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Orchestra Midterm
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Crescendo | (cresc); gradually increase the volume |
| Decrescendo | (decresc); gradually softer |
| Diminuendo | (dim); gradually softer |
| Forte | (f); strong or loud |
| Fortepiano | (fp); loud then immediately soft |
| Fortissimo | (ff); very strong or loud |
| Mezzo | medium or moderately (as in mezzo piano or mezzo soprano) |
| Morendo | die away |
| Pianissimo | very soft |
| Piano | soft |
| Sforzando | (sfz); loud sudden attack |
| Grave | very, very slow and solemn (30-50) |
| Largo | broad and slow (40-50) |
| Lento | slow and calm (but not as slow as largo; 50) |
| Adagio | slowly, leisurely (60-80) |
| Andante | in walking tempo, moderately slow (80-96) |
| Maestoso | majestically (80-104) |
| Allegretto | tempo between Allegro and Andante (96-116) |
| Moderato | in a moderate tempo (112-130) |
| Allegro | quick and lively (120-160) |
| Vivace | very fast (140-180) |
| Presto | very fast (160-200) |
| Prestissimo | as fast as possible (180+) |
| Accelerando | (Accel.); gradually increase the tempo |
| Alla Breve | (same as cut time); two beats per measure & half note get the beat |
| Allargando | gradually slower and broader |
| A tempo | in the original speed |
| Grand Pause | (G.P.); a long pause in the music |
| L'istesso tempo | in the same beat speed |
| Meno Mosso | less motion, a little slower |
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