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Band Terms 1
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Term | Definition |
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A tempo | In Time |
Accelerando | Gradually Faster |
Al Fine | To the Finish |
Allegretto | Light and Quick, but not faster than Allegro |
Allegro | Rapid, Lively |
Andante | Moderately Slow, but Moving |
Andantino | Generally a little quicker than Andante |
Animato | Animated, Spirited |
Cantabile | In a Singing Style |
Chromatic | By Semi-Tones |
Coda | The Final Added Measure of a Musical Composition |
Con Brio | With spirit, Brilliantly |
Con Spirit | With Spirit, Brillance |
Crescendo | Gradually Louder |
Da Capo | From the Beginning |
Dal Segno | From the Sign |
Decrescendo | Gradually Softer |
Diminuendo | Gradually Softer |
Dolce | Sweetly |
Etude | A Study |
Fermata | A Hold or Pause |
Forte | Loud |
Fortissimo | Very Loud |
Grazioso | Gracefully |
Largo | Very Slow |
Legato | Smooth and Connected |
Maestoso | Majestically |
Marcato | Marked; with emphasis |
Marziale | Martial |
Mezzo | Medium |
Moderato | Moderately |
Molto | Very |
Pianissimo | Very soft |
Piano | Softly |
Poco a Poco | Little by Little |
Presto | Very fast |
Rallentando | Gradually slower |
Ritardando | Gradually slower |
Segno | The sign |
Soli | More than one performer in unison |
Solo | A composition or passage for one performer |
Staccato | Separated, detached style |
Tacet | Silent |
Tempo | Time; Speed |
Tenuto | Sustain full value |