| Question |
Answer |
| a tempo |
in time; gennerally implies a retutun to the orignal rate of speed |
| accelerando |
(accel.) gradually faster |
| al fine |
to the finish |
| allegretto |
light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro |
| allegro |
rapid; lively |
| andante |
(andte) moderately slow, but moving |
| andantino |
gennerally a litttle quicker than andante |
| animato |
spirited |
| cantabile |
in a singing style |
| chromatic |
by semi-tones |
| coda |
the final added measures of a musical composition |
| con brio |
with spirt; brilliantly |
| con spirito |
with spirt: brilliance |
| crescendo |
(cres.) (<) gradually louder |
| da capo |
(D.C.) from the beginning |
| dal segno |
(D.S.) from the sign |
| decrescendo |
(decres.) (>) gradually softer |
| diminuendo |
(dim.) (>) gradually softer |
| dolce |
sweetley |
| etude |
a study |
| fermata |
a hold or a pause |
| forte |
(f) loud |
| fortissimo |
(ff) very loud |
| grazioso |
gracefully |
| largo |
very slow |
| legato |
smooth and connected |
| maestoso |
majestically |
| marcto |
marked; with emphasis |
| marziale |
martial |
| mezzo |
medium; half (such as mezzo-forte -medium loud; mezzo piano -medium soft) |
| moderato |
moderately |
| molto |
very |
| pianissimo |
(pp) very softly |
| piano |
(p) softly |
| poco a poco |
little by little |
| presto |
very fast |
| rallentando |
(rall.) gradually slower |
| ritardando |
(rit.) gradually slower |
| segno |
the sign |
| soli |
more than one preformer in unison |
| solo |
a composition ir passage for one preformer |
| staccato |
seperated, detached style |
| tacet |
silent |
| tempo |
time; speed |
| tenuto |
(ten.) sustain full value |
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