Grade 5 Music Theory

A

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

à

To, at

Aber

But

Accelerando (Accel.)

Gradually getting faster

Ad libitum (Ad lib.)

At choice

Adagietto

Rather slow (but faster than adagio)

Adagio

Slow

Affettuoso

Tenderly

Affrettando

Hurrying

Agitato

Agitated

Al, alla

In the style of …

Alla breve

With a minim (half note) beat

Alla marcia

In the style of a march

Allargando

Broadening

Allegretto

Fairly quick

Allegro

Fast

Allegro assai

Very fast

Allegro moderato

Moderately fast

Amabile

Amiable, pleasant

Amore

Love

Amoroso

Loving

Andante

At a walking pace

Andantino

Slightly faster than andante

Anima

"Soul" or "spirit" in music

Con anima

With feeling

Animando

Becoming lively

Animato

Animated, lively

Animé

Animated, lively

Appassionato

With passion

Assai

Very

Assez

Enough, sufficiently

Ausdruck

Expression

Avec

With

Attacca

Go immediately to next section

Ben

Well

Bewegt

With movement

Breit

Broad, expansive

Brio

Vigour

Con brio

With vigour

Calando

Getting softer, dying away

Cantabile

In a singing style

Cantando

Singing

Come

As, similar to

Come prima

As before

Come sopra

As above

Comodo

Convenient, comfortable

Cédez

Yield, slow down

Tempo comodo

At a comfortable speed

Con, col

With

Crescendo (Cresc.)

Gradually getting louder

Da capo (DC)

Repeat from beginning

Dal segno (DS)

Repeat from "S" sign

Deciso

With detemination

Decrescendo (Decresc.)

Gradually getting quieter

Delicato

Delicate

Diminuendo (Dim.)

Gradually getting quieter

Dolce

Sweet, soft

Dolente

Sad, mournful

Dolore

Grief

Doloroso

Sorrowful

Doppio movimento

Twice as fast

Douce

Sweet

E, ed

And

Ein

A, one

Einfach

Simple

Energico

Energetic

En dehors

Prominent

Et

And

Espressivo

Expressive

Espressione

Expression

Etwas

Somewhat, rather

Con espressione

With expression

Estinto

As soft as possible, lifeless

Facile

Easy to play or perform

Fine

The end

Forte (F)

Loud

Fortepiano (FP)

Loud, then immediately soft

Fortissimo (FF)

Very Loud

Forza

Force

Fröhlich

Cheerful, joyful

Fuoco

Fire

Giocoso

Playful, merry

Grazioso

Graceful

Giosto

Proper, exact

Tempo giusto

In strict time

Grave

Very slow, solemn

Immer

Always

Incalzando

Getting faster

L'istesso

The same

L'istesso tempo

At the same speed

Lacrimoso

Sad

Langsam

Slow

Largamente

Broadly

Larghetto

Rather slow

Largo

Slow and stately

Lebhaft

Lively

Legato

Smoothly

Leggiero

Light, nimble

Léger, légère

Light

Légèrement

Light