GCSE Music: Italian Terms

Question 1

What does staccato mean?

Accepted Answer

Play notes short and sharp

Question 2

What does the term sfz in a piece of music mean?

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Sforzando - a sudden emphasis

Question 3

Music where the tempo slows down is known as...

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ritardando, rallentando

Question 4

What does adagio mean?

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at a leisurely pace

Question 5

pizzicato, arco and marcato are playing techniques associated with which family of instruments?

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Strings

Question 6

Which of these is the loudest dynamic marking?

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fortissimo

Question 7

Which of these is the fastest

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moderato

Question 8

What does andante mean?

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at a walking pace

Question 9

Name the term used when the timing of a piece is pulled around, before returning to normal

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Rubato

Question 10

If I play notes smoothly, one after another, which term would I use?

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legato

Question 11

Which of these words does NOT make a musical definition when mezzo is added in front of it?

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crescendo

Question 12

Music where the tempo gets faster is known as...

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accellerando

Question 13

What does mezzo in front of a word mean?

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in between

Question 14

Running your fingers up or down the piano at speed is called..

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glissando

Question 15

Which of these is the opposite of ff?

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pianissimo

Question 16

Lento, allegro, andante and presto all belong to which element of music?

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tempo

Question 17

Which of these is the second fastest?

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vivace

Question 18

Which of these means 'getting louder'?

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crescendo

Question 19

The correct Italian term for 'broken chords' is...

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arpeggio

Question 20

'Wobbling the string' while playing it is a technique called...

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tremolo

Questions 20