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31 mar 2015 · ITALIAN MUSICAL TERMS A tempo - in the original tempo A tempo giusto - in strict and exact time Abbandono - unrestrained, free Accelerando - with gradually increasing velocity of movement Acciaccatura - note rapidly “crushed” into principal note Ad libitum - at will, pleasure or discretion
List of Italian musical expressions. Learn the most commonly used Italian terms and signs for tempo, dynamics, playing techniques, moods, and repeats.
This document provides Italian musical terms and their literal English translations. It includes terms for forms and genres of music, instruments, voices, tempo, dynamics, moods, patterns in scores, and directions.
Italian musical terms. Definitions and advice on usage. Pronunciation help usig audio files.
This document provides a list of common Italian musical terms along with their English translations and other explanatory information. It includes terms such as a capella, accelerando, ad libitum, allegro, andante, crescendo, da capo, diminuendo, and dolce.
Musical Term Pronunciation Category Definition largo LAR-goe tempo marking very slow adagio ah-DAH-jio tempo marking slow andante ahn-DAHN-tay tempo marking medium slow, walking pace moderato moe-der-RAH-toe tempo marking moderate allegro ah-leh-GROE tempo marking fast presto PRES-toe tempo marking very fast pianissimo pee-ah-NEE-see-moe dynamic very soft piano pee-AH-noe dynamic soft
Ties and slurs (legato) connect two or more notes together. Ties connect notes of the same pitch, forming essentially one longer note. Slurs connect notes of different pitch. jump to the Coda and play to the end.
