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Musical Terms - ABRSM Grade 4
All the new musical terms required for ABRSM Grade 4 theory exam. You will also need to revise the musical terms for Grades 1, 2 &3.
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| con sordini or con sord. | with mutes (Strings & Bass) |
| senza sordini or senza sord. | without mutes (Strings & Bass) |
| arco | play with bow (Strings) |
| V | 'up' bow stroke (Strings) |
| pizzicato | plucked (strings) |
| sul G | play on the G string (strings) |
| sul ponticello | play near the bridge (strings) |
| una corda | press left pedal (piano) |
| tre corda | release left pedal (piano) |
| Ped * | press/release right pedal |
| P_______________| | Press/release right pedal |
| mano | hand |
| mano sinistra or m.s. | left hand (piano & harp) |
| mano destra or m.d. | right hand (piano & harp) |
| } (ripple at side of chord) | spread notes quickly starting from bottom note |
| affettuoso | tenderly |
| affretando | hurrying |
| amabile | amiable, pleasant |
| appassionato | with passion |
| calando | getting softer, dying away (and usually slowing down) |
| cantando | singing |
| come | as, similar to |
| come prima | as before |
| come sopra | as above |
| facile | easy |
| fuoco | fire |
| giusto | proper, exact |
| tempo giusto | in strict time |
| l'istesso | the same |
| l'istesso tempo | at the same speed |
| morendo | dying away |
| niente | nothing |
| nobilmente | nobly |
| perdendosi | dying away |
| possibile | possible |
| presto possibile | as fast as possible |
| quasi | as if, resembling |
| sonoro | resonant, with rich tone |
| sopra | above |
| sotto | below |
| sotte voce | in an undertone |
| veloce | swift |
| voce | voice |
| à | to, at |
| animé | animated, lively |
| assez | enough, sufficiently |
| avec | with |
| cédez | yield, relax the speed |
| douce | sweet |
| en dehors | prominent (a direction to make the melody stand out) |
| et | and |
| légèrement | light |
| lent | slow |
| mais | but |
| moins | less |
| modéré | at a moderate speed |
| non | not |
| peu | little |
| plus | more |
| presser | hurrying |
| en pressant | hurrying on |
| ralentir | slow down |
| retenu | held back |
| en retenant | holding back, slowing a little |
| sans | without |
| très | very |
| un, une | one |
| vif | lively |
| vite | quick |
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