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Performance directions 1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these words means 'freely'?

a)

Ad lib.

b)

Attacca

c)

Amore

d)

Assez

2.

Which of these words means 'tenderly'?

a)

Affettuoso

b)

Attacca

c)

Amore

d)

Assez

3.

Which of these words means 'agitated'?

a)

Affettuoso

b)

Attacca

c)

Agitato

d)

Assez

4.

Which of these words means 'amiable'?

a)

Affettuoso

b)

Attacca

c)

Agitato

d)

Amabile

5.

Which of these words means 'lively'?

a)

Animato

b)

Affettuoso

c)

Agitato

d)

Amabile

6.

Which of these words means the same as 'animato'?

a)

Animé

b)

Affettuoso

c)

Agitato

d)

Amabile

7.

Which of these words means 'with spirit'?

a)

Con spirito

b)

Con fuoco

c)

Con carne

d)

Con amore

8.

Which of these words means 'go straight on to next section'?

a)

Attacca

b)

Agitato

c)

Deciso

d)

Energico

9.

Which of these words means 'passionately'?

a)

Appassionato

b)

Agitato

c)

Ad libitum

d)

Affettuoso

10.

Which of these words means 'gradually get louder'?

a)

Crescendo

b)

Diminuendo

c)

Decrescendo

d)

Espressivo

11.

Which of these words means 'gradually get softer'?

a)

Crescendo

b)

Diminuendo

c)

Dolente

d)

Espressivo

12.

Which of these words means 'decisively'?

a)

Crescendo

b)

Deciso

c)

Dolente

d)

Espressivo

13.

Which of these words means the same as 'diminuendo'?

a)

Crescendo

b)

Decrescendo

c)

Dolente

d)

Espressivo

14.

Which of these words means 'sad'?

a)

Decrescendo

b)

Delicato

c)

Doloroso

d)

Deciso

15.

Which of these words means 'grief'?

a)

Decrescendo

b)

Dolore

c)

Deciso

d)

Grazioso

16.

Which of these words means 'sorrowful'?

a)

Decrescendo

b)

Diminuendo

c)

Doppio movimento

d)

Doloroso

17.

Which of these words means 'energetic'?

a)

Doppio movimento

b)

En pressant

c)

Energico

d)

Doloroso

18.

Which of these words means 'expressively'?

a)

Doppio movimento

b)

En pressant

c)

Energico

d)

Espressivo

19.

Which instrument might play in the bass clef?

a)

trombone

b)

alto saxophone

c)

clarinet

d)

french horn

20.

Which instrument might use the alto clef?

a)

viola

b)

cello

c)

violin

d)

double bass

21.

Which instrument would NOT use the tenor clef?

a)

viola

b)

cello

c)

trombone

d)

bassoon

22.

What does 'cantando' mean?

a)

singing

b)

broadening

c)

dying away

d)

getting louder

23.

What does 'con dolore' mean?

a)

sorrowful

b)

double the speed

c)

dying away

d)

getting louder

24.

What does 'largamente' mean?

a)

broadly

b)

quickly

c)

dying away

d)

lively

25.

What does 'morendo' mean?

a)

broadly

b)

quickly

c)

dying away

d)

lively

26.

What does 'perdendosi' mean?

a)

gradually getting broader

b)

gradually getting quicker

c)

gradually dying away

d)

gradually slowing down

27.

What does 'quasi' mean?

a)

singing

b)

inside

c)

as if

d)

slower

28.

What does 'quasi' mean?

a)

singing

b)

inside

c)

resembling

d)

faster

29.

What does 'quasi recitativo' mean?

a)

when you recite

b)

when you receive

c)

in the style of a recitative

d)

in the style of a gift

30.

What does 'rinforzando' mean?

a)

smoothly

b)

slower

c)

reinforcing

d)

louder

31.

Which of these does NOT mean 'reinforcing'

a)

rfz

b)

rf

c)

rit

d)

rinf

32.

What does 'smorzando' mean?

a)

smoothly

b)

getting slower

c)

dying away

d)

getting louder

33.

What does 'smorz' mean?

a)

smoothly

b)

getting slower

c)

dying away

d)

getting louder

34.

What does 'sotto voce' mean?

a)

in a singing style

b)

in a high voice

c)

in a low voice, whispered

d)

in a smooth voice

35.

What does 'stringendo' mean?

a)

gradually getting louder

b)

gradually dying away

c)

gradually getting faster

d)

gradually getting slower

36.

What does 'rubato' mean?

a)

determined

b)

in strict time

c)

in freer (robbed) time

d)

gradually getting slower

37.

What does 'tempo rubato' mean?

a)

determined

b)

in strict time

c)

not in strict time

d)

gradually getting slower

38.

What does 'misterioso' mean?

a)

determined

b)

misty

c)

mysterious

d)

quiet

39.

What does 'mesto' mean?

a)

sad

b)

happy

c)

mysterious

d)

quiet

40.

Which of these words means 'light, nimble'?

a)

leggiero

b)

langsam

c)

lent

d)

larghetto

41.

What does 'a tempo' mean?

a)

in time

b)

slower

c)

faster

d)

time signature

42.

What does 'accelerando' mean?

a)

in time

b)

getting slower

c)

getting faster

d)

time signature

43.

What does 'adagio' mean?

a)

in time

b)

slow

c)

fast

d)

at a moderate speed

44.

What does 'allegro' mean?

a)

fairly fast

b)

slow

c)

fast, cheerful

d)

fairly slow

45.

What does 'allegretto' mean?

a)

fairly fast

b)

slow

c)

fast, cheerful

d)

fairly slow

46.

What does 'andante' mean?

a)

fairly fast

b)

slow

c)

fast, cheerful

d)

at a walking pace

47.

What does 'cantabile' mean?

a)

fairly fast

b)

in a singing style

c)

fast, cheerful

d)

at a walking pace

48.

What does 'da capo' mean?

a)

fairly fast

b)

repeat from the beginning

c)

repeat from the sign

d)

at a walking pace

49.

What does 'dal segno' mean?

a)

fairly fast

b)

repeat from the beginning

c)

repeat from the sign

d)

at a walking pace

50.

What does 'dolce' mean?

a)

soft

b)

happy

c)

sweet

d)

sad