General Musical Markings (Italian) Flashcards - Level 1

General Musical Marking Flashcards (Italian) Level 1 © www.OpusMusicWorksheets.com

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for, at, in, etc.

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a cappella

for choral music without accompaniment


accelerando (accel.)

gradually getting faster


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agitato

agitated, excited


alla

in the style of


alla breve

the half note (minim) rather than the quarter note (crotchet) takes the beat


allargando

growing broader



animato

with spirit


appassionato

impassioned


arioso

a short solo in the style of an air


arpeggio

the notes of a chord are played in succession rather than simultaneously



assai

very


ben, bene

well


brillante

with brilliance or vivacity


cadenza

a passage for solo instrument in free, improvisatory style



cantabile

in a singing style


con

with


con brio

with brilliance or vivacity


con dolore

with sorrow



con forza

with force or strength


con fuoco

with fire


con giusto

with taste, fitting mood and tempo


con passione

with passion



con spirito

with spirit


crescendo

gradually get louder


decrescendo

gradually get softer


delicato

delicately



diminuendo

gradually get softer


dolce

sweetly


dolente

doleful, sorrowful


e, ed

and



e poi

and then


espressivo

expressive


fine

end, close


furioso

furiously



grandioso

grandly


grazioso

graceful


il, la

the


legato

smoothly



leggiero

light and graceful


ma

but


maestoso

majestically


marcato

emphasized



meno

less


meno mosso

less movement, slower


mezzo

half


misterioso

mysteriously



molto

much, very


non

not


ossia

or


pesante

heavy, weighting



piu

more


pizzicato

pluck the string with the finger


poco

little, a little


poco a poco

little by little



poi

then


pomposo

pompous


quasi

almost


rallentando (rall.)

gradually getting slower



risoluto

resolutely


ritardando (rit.)

gradually getting slower


ritenuto (riten.)

suddenly slower, held back


rubato

robbed time, speeding up and slowing down



scherzando

playfully


sempre

always


semplice

simple


senza

without



simili

the same


sonore

sound with full tone


sostenuto

sustained


sotto voce

with a barely audible sound



vigoroso

vigorous, strong


vivo

lively



tempo rubato

robbed time


tenuto

held, sustained


tranquillo

tranquil, quiet, calm


tremolo

a quick reiteration of the same tone on a string instrument



troppo

too much


tutti

all


un poco

a little


vibrato

slight change of pitch on same note



vigoroso

vigorous, strong


vivo

lively

