Tempo
This tempo marking means "Very Fast".
What is Presto?
What is ... ?
This Italian term means "very soft".
What is pianissimo?
This Italian term means "smooth and connected".
What is legato?
This Italian term means "expressive".
What is espressivo?
This tempo marking means "Slow and Stately" and is generally 55-65bpm.
What is Adagio?
Give us one reason why we use Italian terms in Western classical music.
What is ...?
This Italian term means "medium loud".
What is mezzo forte?
This term is the opposite of sul tasto and refers to playing with your bow on the bridge.
What is sul ponticello?
If the composer says to play cantabile, a string player might do this with their left hand.
What is use vibrato?
This Italian word means the same thing as ritardando, or slowing down.
What is rallentando?
This era of Western classical music occurred before the Classical Era during the 17th century.
What is the Baroque Era?
This dynamic has the same meaning as decrescendo.
What is diminuendo?
This articulation marking means the same thing as legato and is indicated with a line over the top of the note.
What is tenuto?
Meaning "graceful", this Italian term is used to indicate style that is delicate and smooth.
What is grazioso?
Meaning "lively and fast", this tempo marking is generally 150-170bpm.
What is Vivace?
This French violinist and conductor composed pieces such as Ballet No. 1 from L'amant anonyme, his only opera.
Who is Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges?
This composer is known for utilizing very dramatic and varied dynamics in his pieces.
Who is Ludwig Van Beethoven?
Marcato indicates that a note should be played in this style.
What is with a short accent, or loud and forcefully?
This Italian word might require a string musician to use more weight in the bow.
What is pesante?
Translate the following phrase: Marcia non troppo funebre.
What is "March, not too funeral"?
This is the meaning of the Italian term stringendo.
What is "to accelerate with movement"?
Translating directly to "dying" in English, this dynamic means to get softer and slower until the sound "dies out".
What is morendo?
Nicknamed "The Devil's Violinist", this composer and performer was known for his virtuosic skills on the violin and eccentric style.
Who is Niccolo Paganini?
Translate the following phrase into Italian: "Fast, but not too fast".
What is Allegro ma non troppo?