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NLW-Musical Terms
Give the meaning of the following musical terms.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| maestoso | majestically |
| largo | slow, broad |
| espressivo | expressive, with expression |
| vivace | lively |
| trill | an ornament (tr) |
| sforzando | a sudden strong accent (sf/sfz) |
| Sul A | stay on the A string |
| larghetto | somewhat slowly, not as slow as largo |
| forte | loud (f) |
| mezzo forte | medium loud mp) |
| fortissimo | very loud (ff) |
| piano | soft (p) |
| pianissimo | very soft (pp) |
| mezzo piano | medium soft (mp) |
| andante | a walking tempo |
| moderato | moderately |
| allegro | fast, cheerful, brisk |
| ritardando | slowing down (rit.) |
| crescendo | get louder (cresc.) < |
| descrescendo | get softer (decresc.) > |
| accelerando | gradually increasing the tempo (accel.) |
| legato | smoothly |
| staccato | short (make each note brief and detached) |
| pizzicato | pluck the string (pizz.) |
| arco | use the bow |
| diminuendo | gradually get softer (dim.) |
| adagio | play slowly |
| allegretto | a little lively, moderately fast |
| andantino | slightly faster than andante |
| a tempo | back to the original tempo |
| cantabile | in a singing style |
| piu mosso | more movement, a little faster tempo |
| molto | very |
| agitato | agitated |
| grazioso | gracefully |
| poco | a little |
| dolce | sweetly |
| rallentando | progressively slower, broadening of the tempo (rall.) |
| tenuto | hold the note the maximum value, a little stretched |
| tranquillo | peacefully, calmly |
| tutti | all, all together (all musicians/parts play) |
| solo | alone, a single instrument or voice |
| largamente | broadly |
| marcato | marked, accentuate each note as if it was accented |
| brillante | brilliantly, with sparkle |
| presto | very quickly |
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tgianno
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