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'