Quizlet Piano Grade 2 Terms

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  1. ad libitum, ad lib.: at the liberty of the performer
  2. agitato: agitated
  3. allargando: broadening, becoming slower
  4. arco: resume bowing
  5. attacca: proceed without break
  6. bewegt: moving
  7. comodo: a comfortable easy tempo
  8. con fuoco: with fire
  9. con grazia: with grace
  10. con sordino: with mute
  11. dolente: sad
  12. giocoso: humorous, jocose
  13. grandioso: grand, grandiose
  14. langsam: slowly
  15. largamente: broadly
  16. l’istesso tempo: the same tempo
  17. léger: lightly
  18. lentement: slowly
  19. martellato: strongly accented, hammered
  20. mässig: moderately
  21. mesto: sad, mournful
  22. mit Ausdruck: with expression
  23. modéré: at a moderate tempo
  24. morendo: dying, fading away
  25. mouvement: tempo, motion
  26. pesante: weighty, with emphasis
  27. pizzicato, pizz.: pluck the string
  28. primo, prima: first
  29. ritenuto, riten.: suddenly slower, held back
  30. scherzando: playful
  31. schnell: fast
  32. secondo, seconda: second
  33. sehr: very
  34. semplice: simple
  35. sforzando, sf, sfz: sudden strong accent
  36. simile: continue in the same manner
  37. sonore: sonorous
  38. sostenuto, sost.: sustained
  39. sotto voce: soft, subdued, under the breath
  40. strepitoso: boisterous, noisy
  41. stringendo, string.: pressing, becoming faster
  42. subito, sub.: suddenly
  43. tacet: be silent
  44. tutti: a passage for the ensemble
  45. vite: fast
  46. vivo: lively
  47. volta: time
  48. volta subito, v.s.: turn the page quickly