music vocab.
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- common time
- 4/4
- moderato
- moderatly
- molto
- very
- piano
- soft
- crescendo
- gradually louder
- andante
- slow like an elephant walking
- anacrusis
- an unstressed beat at the begining of the phrase
- two measure repeat
- the two line thingy with the dots
- one measure repeat
- the line thingy with the two dots
- mezzo piano
- medium soft
- key signature
- the sharps and flats at the beginning of the piece, indicating the key
- arpegio
- broken chord
- forte
- loud
- fortissimo
- very loud
- molto allegro
- VERY quick and lively
- concert Bb
- clarinet c
- accelerando
- gradually getting faster
- tranquilo
- peaceful
- largo
- VERY slow
- allegro
- fast, upbeat, lively, quick
- legato
- smooth and connected
- ritardando
- gradually slowing
- syncopation
- putting emphasis on notes that are not on the beat
- marcato
- especially accented accent
- mezzo forte
- medium loud
- 2/2 (cut time)
- alla breve
- decrescendo
- gradually softer
- 3/4
- 3 beats per measure, the 1/4 note gets the beat