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Musical Terms

Quiz by Peter

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15 questions
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  • Q1
    What does 'scherzando' mean?
    With pedal
    Playfully
    Sadly
    Left Hand
    10s
  • Q2
    What does 'senza pedale' mean?
    fast
    slow
    with the pedal
    Without the pedal
    10s
  • Q3
    What does the term 'Allegro Maestoso' mean?
    Fast and Mechanically
    Fast and Majestically
    Fast and Lively
    Slow and Stately
    10s
  • Q4
    What does the term 'Morendo' mean?
    Dying Away
    More than
    Lively
    Go to the end
    10s
  • Q5
    How could you translate the meaning of 'Espressivo'?
    Grand
    Played With Expression
    With little character
    Humourlessly
    10s
  • Q6
    What does the term 'dolce' mean?
    Slowly,
    In a singing style
    Creatively
    Sweetly
    10s
  • Q7
    What does the term 'con pedale' mean?
    With Pedal
    Rushed
    Briskly
    Jokingly
    10s
  • Q8
    What is another word for an 'acciaccatura' ?
    Appogiatura
    Grace Note
    Trill
    Mordent
    10s
  • Q9
    What does the term 'Andante Sostenuto' mean?
    Smoothly and at a walking pace
    Sustained and at a walking page
    Slowly and at a walking pace
    Slowly and Smoothly
    10s
  • Q10
    What does the term 'Vivace' mean?
    Lively and Vividly
    Very slowly
    Lively and Quietly
    Aggressively
    10s
  • Q11
    What does the term 'molto ritardando' mean?
    Much Faster
    Much Slower
    Many times slower
    Many times faster
    10s
  • Q12
    What does the term 'poco a poco crescendo' mean?
    Louder, little by little
    Staccato and Louder
    Getting much louder
    Louder in a hurry
    10s
  • Q13
    Which of these terms could help to describe how a piece marked 'tranquillo' should be played?
    Peacefully
    Sedately
    Playfully
    Passionately
    10s
  • Q14
    What does the term 'niente' mean?
    Little
    Nothing
    Gracefully
    Night time
    10s
  • Q15
    What does the term 'con moto' mean?
    With little direction
    Stop motion
    with diligence
    With movement
    10s

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