Final Exam Flash Cards

Coeur d’Alene High SchoolInstrumental Music

Fall 2013 (Exams January 22-23, 2014)

Con Moto with motion

Mosso moved, agitated

L’istessothe same

(L’istesso tempo = same tempo after a change of meter)

Doppio Movimento twice as fast

A TempoReturn to regular tempo after a ritardando, accelerando, etc.

Molto Very, much

(molto crescendo = to become much louder)

Assai very much

Accelerando becoming faster

Piu More

(piu mosso = more moved or more motion)

Rallentando slowing down

Allargando slowing down and becoming broader

Non Troppo not too much

Ritardando same as

rallentando(Slowing Down)

Meno Less

(meno mosso = less motion = slower)

Ritenuto suddenly slower

Sostenuto sustained

Legato smooth , connected

Rubato flexible, irregular tempo

Vivace lively

Stringendo Quickening, with

growing excitement

Tempo Primo Resume the original

or first tempo

Vivacissimo very quick

A Piacere At performer’s discretion

Agitato

Bravura boldness, spirit

Largamente largely, broadly

Al Fine to the end

Maestoso Majestic

Cantabile In a singing style

Dolce

Espressivo expressive

Giocoso merry, joyful

Grazioso graceful

Vivo lively, spirited

Marcato stressed

Sempre Always

Sempre pianissimo = always very quiet

Mezzo Medium

mp = medium soft

Pesante emphatic, heavy, ponderous –

importance on weight. Played with great emphasis

Tutti All together

(i.e. after a solo passage)

Con Fuoco

With fire

Da Capo (D.C.) from the beginning

Staccato detached, separated

Tenuto held, full value

Dal Segno (D.S.) from the sign

GP general pause, grand pause

Poco a little

(poco a poco - little by little)

Senza without

Senza sordino - without muteSenza vib – without vibrato

Simile continue in the same way

Subito

Suddenly(subito piano = suddenly soft)