Italian Terms (Grade 2)

Allargando -

• faster

• becoming broader

• slower

• back to the beginning

Meno mosso –

• Slower

• Quicker

• Moderately fast

• broadly

Piu mosso -

• quicker

• fast

• slowly

• broadly

Lento -

• quicker

• moderately fast

• broadly

• Slowly

Largo -

• Broadly

• quicker

• moderately fast

• slowly

Vivace/Vivo -

• lively and spirited

• very loud

• very soft

• moderately soft

Fortissimo ( ff ) -

• very loud

• very soft

• moderately soft

• lively and spirited

Mezzo piano ( mp ) -

• very loud

• lively and spirited

• very soft

• moderately soft

Mezzo forte ( mf) -

• Moderately loud

• moderately soft

• very soft

• very loud

Pianissimo ( pp ) -

• very soft

• moderately soft

• very soft

• soft