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Grade 1 Music Theory
Italian Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a tempo | return to the original tempo |
| accelerando | getting gradually quicker |
| adagio | slow |
| allegretto | moderately fast |
| allegro | fast |
| andante | at a walking pace |
| cantabile | in a singing style |
| crescendo | getting gradually louder |
| da capo | repeat from the beginning |
| decrescendo | getting gradually quieter |
| diminuendo | getting gradually softer |
| dolce | sweetly, soft |
| dim | getting gradually softer |
| descresc | getting gradually quieter |
| D.C. | repeat from the beginning |
| cresc | getting gradually louder |
| f | loud |
| forte | loud |
| ff | very loud |
| fortissimo | very loud |
| fine | end |
| al fine | to the end |
| legato | smoothly |
| mf | moderately loud |
| mezzo forte | moderately loud |
| moderato | at a moderate pace |
| mp | moderately soft |
| mezzo piano | moderately soft |
| p | softly |
| piano | softly |
| pp | very softly |
| pianissimo | very softly |
| rallentando | gradually getting slower |
| rall | getting gradually slower |
| ritardando | getting gradually slower |
| rit | getting gradually slower |
| staccato | short and detached |
| stacc | short and detached |