Glossary of Musical Terminology - I

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  • immer (Ger): always
  • imperioso: imperiously
  • impetuoso: impetuously
  • improvvisando: with improvisation
  • improvvisato: improvised, or as if improvised
  • in altissimo: in the highest; i.e., play or sing an octave higher
  • incalzando: getting faster and louder
  • innig: intimately, heartfelt
  • insistendo: insistently, deliberate
  • in modo di: in the art of, in the style of
  • intimo: intimately
  • intro: opening section
  • irato: angrily
  • -issimo: a suffix meaning 'extremely', e.g. fortissimo or prestissimo
  • -issimamente: a suffix meaning 'as...as can be', e.g. leggerissimamente, meaning 'as light as can be'

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