Italian Terms Grade 1

Piano Intalian meanings

What does “a tiempo” mean?

In time.

What does accelerando (or accel.) mean?

Gradually getting faster.

What does adagio mean?

Slow.

What does allegretto mean?

Fairly quick.

What does allegro mean?

Quick.

What does andante mean?

At walking pace.

What does cantabile mean?

What does crescendo (or cres.) mean?

Gradually getting louder.

What does da capo (or D.C.) mean?

From the beginning.

What does descrecendo (or descresc.) mean?

Gradually getting quieter.

What does Diminuendo (or dim.) mean?

Gradually getting quieter.

What does dolce mean?

Sweet

What does f (forte) mean?

Loud

What does ff (fortissimo) mean?

Very loud

What does fine. (al fine) mean?

End

What does legato mean?

Smooth

What does mf (mezzo forte) mean?

Moderately loud.

What doe moderato mean?

At moderate speed.

What does mp (mezzo piano) mean?

Moderately soft.

What does p (piano) mean?

Quiet.

What does pp (pianissimo) mean?

Very quiet.

What does rallentando (or rall.) mean?

Gradually getting slower.

What does ritardando (or rit.) mean?

Gradually getting slower.

What does staccato (or stacc.) mean?

Short and detached.