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Musical Terms & Sign
This deck has musical terms and signs, and it is your job to define them.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accelerando, accel. | becoming quicker |
| accent | a stressed note |
| ad libitum, ad lib. | at the liberty of the performer |
| adagio | slow |
| alla, all' | in the manner of |
| allegretto | fairly fast (a little slower than allegro) |
| allegro | fast |
| andante | moderately slow ; at a walking pace |
| andantino | a little faster than andante |
| animato | lively, animated |
| a tempo | return to the original tempo |
| ben, bene | well (for example, ben marcato: well marked) |
| cantible | in a singing style |
| col, coll', colla, colle | with (for example, coll'ottava: with an added octave) |
| con | with |
| con brio | with vigor, spirit |
| con epressione | with expression |
| con fuoco | with fire |
| con grazia | with grace |
| con moto | with motion |
| cresendo, cresc. | becoming louder |
| da capo, D.C. | from the beginning |
| dal segno, D.S. | from the sign |
| D.C. al Fine | repeat from the beginning, and end at Fine |
| decrescendo, decresc. | becoming softer |
| diminuendo, dim. | becoming softer |
| dolce | sweet, gentle |
| e, ed | and |
| espressivo, espress. | expressive, with expression |
| fine | the end |
| forte, f | loud |
| fortepiano, fp | loud, then suddenly soft |
| fortissimo | very loud |
| grave | slow and solemn |
| grazioso | graceful |
| larghetto | fairly slow, but not as slow as largo |
| largo | very slow |
| legato | smooth |
| leggiero | light, nimble quick |
| lento | slow |
| loco | return to the normal register (stop playing in the octave above or below) |
| ma | but, (for example, ma non troppo: but not too much) |
| maestoso | majestic |
| mano destra, m.d. | right hand |
| mano sinestra, m.s. | left hand |
| marcato | marked or stressed |
| meno | less |
| meno mosso | less movement, slower |
| mezzo forte, mf | moderately loud |
| mezzo piano, mp | moderately soft |
| moderato | at a moderate tempo |
| molto | much, very |
| non | not |
| ottava, 8va | the interval of an octave |
| pedale, ped. | pedal |
| pianissimo, pp | very soft |
| piano, p | soft |
| piu | more |
| piu mosso | more movement (quicker) |
| poco | little |
| poco a poco | little by little |
| prestissimo | as fast as possible |
| presto | very fast |
| primo, prima | first; the upper part of a duet |
| quasi | almost, as if |
| rallentando, rall. | slowing down |
| ritardando, rit. | slowing down gradually |
| rubato | with some freedom of tempo to enhance musical expression |
| secondo, seconda | second; second or lower part of a duet |
| sempre | always, continuously |
| senza | without |
| sforzando, sf, sfz | sudden strong accent of a single note or chord |
| simile | continue in the same manner as has just been indicated |
| spiritoso | spirited |
| staccato | detached |
| subito | suddenly |
| tempo | speed at which the music is performed |
| Tempo primo, Tempo 1 | return to the original tempo |
| tranquillo | quiet, tranquil |
| tre corde | three strings; release the left pedal (on the piano) |
| troppo | too much |
| una corda | one string; depress the left pedal (on the piano) |
| vivace | lively, brisk |
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