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Grade 1 theory Italian terms (ABRSM)
This page contains examples of the Italian musical terms used in
ABRSM grade 1 theory. Pupils are required to have
memorised the
English translations of the Italian terms.
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accelerando / accel.
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gradually getting quicker
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adagio
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slow
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allegretto
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fairly quick (but not as quick as allegro)
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allegro
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quick
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andante
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at a medium (walking) speed
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cantabile
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in a singing style
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crescendo
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cresc.
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gradually getting louder
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da capo / D.C.
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repeat from the beginning
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dal segno / D.S.
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repeat from the sign 
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decrescendo / decresc. 
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gradually getting quieter
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diminuendo / dim. /
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gradually getting quieter
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fine
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the end
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loud
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very loud
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legato
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smoothly
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lento
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slow
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mezzo
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half
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moderately loud
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moderately quiet
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moderato
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moderately
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quiet
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very quiet
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poco
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a little
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rallentando / rall.
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gradually getting slower
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ritardando / rit.
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gradually getting slower
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ritenuto / rit.
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held back
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staccato / stacc.
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detached
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tempo
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speed, time (a tempo: in time)
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8va
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octave
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play an octave higher
NB va may be omitted
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play an octave lower
NB vb may be omitted or even replaced with va
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pause on the note
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72 crochet beats in a minute
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accent (placed over or under a note)
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slur (joining two different notes)
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dot over / under note =
staccato
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repeat marks – at the second sign go
back to the first sign and repeat the music from there (if
the first
sign is missed out, repeat from the beginning)
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The links below provide more terms, including Italian, French
and German, all needed to pass grade 5 theory.
Theory Pages
Main theory page
Grade 2 Italian terms
Grade 3 Italian terms
Grade 4 Italian and French terms
Grade 5 Italian and German terms
Performance directions
for piano, strings and brass for pedals, bowing & mutes
Ornaments trill, mordent,
turn, appoggiatura, acciaccatura, glissando, portamento
Degrees of the scale
tonic, supertonic, mediant, subdominant, dominant, submediant,
leading
note
Orchestral Instruments
brass,
woodwind, strings, voices, clefs, transposition
ASBRM exam notes pass marks, exam
durations, exam rules
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