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Music theory exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| scherzando, scherzoso | playful, joking |
| accelerando | gradually getting quicker |
| risoluto | strong, bold |
| pesante | heavy |
| mesto | sad |
| fortissimo | very loud |
| semplice | simple |
| vivo, vivace | lively |
| troppo | too much |
| sostenuto | sustained |
| simile | in the same way |
| marcato | marked, accented |
| senza | without |
| rallentando | gradually getting slower |
| forte | loud |
| sforzando | forced, accented |
| dolce | sweet |
| crescendo | gradually getting louder |
| allargando | broadening, becoming louder and slower |
| più | more |
| rubato | with some freedom of time |
| ritmico | rhythmically |
| ritenuto | held back, slowing down immediately |
| largamente | broadly |
| forza | force |
| moderato | moderately |
| cantabile | in a singing style |
| giocoso | playful, merry |
| allegretto | fairly quick |
| allegro | quick, cheerful |
| tristamente, triste | sad, sorrowful |
| tranquillo | calm |
| moto | movement |
| mosso | moved |
| molto | much, very |
| meno | less |
| sempre | always |
| fortepiano | first loudly, then immediately soft |
| grazioso | graceful |
| grave | solemn, very slow |
| diminuendo | gradually getting softer |
| maestoso | majestic |
| leggiero | light |
| legato | smoothly |
| largo | slow, stately |
| larghetto | quite slow |
| ritardando | gradually getting slower |
| subito | suddenly |
| alla breve | with each beat as a minim |
| agitato | agitated |
| ad libitum | play freely, at will |
| decrescendo | gradually getting softer |
| adagio | slow, at ease |
| andante | at a walking pace |
| staccato | detached |
| lento | slow |
| stringendo | gradually getting faster |
| pianissimo | very quiet |
| mano destra | right hand |
| perdendosi | dying away |
| volante | flying, fast |
| modéré | moderate |
| légèrement | light |
| en dehors | made prominent |
| ossia | or, alternatively |
| lunga | long |
| douce | sweet |
| morendo | dying away |
| giusto | exact, proper |
| veloce | swift |
| sotto | below |
| vif | lively |
| come | similar to, as |
| calando | Dying away |
| ralentir | slowing down |
| retenu | held back |
| peu | little |
| loco | at the normal pitch, used to cancel the 8va action |
| smorzando | dying away in tone and speed |
| rinforzando | reinforcing |
| sul ponticello | near the bridge |
| vite | quick |
| sopra | above |
| cédez | slowing down |
| tosto | swift, rapid |
| mano sinistra | left hand |
| lacrimoso | sad |
| incalzando | getting faster |
| dolore | grief |
| quasi | as if, almost |
| très | very |
| pizzicato | plucked |
| sordini | mutes |
| attaca | go straight to the next section of music |
| pres de la table | plucking the string near the soundboard |
| una corda | depress the soft pedal of the piano |
| tre corda | release the soft pedal of the piano |
| alla marcia | in the style of march |
| etwas | rather |
| gesangvoll | in a singing style |
| geschwind | quick |
| immer | always |
| langsam | slow |
| lebhaft | lively |
| massig | at a walking pace |
| mezza voce | in an undertone |
| nicht | not |
| ruhig | calmly |
| secco / sec | short , detached |
| sehr | very |
| sourdine | mute |
| spiccato | detached |
| spirtoso | spirited |
| stretto | getting |
| suss | sweetly |
| tenuto | held |
| traurig | sadly |
| tutti | passage for the entire ensemble |
| unisono | 2 or more voices or instruments playing the same note |
| zart | delicately |
| ziemlich | moderately |
| zu | too |
| Col lengo | Play with the wood |
| Sul ponticello | Near the bridge |
| Sul taste | Near the fingerboard |
| Instrument Hoboe | Oboe |
| Instrument Hautbois | Oboe |
| Instrument Posaune | Trombone |
| Instrument Pauken | Kettle drum |
| Instrument Timbales | Kettle drum |
| Instrument Gross Trommel | Bass drum |
| Instrument Gran cassa | Bass drum |
| Instrument Piatti | Cymbals |
| Instrument Becken | Cymbals |
| Instrument Bratsche | Viola |
| Instrument Kontrabass | Double bass |
| Instrument Arpa | Harp |
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