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Basic Time Note
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ABRSM Grade 1 Italian terms
| accelerando (accel.) | gradually getting quicker |
| adagio | slow |
| allegretto | fairly quick (but not as quick as allegro) |
| allegro | quick (or cheerful) |
| andante | at a walking speed (or medium speed) |
| cantabile | in a singing style |
| crescendo (cresc.) | gradually getting louder |
| da capo (D.C.) | repeat from the beginning |
| dal segno (D.S.) | repeat from the sign segno |
| decrescendo | gradually getting quieter |
| diminuendo | gradually getting quieter |
| dolce | sweet |
| fine | the end |
| forte (f) | loud |
| fortissimo (ff) | very loud |
| legato | smoothly |
| mezzo | half |
| mezzo forte (mf) | moderately loud |
| mezzo piano (mp) | moderately quiet |
| moderato | moderately |
| piano (p) | soft |
| pianissimo (pp) | very soft |
| poco | a little |
| rallentando (rall.) | gradually getting slower |
| ritardando (ritard. or rit.) | gradually getting slower |
| ritenuto (riten. or rit.) | held back |
| staccato (stacc.) | detached |
| tempo | speed, time |
topics
- Time Note
- Bar-lines and time signatures
- Writing notes
- Rests
- Ties and slurs
- Dotted rhythm
- Accidentals
- Semitones and Tones
- Scales
- Degrees
- Tonic Triads
- Grouping of notes
- Performance Directions