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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