Musical Terms
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- pianissimo
- (pp) very softly
- furioso
- furiously
- agitato
- agitated; rapid
- sforzando
- forces; with emphasis
- brillante
- with spirit; brilliantly
- allegro
- rapid; lively
- animato
- spirited
- forte
- (f) loud
- dolce
- sweetly
- appassionato
-
intensely passionate; with deep feeling
- andante
- moderately slow, but moving
- staccato
- detached; separated
- soli
- more than one performer in unison
- meno
- less
- cantabile
- singing
- piano
- (p) softly
- poco
- a little
- rallentando
- (rall.) gradually slower
- opus
- musical work or composition
- moto
- motion; movement
- moderato
- moderately
- con spirito
- with spirit
- crescendo
- gradually louder (<)
- legato
- smooth and connected
- dimenuendo
- gradually softer (>)
- largo
- very slow
- energico
- energetically
- accelerando
- gradually faster
- con
- with
- a tempo
- return to original speed
- chromatic
- by semi-tones
- rubato
- temporary irregularity of time
- marcia
- march-style
- mezzo
- medium; half
- l'istesso
- the smae (l'istesso tempo=the same tempo)
- molto
- very
- scherzo
- playfully
- fortissimo
- (ff) very loud
- valse
- waltz
- grandioso
- grand or noble style
- etude
- study
- giocoso
- joyfully
- grave
- very solemn and slow
- maestoso
- majestically
- religioso
- in solemn style
- non troppo
- not too much
- ottava
- (8va) octave
- presto
- very fast
- tempo
- time; speed
- solo
- a composition or passage for one performer
- sempre
- always
- simile
- the same