Flashcards: Italian Terms for Music Students
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Created by:
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Subjects:
music italian terms directions
Description:
A set of common Italian musical terms selected to assist students studying towards NCEA Level 1 achievement standard 90016.
Groups:
BC Music '11, CHBC Year 11 Music
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Italian | English |
|---|---|
 grave | solemn |
| lento | slowly |
| largo | broadly |
| larghetto | rather broadly |
| adagio | leisurely |
| andante | at a walking pace |
| andantino | a little faster than andante |
| moderato | moderately |
| allegretto | not as fast as allegro |
| allegro | fast |
| vivace | vivacious |
| presto | very fast |
| prestissimo | as fast as possible |
| accelerando | getting quicker |
| accel. | accelerando |
| stringendo | hurrying |
| allargando | broadening |
| rallentando | getting slower |
| rall. | rallentando |
| ritardando | holding back |
| rit. | ritardando |
| ritenuto | immediately slower |
| riten. | ritenuto |
| meno mosso | less movement |
| piu mosso | more movement |
| a tempo | return to the original speed |
| tempo primo | return to the original speed |
| pianissimo | very soft |
| pp | pianissimo |
| piano | soft |
| p | piano |
| mezzo piano | moderately soft |
| mp | mezzo piano |
| mezzo forte | moderately loud |
| mf | mezzo forte |
| forte | loud |
| f | forte |
| fortissimo | very loud |
| ff | fortissimo |
| fortepiano | loud, then suddenly soft |
| fp | fortepiano |
| crescendo | getting louder |
| cresc. | crescendo |
| decrescendo | getting softer |
| decresc. | decrescendo |
| diminuendo | getting softer |
| dim. | diminuendo |
| dimin. | diminuendo |
| sforzando | forced |
| sf | sforzando |
| sfz | sforzando |
| fz | forzato |
| forzato | forced |
| molto | much |
| assai | very |
| ma non troppo | but not too much |
| piu | more |
| meno | less |
| poco a poco | little by little |
| subito | suddenly |
| agitato | agitated |
| animato | animated |
| appassionato | passionately |
| ben | well |
| brillante | brillantly |
| cantabile | in a singing style |
| con | with |
| con brio | with vigour |
| con fuoco | with fire |
| con moto | with movement |
| con spirito | with spirit |
| molto vivace | very lively |
| allegro assai | very fast |
| allegro ma non troppo | fast, but not too much |
| più lento | more slowly |
| meno forte | less loud |
| poco a poco crescendo | getting louder little by little |
| subito piano | suddenly soft |
| deciso | decisive |
| divisi | divided |
| dolce | sweetly |
| doloroso | sorrowful |
| energico | with energy |
| espressivo | with expression |
| giocoso | playful |
| giusto | exact |
| tempo giusto | exact speed |
| glissando | sliding |
| grazioso | graceful |
| legato | smoothly |
| leggiero | lightly |
| maestoso | majestically |
| martellato | hammered |
| marcato | marked |
| mesto | sad |
| misterioso | mysterious |
| ped | sustain pedal |
| pedale | sustain pedal |
| pesante | heavily |
| piacevole | pleasingly |
| pizzicato | plucked |
| arco | bowed |
| risoluto | resolutely |
| rubato | at a flexible speed |
| scherzando | playfully |
| semplice | simply |
| sempre | always |
| senza | without |
| simile | similarly |
| sordino | mute |
| con sordini | with mutes |
| senza sordini | without mutes |
| con sord. | with mutes |
| sostenuto | sustained |
| sotto voce | softly |
| staccato | detached |
| tacet | be silent |
| tenuto | hold for full value |
| tranquillo | tranquil |
| tre corde | release the soft pedal |
| tutti | everybody |
| una corda | soft pedal |
| vivo | lively |
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