Grade 4 Music Terms and Performance Directions

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All Performance Directions needed for Grade 4 Theory. Grade 4 consists of Italian and French terms along with more Performance Directions for Strings, Brass and Piano.


 
  
Created Aug 29, 2010
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Affettuoso 
 
Tenderly
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Affrettando
 
Hurrying
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Amabile 
 
Amiable, Pleasant
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Appassionato
 
With passion
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Calando
 
Getting softer, dying away (and usually slowing down)
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Cantando
 
Singing
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Come
 
As, Similar to (come prima: as before; come sopra: as above)
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Facile
 
Easy
9
Fuoco
 
Fire
10
Giusto
 
Proper, Exact (tempo giusto: in strict time)
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L'istesso
 
The same (l'istesso tempo: at the same speed)
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Morendo
 
Dying away
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Niente
 
Nothing
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Nobilmente
 
Nobly
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Perdendosi
 
Dying away
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Possibile
 
Possible (presto possibile: as fast as possible)
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Quasi
 
As if, Resembling
18
Sonoro
 
Resonant, With rich tone
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Sopra
 
Above
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Sotto
 
Below (sotto voce: in an undertone)
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Veloce
 
Swift
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Voce
 
Voice
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à
 
to, at
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Animé
 
Animated, Lively
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Assez
 
Enough, Sufficiently
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Avec
 
With
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Cédez
 
Yield, Relax the speed
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Douce
 
Sweet
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En dehors
 
Prominent (a direction to make a melody stand out)
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et
 
and 
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Légèrement
 
Light
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Lent
 
Slow
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mais
 
but
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Moins
 
Less
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Modéré
 
At a moderate speed
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Non
 
Not
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Peu
 
Little
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Plus
 
More
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Presser
 
Hurry (en pressant: hurrying on)
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Ralentir
 
Slow down
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Retenu
 
Held back (en retenant: holding back, slowing a little)
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Sans
 
Without
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Très
 
Very
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Un, Une
 
One
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Vif
 
Lively
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Vite
 
Quick
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Con sordini (con sord.)
 
With mutes (for strings and brass)
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Senza sordini (senza sord.)
 
Without mutes (for strings and brass)
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Arco
 
Play with the bow ( a direction after pizzicato for strings)
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'Down' bow bowing mark (for strings)
 
Play the note(s) with the bow downwards
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'Up' bow bowing mark (for strings)
 
Play the note(s) with the bow upwards
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Slur (for strings)
 
A slur over or under notes means that they are to be played in one stroke of the bow (either...
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Pizzicato
 
Plucked (for strings)
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Sul G
 
Play on the G string (for strings)
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Sul ponticello
 
Play near the bridge (for strings)
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Una corda (literally 'one string')
 
Press the left pedal (for piano)
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Tre corda (literally 'three strings')
 
Release the left pedal (for piano)
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'Engage pedal' symbol
 
Press the right pedal (for the piano)
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'Release pedal' symbol
 
Release the right pedal (for the piano)
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'Variable pedal' symbol
 
Indicates the pattern to press/release the right pedal
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Mano
 
Hand: mano sinistra or m.s. (left hand); mano destra or m.d. (right hand)
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Chord with Vertical Glissando (Arpeggiated chord)
 
Spread the notes of a chord quickly, starting from the bottom note

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