Musical Terms Vocabulary

22 vocabulary flashcards covering tempo markings, articulation signs, and musical directives from lecture notes.

Allargando

Becoming broader

Meno mosso

Slower

Più mosso

Quicker

Allegretto

Moderately fast

Largo

Broadly

Lento

Slow

Vivace

Lively and spirited

Cantabile

In a singing style

Da Capo al Fine (D.C. al Fine)

Return to the beginning and play until the word “Fine.”

Dal Segno (D.S.)

Return to the sign and continue from there.

Maestoso

Majestic

Mezzo staccato

Moderately short and detached

Leggiero

Lightly

Poco

A little

Senza

Without

Sempre

Always

Sostenuto

Sustained

Fermata

A pause

Accent

play strongly

Marcato

Play strongly (accent)

Tenuto

Hold the note for its full value

Triplet

Three notes played in the time of two of the same value.