ABRSM Grades 1-5 Music Theory Terms and definitions verified for accuracy

1. attacca go straight to the next sec- tion of music (italian) 2. dolente sad, mournful (italian) 3. dolore grief (italian) 4. doppio movimento twice as fast (italian) 5. estinto as soft as possible, lifeless (italian) 6. incalzando getting quicker (italian) 7. lacrimoso sad (italian) 8. loco at the normal pitch, used to cancel 8va (italian) 9. lunga long (italian) 10. doloroso sorrowful (italian) 11. lusingando coaxing; in a sweet and persuasive style (italian) 12. misura measure (italian) 13. alla misura in strict time (italian) 14. senza misura in free time (italian) 15. ossia or, alternatively (italian) 16. piacevole pleasant (italian) 17. piangvole plaintive, in the style of a lament (italian) 18. pochettino, poch. rather little (italian) 19. rinforzando, rf, rfz reinforcing (italian) 20. segue go straight on (italian) 21. smorzando, smorz. dying away in tone and speed (italian) 22. teneramente, tenerezza tenderly, tenderness (ital- ian) 23. tosto swift, rapid, used in the same sense as troppo (ital- ian) 24. volante flying, fast (italian) 25. aber but (german) 26. Ausdruck expression (german) 27. bewegt with movement, agitated (german) 28. breit broad, expansive (german) 29. ein a, one (german) 30. einfach simple (german) 31. etwas somewhat, rather (ger- man) 32. fröhlich cheerful, joyful (german) 33. immer always (german) 34. langsam slow (german) 35. lebhaft lively (german) 36. mässig at a moderate speed (ger- man) 37. mit with (german) 38. nicht not (german) 39. ohne without (german) 40. ruhig peaceful (german) 41. schnell fast (german) 42. sehr very (german) 43. süss sweet (german) 44. traurig sad (german) 45. und and (german) 46. voll full (german) 47. wenig little (german) 48. wieder again (german) 49. zart tender, delicate (german) 50. zu to, too (german) 51. accelerando (or accel.) gradually getting quicker 52. adagio slow 53. allegretto fairly quick (but not allegro) 54. allegro quick, cheerful 55. andante a medium, walking speed 56. cantabile in a singing style 57. crescendo gradually getting louder 58. de capo (or D.C) repeat from the beginning 59. dal segno (or D.S) repeat from the dal segno symbol 60. diminuendo (or dim.) gradually getting quieter (similar to decrescendo) 61. fine the end 62. forte (f) loud 63. fortissimo (ff) very loud 64. legato smoothly 65. lento slow 66. mezzo half 67. mezzo forte (mf) moderately loud ("half" loud) 68. mezzo piano (mp) moderately quiet ("half" quiet) 69. moderato moderately