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Musical Terms - ABRSM Grade 5
All the musical terms required for the ABRSM Grade 5 theory exam. You will also need to revise Grades 1,2,3 &4 as well.
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| A | B |
| Allegro | Fast |
| Allegretto | Moderately Fast |
| Dolce | Sweetly |
| Cantabile | In a singing style |
| Adagio | Slow |
| Lento | Slow |
| Accelerando | Gradually getting faster |
| Diminuendo | Gradually becoming quieter |
| Crescendo | Gradually getting louder |
| Stacatto | Detached, short |
| A | at, to, by, for, in the style of |
| Aber | but |
| Accelerando | gradually getting faster |
| Adagietto | rather slow |
| Adagio | slow, leisurly |
| Adagissimo | very slow |
| Affetuoso | tenderly |
| Affrettando | hurrying |
| Agitato | agitated |
| Alla | in the style of |
| Alla marcia | in the style of a march |
| Alla polacca | in the style of a Polonaise |
| Allargando | broadening out |
| Allegretto | slightly slower than allegro |
| Allegro | lively, reasonably fast |
| Allegro assai | very quick |
| Amabile | amaible, pleasant |
| Andante | at a walking pace |
| Andantino | a little slower/faster than andante |
| Animato | lively, animated |
| Anime | animated, lively |
| Appassionata | with passion |
| Assai | very |
| Assez | enough, sufficiently |
| Atacca | go on immediately |
| A tempo | resume the normal speed |
| Ausdruck | expression |
| Avec | with |
| Bewegt | with movement, agitated |
| Bravura | with boldness and spirit |
| Breit | broad, expansive |
| Brillante | sparkling, brilliant |
| Cantando | in a singing style |
| Cedez | yield, relax the speed |
| Col;Con | with |
| Con anima | with deep feeling, soul |
| Con brio | with vigour |
| Con moto | with movement |
| Con spirito | with spirit, life, energy |
| Da capo | from the beginning |
| Da segno | repeat from the sign |
| Deciso | with determination |
| Delicato | delicately |
| Dolcissimo | very sweetly |
| Dolente | sadly |
| Dolore | grief, sorrow |
| Doppio | doubble |
| Doppio movimento | double the speed |
| Ein | a, one |
| Einfach | simple |
| En dehors | prominent |
| Energico | with energy |
| Espressione | with expression |
| Et | and |
| Etwas | somewhat, rather |
| Facile | easy |
| Fine | the end |
| Forza | force, power |
| Forzando | with a strong accent |
| Frohlich | cheerful, jolly |
| Fuoco | fire |
| Furioso | furiously |
| Giocoso | merry |
| Giusto | exact, proper |
| Grandioso | in a grang manner |
| Grave | very slow |
| Grazioso | gracefully |
| Immer | always |
| Lacrimoso | tearfully |
| Langsam | slow |
| Largamente | in a broad style |
| Larghetto | faster than largo |
| Largo | slow and stately |
| Lebhaft | lively |
| Legatissimo | as smoothly as possible |
| Legato | smoothly |
| Legerement | lightly |
| Leggiero | lightly |
| Lent | slow |
| Lento | slowly |
| L'Istesso | the same |
| Ma | but |
| Ma non troppo | but not to fast |
| Maestoso | majestically |
| Mais | but |
| Marcato | marked, accented |
| Martellato | hammered out |
| Marziale | in a military style |
| Massig | at a moderate speed |
| Meno | less |
| Meno mosso | less movement |
| Mesto | sadly |
| Misterioso | mysteriously |
| Mit | with |
| Moderato | at a moderate pace |
| Modere | at a moderate speed |
| Moins | less |
| Molto | much |
| Morendo | dying away |
| Mosso | movement |
| Moto | movement |
| Movimento | movement |
| Nicht | not |
| Niente | nothing |
| Nobilmente | nobly |
| Non | not |
| Non tanto | not so much |
| Non troppo | not too much |
| Ohne | without |
| Parlando | in a speaking manner |
| Parlante | in a speaking manner |
| Pastorale | in a pastoral style |
| Patetico | with feeling |
| Perdendosi | dying away |
| Peasante | heavily |
| Peu | little |
| Piu | more |
| Pizzicato | plucked |
| Plus | more |
| Poco a poco | little by little |
| Possible | possible |
| Presto possible | as fast as possible |
| Presser | hurry |
| En pressant | hurrying on |
| Prestissimo | as fast as possible |
| Presto | very quick |
| Quasi | as if, resembling |
| Ralentir | slow down |
| Retenu | held back |
| En retenant | holding back |
| Risoluto | boldly |
| Ritmico | rythmically |
| Ruhig | peaceful |
| Sans | without |
| Scherzando | playfully |
| Scherzo | a joke |
| Schnell | fast |
| Semplice | simple |
| Sempre | always |
| Senza | without |
| Sforzando | with a sudden accent |
| Simile | in the same way |
| Slargando | gradually slower |
| Slentando | gradually slower |
| Smorzando | dying away |
| Sonoro | in a rich tone |
| Sopra | above |
| sospirando | sighing |
| Sostenuto | sustained |
| Sotto | below |
| Sotto voce | in an undertone |
| Spiritoso | lively, animated |
| Stringendo | gradually faster |
| Subito | suddenly |
| Suss | sweet |
| Tanto | so much |
| Tempo | speed, time |
| Tempo comodo | at a comfortable speed |
| Tempo primo | resume the original speed |
| tempo rubato | with some freedom of time |
| Tenuto | held on |
| Tranquillo | quietly |
| Traurig | sad |
| Tres | very |
| Triste, Tristamente | sad, sorrowful |
| Troppo | too much |
| Tutti | all |
| Und | and |
| Veloce | swift |
| Vibrato | vibrating |
| Vif | lively |
| Vite | quick |
| Vivace, Vivo | lively, quck |
| Vivacissimo | very lively |
| Voce | voice |
| Voll | full |
| Volta | time |
| Prima Volta | first time |
| Seconda volta | second time |
| Volti subito | turn the page quickly |
| Wenig | little |
| Wieder | again |
| Zart | tender, delicate |
| Zu | to, too |
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