Music Terms
1. A poco – a little; gradually
2. A tempo – in time; generally implies a return to the original rate of speed
3. Accelerando – gradually faster
4. Adagietto – slow; but not as slow as Adagio
5. Adagio – Very slow
6. Agitatio – Agitated; Rapid
7. Al fine – to the finish
8. Allegretto – light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro
9. Allegro – rapid; lively
10. Andante – moderately slow, but moving
11. Andantino – generally a little quicker than andante
12. Animato – animated; spirited
13. Brillante – Brilliantly
14. Cantabile – in a singing style
15. Chromatic – by semi-tones
16. Coda – the final added measure of a musical composition
17. Con anima – with animation; spirit
18. Con brio – with spirit; brilliantly
19. Con forze – with force
20. Con grazia – with grace
21. Con spirito – with spirit; brilliance
22. Crescendo – gradually louder
23. Da capo – from the beginning
24. Dal segno – from the sign
25. Decrescendo – gradually softer
26. Diminuendo – gradually softer
27. Dolce – sweetly
28. Energico – Energetically
29. Etude – a study
30. Fermata – a hold or pause
31. Forte – loud
32. Fortissimo – very loud
33. Furioso – Furiously
34. Grandioso – Grand or noble style
35. Grave – very slow or solemn
36. Grazioso – gracefully
37. Larghetto – slow; but not as slow as largo
38. Largo – very slow
39. Legato – smooth and connected
40. Lento – very slow
41. Maestoso – majestically
42. Marcato – marked; with emphasis
43. Meno - less
44. Mezzo – medium; half
45. Moderato – moderately
46. Molto – very
47. Non troppo – not too much
48. Pianissimo – very softly
49. Piano – softly
50. Poco – a little
51. Poco a poco – little by little
52. Prestissimo – very fast; more so than presto
53. Presto – very fast
54. Rallentando – gradually slower
55. Ritardando – gradually slower
56. Segno – the sign
57. Sforzando – forced; with emphasis
58. Simile – the same
59. Soli – more than one performer in unison
60. Solo – a composition or passage for one performer
61. Sostenuto - sustained
62. Staccato – separated, detached style
63. Subito - suddenly
64. Tacet – silent
65. Tempo – time; speed
66. Tenuto – sustain full value
67. Vivace – vivacious; lively
Schedule
Quiz: Wednesday, January 13th #1-#15
Quiz: Friday, January 22nd #16 - #30
Quiz: Thursday, January 28th #31-#45
Quiz: Wednesday, February 10th #46-67
Quiz: Tuesday, February 23rd – Test on all Vocabulary