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Band Terms 1
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |