Grade 5 Music Theory Italian Terms

Question 1

What does 'piacevole' mean?

Accepted Answer

pleasant

Question 2

What does 'piangevole' mean?

Accepted Answer

plaintive

Question 3

Which of these terms means 'twice as fast'?

Accepted Answer

doppio movimento

Question 4

What does 'pochettino' mean?

Accepted Answer

rather little

Question 5

Which of these terms means 'grief'?

Accepted Answer

dolore

Question 6

Which of these terms means 'flying' or 'fast'?

Accepted Answer

volante

Question 7

What does 'segue' mean?

Accepted Answer

go straight on

Question 8

Which of these terms does 'rinforzando' mean?

Accepted Answer

reinforcing

Question 9

What does 'lacrimoso' mean?

Accepted Answer

sad

Question 10

What does 'loco' mean?

Accepted Answer

at the normal pitch

Question 11

Which of these terms means 'getting quicker'?

Accepted Answer

incalzando

Question 12

What does 'ossia' mean?

Accepted Answer

or / alternatively

Question 13

What is the term for 'dying away in tone and speed'?

Accepted Answer

smorzando (smorz)

Question 14

What does 'lunga' mean?

Accepted Answer

long

Question 15

Which of these terms means 'swift' or 'rapid'?

Accepted Answer

tosto

Question 16

What does 'lusingando' mean?

Accepted Answer

coaxing

Question 17

Which of these terms means 'sad' or 'mournful'?

Accepted Answer

dolente

Question 18

Which of these terms means 'go straight on to the next section of music'?

Accepted Answer

attacca

Question 19

Which of these terms means 'as soft as possible' or 'lifeless'?

Accepted Answer

estinto

Question 20

Which of these terms means 'tenderly' or 'tenderness'?

Accepted Answer

teneramente

Question 21

What does 'misura' mean?

Accepted Answer

measure

Questions 21