Music Vocabulary - Italian Terms

This word means suddenly

• poco

• subito

• con

• sotto

When a composer wants you to play with expression they tell you to play ​ (a)  

• maestoso
• vivo
• secco
• subito
• expressivo

This Italian word means motion or moving

Use the words below to define ma non troppo by putting the terms in order.

• too

• not

• much

• but

This word means majestic or stately

• expressivo

• subito

• maestoso

• vivo

​ (a)   means very or much, while ​ (b)   ​ means less.

• Molto
• niente
• meno
• mosso
• con
• secco

A composer may tell a musician to fade to nothing, or decrescendo to nothing, using this term.

• molto

• con

• subito

• niente

Composers sometimes add a special ending to a composition by adding this.

A composer may tell a musician to play a drum in a ​ (a)   style, which means for them to play without resonance.

• secco
• vivo
• moto

Match the following italian terms with their meaning.

• little

• molto

• less

• poco

• not

• con

• much

• non

• with

• meno