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Music Terms
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Music
12th Grade
10/25/2011
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Term
piano
 Definition
soft
Term
forte
 Definition
loud
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mezzo piano
 Definition
medium soft
Term
mezzo forter
 Definition
medium loud
Term
pianissimo
 Definition
very soft
Term
fortissimo
 Definition
very loud
Term
crescendo
 Definition
gradually louder
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decrescendo
 Definition
gradually softer
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diminuendo
 Definition
gradually softer
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p
 Definition
piano
Term
mp
 Definition
mezzo piano
Term
mf
 Definition
mezzo forte
Term
f
 Definition
forte
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pp
 Definition
pianissimo
Term
ff
 Definition
fortissimo
Term
Largo
 Definition
Very slow
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Adagio
 Definition
slow
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Andante
 Definition
moving along, walking tempo
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Moderato
 Definition
Moderately
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Allegro
 Definition
Quickly, cheerfully
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Vivace
 Definition
Lively and fast
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ritardando
 Definition
gradually slower
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accelerando
 Definition
gradually faster
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Staccato
 Definition
play the note short and detached
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Articulation
 Definition
the manner in which a note is performed
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accent
 Definition
play the note louder, with special emphasis
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sforzando
 Definition
a sudden, strong accent, Italian word means "forcing"
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tenuto
 Definition
Hold the note for its full value, the Italian word means "held"
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fermata
 Definition
hold the note longer than its normal value (approximately twice the normal duration)
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Da Capo (D.C)
 Definition
Repeat from the beginning
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Dal Segno (D.S)
 Definition
Repeat from the sign
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Fine
 Definition
The end
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Coda
 Definition
An added ending
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