This
page will help you complete the crossword puzzle and questions for the Italian
Terms 2 section
in 
Workbook 1.
In Italian Terms 1 you learned dynamic and articulation markings.
Dynamic markings tell you how loud or soft to play, such as f for loud (forte) and p for soft (piano).
Articulation markings tell you how to emphasize the note, such as staccato for short and detached with crisp tonguing and legato for smooth and slurred with no tonguing.
Expression markings tell you what mood, emotion or feeling to put into the music.
The following words are all marks of expression.
Italian Term |
English Meaning |
Variations |
| grazioso | gracefully | |
| dolce | sweetly | dolcissimo - as sweetly as possible |
| espressivo | with expression | |
| meno | less | |
| piu | more | |
| molto | much | |
| dolente | sadly | doloroso - with sadness |
| sospirando | in a whisper | |
| maestoso | majestically | |
| marziale | march like/in a march style | |
| secco | dryly | |
| con | with | |
| scherzando | playfully | |
| fuoco | fire | |
| cantabile | in a singing style | |
| marcato | well marked with emphasis |
Tempo markings tell
you how fast or slow to play; 
For example; andante means at a walking speed
|
Italian Term |
English Meaning |
Variations |
| adagio | very slowly | |
| largo | slow and broad | larghetto - not as slow as largo |
| lento | slow | |
| andante | at a walking speed | andantino - a little faster than andante |
| moderato | at a moderate speed | |
| allegro | quick and lively | allegretto - not as quick as allegro |
| vivace | fast | |
| presto | very fast | prestissimo - as fast as possible |
| a tempo | return to the original speed | |
| tempo primo | play the original speed | |
| ritardando | gradually getting slower | rallentando |
| accelerando | gradually getting faster |
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