Italian terms

Marcato means

• Marked and accented

• Smooth and connected

• Short

• Loud and long

The Italian for “little by little” is

• Assai

• Subito

• Poco a poco

• Ritardando

Crescendo means to

• Get softer

• Get louder

• Get slower

• Get faster

Which word means to speed up?

• Accelerando

• Ritardando

• Crescendo

• Decrescendo

Maestoso means...

• Separated

• Marked and accented

• Broad and majestic

• slow and stately

What does Allegro mean?

• Fast

• Slow

• Moderate speed

• Very slow

What does andante mean?

• no dancing

• slow running pace

• Fast walking pace

• Slow walking pace

What does moderato mean?

• Moderately

• slow

• slow walking pace

• fast and lively

What does vivace mean?

• Fast

• Fast and lively

• Very fast

• Moderately

Which of these terms is NOT a tempo term?

• Adagio

• Moderato

• Andante

• Mezzo forte