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Grade 4 theory Italian & French terms (ABRSM)
This page contains examples of additional Italian and French musical terms used in ABRSM grade 4 theory. Pupils are required to
have
memorised the English translations of the Italian and French
terms, in
addition to knowing the terms from the previous grades.
affettuoso
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tenderly
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affrettando
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hurrying
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amabile
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amiable, pleasant
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appassionato
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with passion
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calando
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getting softer, dying away
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cantando
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singing
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come
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as, similar to (come prima –
as
before, come sopra – as above)
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facile
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easy
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fuoco
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fire
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giusto
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proper, exact (tempo giusto –
in strict time)
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l’istesso
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the same (l’istesso temo – the
same speed)
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morendo
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dying away
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niente
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nothing
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nobilmente
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nobly
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perdendosi
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dying away
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possibile
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possible (presto possibile –
as
fast as possible)
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quasi
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as if, resembling
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sonoro
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resonant, with rich tone
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sopra
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above
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sotto
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below (sotto voce – in an
undertone)
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veloce
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swift
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voce
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voice
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à
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to, at
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animé
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animated, lively
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assez
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enough, sufficient
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avec
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with
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cédez
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yield, relax with speed
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douce
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sweet
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en dehors
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prominent (a direction to make a
melody stand out)
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et
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and
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légèrement
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light
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lent
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slow
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mais
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but
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moins
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less
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modéré
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at a moderate speed
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non
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not
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peu
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little
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plus
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more
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presser
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hurry (en pressant – hurrying
on)
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ralentir
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slow down
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retenu
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held back (en retenant –
holding back, slowing a little)
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sans
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without
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très
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very
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un / une
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one
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vif
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lively
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vite
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quick
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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 1 Italian terms
Grade 2 Italian terms
Grade 3 Italian 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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