Espressivo Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. crescendo (cresc.) gradually getting louder 2. diminuendo (dim.) gradually getting quieter 3. slur perform notes legato-ly 4. octave 5. play an octave higher 6. play an octave lower 7. staccato (stacc.) short, detached 8. > accent 9. repeat signs 10. accelerando (accel.) gradually getting quicker 11. allegretto fairly quick 12. allegro quick (cheerful) 13. andante medium, walking speed 14. da capo (D.C) repeat from the b...

A tempo In time Accelerando (Accel) Gradually getting faster Ad libitum (Ad lib.) At choice Adagio Slow Affettuoso Tenderly Agitato Agitated Al, alla In the style of Alla breve With a minim beat Allargando Broadening Allegretto Fairly quick Allegro Fast Allegro assai Very fast Allegro moderato Moderately fast Amabile Amiable, pleasant Andante At a walking pace Andantino slight...

1. adagietto rather slow (but faster than adagio) 2. ad libitum at choice, meaning that a passage may be played freely 3. agitato agitated 4. alla breve with a minim beat, equivalent to 2/2, implying a faster tempo than the note values might otherwise suggest 5. amore love 6. amoroso loving 7. anima soul, spirit 8. con anima with feeling, spirited 9. animato animated, lively 10. animando becoming more lively 11. ben well 12. brio vigour 13. con brio with vigou...

1. In time A tempo 2. Gradually getting faster Accelerando (Accel.) 3. At choice Ad libitum (Ad lib.) 4. Slow Adagio 5. Tenderly Affettuoso 6. Agitated Agitato 7. In the style of ... Al, alla 8. With a minim (half note) beat Alla breve 9. Broadening Allargando 10. Fairly quick Allegretto 11. Fast Allegro 12. Very fast Allegro assai 13. Moderately fast Allegro moderato 14. Amiable, pleasant Amabile 15. At a walking pace Andante 16. Slightly faster than...

1. Allargando Broadening 2. Allegro assai Very quick 3. Andantino lightly faster than andante 4. Grave Very slow and solemn 5. Larghetto Rather slow 6. Largo Slow and stately 7. Presto Very fast 8. Vivace Lively and quickly 9. Vivo Lively and quickly 10. Fortepiano Loud then immediately soft 11. Sforzando Forced, accented 12. Sforzato Forced, accented 13. Dolce Sweetly 14. Espressivo Expressive 15. Giocoso Playfully, merry 16. Grazioso Gracefully 1...

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