Grade1- 3 italian music theory words

accelerando

Gradually getting quicker

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adaqio

slow

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allegretto

fairly quick (not as quick as allegro)

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allegro

quick

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andante

at a medium (walking) speed

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cantabile

in a singing style

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crescendo

gradually getting louder

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da capo/ D.C

repeat from the beginning

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dal segno/ D.S

repeat from the sign

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decresendo/ diminuendo

gradually getting quieter

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fine

the end

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forte

loud

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fortissimo

very loud

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legato

smoothly

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lento

slow

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mezzo

half

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mezzo forte

moderately loud

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mezzo piano

moderately quiet

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moderato

moderately

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piano

quiet

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pianissimo

very quiet

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poco

a little

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rallentando/ ritardando

gradually getting slower

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ritenuto

held back

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staccato

detached

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tempo

speed/ time

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8va

octave

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8va_____|

play an octave lower

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a

at, to, by, for, in the style of

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al, alla

to the, in the manner of

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allargando

broadening (getting a little slow and probably louder)

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andantino

slightly faster than andante

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assai

very

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con, col

with

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dolce

sweet, soft

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e, ed

and

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espressivo

expressive

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fortepiano

loud then immediately soft

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giocoso

playful, merry

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grave

very slow, solemn

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grazioso

graceful

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larghetto

rather slow (not as slow as largo)

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largo

slow,staely

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ma

but

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maestoso

majestic

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meno

less

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molto

very, much

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mosso, moto

movement

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non

not

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piu

more

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presto

fast

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senza

without

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sforzando

forced, accented

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simile

in the same way

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sostenuto

sustained

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tenuto

held

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troppo

too much

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vivace

lively, quick

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adagietto

rather slow (faster than adagio)

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ad libitum

at choice, meaning that a passage may be played freely

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agitato

agitated

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alla breve

with a minim beat equivelent to 2/2, implying a faster tempo then the note values suggest

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amore

love

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anima

soul, spirit

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animato

animated, lively

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animando

becoming lively

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ben

well

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brio

viqour

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comodo

convenient, comfortable

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deciso

with determination

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delicato

delicate

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energico

energetic

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forza

force

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largamente

broadly

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leggiero

light, nimble

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marcato

emphatic, accented

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marziale

in a military style

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mesto

sad

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pesante

heavy

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prima

first

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risoluto

bold, strong

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ritmico

rythmically

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rubato

freedom of time

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scherzando/ scherzoso

playful,joking

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seconda/ secondo

second

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semplice

simple, plain

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sempre

always

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stringendo

gradually getting faster

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subito

suddenly

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tanto

so much

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tranquillo

calm

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triste/ tristamente

sad, sorrowful

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volta

time

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