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ABRSM1
Question | Answer |
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accelerando (or accel.) | gradually getting quicker |
adagio | slow |
allegretto | fairly quick (but not as quick as allegro) |
allegro | quick (literally cheerful) |
andante | at a medium (walking) speed |
cantabile | in a singing style |
crescendo | gradually getting louder |
da capo (D.C) | repeat from the beginning |
dal segno (D.S.) | repeat from the sign |
decrescendo (or decresc.) | gradually getting quieter |
diminuendo (or dim.) | gradually getting quieter |
fine | the end |
F (forte) | loud |
FF (Fortissimo) | very loud |
legato | smoothly |
lento | slow |
mezzo | half |
MF (Mezzo forte) | moderaly loud (literally half loud) |
MP (Mezzo piano) | moderately quiet (literally half quiet) |
moderato | moderately (allegro moderato: moderately quick |
P (piano) | quiet |
PP (pianissimo) | very quiet |
poco | a little |
rallentando (or rall.) | gradually getting slower |
ritardando (or ritard. or rit.) | gradually getting slower |
ritenuto (or riten. or rit.) | held back |
staccato (or stacc.) | detached |
tempo | speed, time (a tempo: in time) |
8va below notes | play an octave lower |
8va over notes | play an octave higher |