somewhat |
| Frohlich | Cheerful |
| Immer | Always |
| Langsam | Slow |
| Lebhaft | Lively |
| Massig | At a moderate speed |
| Mit | With |
| Nicht | Not |
| Ohn | Without |
| Ruhig | Peaceful |
| Schnell | Fast |
| Sehr | Very |
| Suss | Sweet |
| Traurig | Sad |
| Und | And |
| Voll | Full |
| Wenig | Little |
| Wieder | Again |
| Zart | Tender, delicate |
| Zu | to, too |