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Orchestra vocab 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Theme | The main idea of a piece of music |
| Variation | A repetition of the theme, only changed a little bit. |
| Sequence | A melody pattern that repeats at a higher or lower pitch. |
| Dynamics | How loud or soft music is. |
| Crescendo | To get gradually louder. |
| Decrescendo | To get gradually softer. |
| Piano | To play or sing softly. (p) |
| Mezzopiano | To play or sing medium softly. (mp) |
| Mezzoforte | To play or sing medium loudly. (mf) |
| Forte | To play or sing loudly. (f) |
| Fortissimo | To play or sing very loudly. (ff) |
| Legato | Notes that are smooth and connected |
| Staccato | Notes that are detached, not connected |