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    ABRSM Grade 5 Theory Musical Terms and Their Definitions

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    This document provides definitions for various musical terms in Italian and German. It lists terms related to tempo, expression, articulation and more. Terms include attacca, meaning immediately continue to the next section, and dolente, meaning doleful or sad. It also defines German terms like langsam, meaning slow, and lebhaft, meaning lively.

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    This document provides definitions for various musical terms in Italian and German. It lists terms related to tempo, expression, articulation and more. Terms include attacca, meaning immediately continue to the next section, and dolente, meaning doleful or sad. It also defines German terms like langsam, meaning slow, and lebhaft, meaning lively.

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    This document provides definitions for various musical terms in Italian and German. It lists terms related to tempo, expression, articulation and more. Terms include attacca, meaning immediately continue to the next section, and dolente, meaning doleful or sad. It also defines German terms like langsam, meaning slow, and lebhaft, meaning lively.

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    ABRSM Grade 5 Theory musical terms and their definitions

    Alternatives Definition / meaning Language Notes


    Musical term Alternatives Definition / meaning Language Notes
    attacca immediately continue with the next section (or movement)
    Italian of music
    dolente doleful, sad, mournful Italian
    dolore grief (doloroso: sorrowful) Italian
    doppio movimento twice as fast (similar to alla breve) Italian
    estinto as soft as possible, lifeless (literally "extinguished")Italian
    incalzando chasing, pressing on, i.e. getting quicker Italian
    lacrimoso sad, tearful Italian
    loco cancels an 8va indication: return to the normal pitch
    Italian
    lunga long (often refering to a pause, pausa lunga: long pause)
    Italian
    lusingando coaxing, persuasive, flattering Italian
    misura measure / bar (alla misura: in strict time, senza misura:
    Italianin free time)
    Usually this refers to a note or notes which
    may be played instead, if the original is not
    ossia or / alternatively Italian possible due to range, technique, etc.
    piacevole pleasant Italian
    piangevole plaintive, lamenting Italian
    pochettino poch. very little (i.e. a stronger version of "poco") Italian
    rinforzando rf, rfz reinforcing Italian
    segue go straight on (similar to attacca) Italian
    smorzando smorz. dying away (in tone and speed) Italian
    teneramente tenerezza tenderly, tenderness Italian
    tosto swift, rapid, at once (più tosto: quicker) Italian
    volante flying, fast Italian
    aber but (Italian: ma) German
    Ausdruck expression German
    bewegt with movement, agitated (Italian: a combination of German
    con moto and agitato)
    breit broad, expansive (Italian: largamente) German
    ein a, one German
    einfach simple (Italian: semplice) German
    etwas somewhat, rather (Italian: poco) German
    frölich cheerful, joyful (Italian: giocoso) German
    immer always (Italian: sempre) German
    langsam slow (Italian: lento) German
    lebhaft lively (Italian: vivace) German
    mässig at a moderate speed (Italian: moderato) German
    mit with (Italian: con) German
    nicht not (Italian: non) German
    ohne without (Italian: senza) German
    ruhig peaceful German
    schnell fast German
    sehr very (Italian: molto) German
    süss sweet German
    traurig sad German
    und and (Italian: e / ed) German
    voll full German
    wenig little, slightly German
    wieder again German
    zart tender, delicate German
    zu too (nicht zu schnell: not too fast), also to / towardsGerman

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