Worksheetstheory performance direction
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What does grave mean?
very slow, solemn
deathly
graceful
sad
What does grazioso mean?
solemn
joyful
thankful
graceful
What does presto mean?
at speed
urgent
fast (but not as fast as allegro)
very fast
What does tenuto mean?
held
forced
accented
smoothly
What does this symbol mean?
tenuto - the note is given a slight pressure
semi-staccato - the notes should be slightly separated, but less so than notes with ordinary staccato
marcato - accented and slightly separated
staccatissimo - played as briefly as possible and possibly accented
What does this symbol mean?
tenuto - the note is given a slight pressure (and generally slightly separated)
semi-staccato - the notes should be slightly separated, but less so than notes with ordinary staccato
marcato - accented and slightly separated
staccatissimo - played as briefly as possible and possibly accented
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What does this symbol mean?
martelato - even stronger accent than marcato
semi-staccato - the notes should be slightly separated, but less so than notes with ordinary staccato
marcato - accented and slightly separated
staccatissimo - played as briefly as possible and possibly accented
What does accelerando mean?
half
gradually getting slower
gradually getting quicker
gradually getting louder
What does adagio mean?
held back
slow
medium ('walking') speed
quiet
What does allegretto mean?
fairly quick (but not as quick as allegro)
fast, faster than allegro
quick (literally 'cheerful')
gradually getting quieter
What does andante mean?
slow
smoothly
at a medium (walking) speed
fairly quick
What does crescendo mean?
gradually getting quieter
gradually getting louder
gradually getting slower
gradually getting quicker
What does legato mean?
slow
smoothly
detached
softly
What does lento mean?
slow
smoothly
fairly slow
fast
