Band Terms 2
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- a tempo
- in time; generally implies a return to original rate of speed
- accelerando
- gradually faster
- al fine
- to the finish
- allegretto
- light and moderately quick; but not as fast as allegro
- allegro
- rapid; lively
- andante
- moderately slow, but moving
- andantino
- generally a little quicker than andante
- animato
- spirited
- catabile
- in a singing style
- chromatic
- by semi-tones
- coda
- the final added measures of a musical compostion
- con brio
- with spirit; brilliantly
- con spirito
- with spirit; brilliance
- crecendo
- gradually louder
- da capo
- from the beginning
- dal segno
- from the sign
- decrescendo
- gradually softer
- dimminuendo
- 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; half
- moderato
- moderately
- molto
- very
- pianissimo
- very softly
- 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 compostiion or passage for one performer
- staccato
- seperated, detached style
- tacet
- silent
- tempo
- time;speed
- tenuto
- sustain full value.