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State Terms
Clinic allstate terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Rubato | temporary irregularity of time, lengthening certain notes at the expense of others |
| a poco | a little; gradually |
| a tempo | in time; generally implies a return to the original rate of speed |
| accelerando | gradually faster |
| adagietto | slow, but not as slow as adagio |
| adagio | very slow |
| agitato | agitated; rapid |
| al fine | to the finish |
| alla | in the style of |
| allargando | gradually slower and broader |
| allegretto | light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro |
| allegro | rapid; lively |
| andante | moderately slow, but moving |
| andantino | generally a little quicker than andante |
| animato | animated; spirited |
| apassionato | intensly; passionately; with deep feeling |
| brilliante | brilliantly |
| cantabile | in a singing style |
| chromatic | by semi-tones |
| coda | the final added measures of a musical composition |
| con anima | with animation; spirited |
| con brio | with spirit; brilliantly |
| con forza | with force |
| con grazia | with graceful style |
| con spirito | with spirit; brilliance |
| crescendo | gradually louder |
| de capo | from the begining |
| dal segno | from the sign |
| decrescendo | gradually softer |
| dimminuendo | gradually softer |
| dolce | sweetly |
| energico | energetically |
| etude | a study |
| fermata | a hold or pause |
| forte | loud |
| fortissimo | very loud |
| furioso | furiously |
| grandioso | grand or noble style |
| grave | very slow and solemn |
| grazioso | gracefully |
| l'istesso | the same |
| larghetto | slow, but not as slow as largo |
| largo | very slow |
| legato | smooth and connected |
| lento | very slow |
| maestoso | majestically |
| marcoto | marked; with emphasis |
| marziale | martial |
| meno | less |
| mezzo | medium; half |
| moderato | moderately |
| molto | very |
| mosso | motion; movement |
| non troppo | not too much |
| pianissimo | very softly |
| piano | softly |
| poco | a little |
| poco a poco | little by little |
| prestissimo | very fast, more so than presto |
| presto | very fast |
| rallentando | gradually slower |
| ritardando | gradually slower |
| ritenuto | a steady pace, but slower than preceding tempo |
| rubato | temporary irregularity of time, lengthening certain notes at the expense of others |
| segno | the sign |
| sempre | always; continually |
| sforzando | forced, with emphasis |
| simile | the same |
| soli | more than one performer in unison |
| solo | a compostition or passage for one perfomer |
| sostenuto | sustained |
| staccato | separated; detatched style |
| subito | suddenly |
| tacet | silent |
| tempo | time; speed |
| tenuto | sustained full value |
| vivace | vivacious; lively |