Music Dynamics
Terms
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- largo
- very slow
- larghetto
- not as slow
- adagio
- slow
- lento
- slow
- moderato
- moderate
- andante
- at a walking pace
- andantino
- (jog) more than
- allegretto
- less fast than allegro
- allegro
- moderately fast
- vivace
- vivacious, fast
- presto
- fast
- prestissimo
- very fast
- accelerando
- accelerating
- allargando
- broadening, slowing down
- fermata
- to hold or paused
- rallentando
- slowing down
- ritardando
- slowing or holding back
- ritenuro
- held back
- rubato
- freely
- stringendo
- speeding up
- pianissimo
- very soft
- piano
- soft
- mezzo piano
- moderately soft
- mezzo forte
- moderately loud
- forte
- loud
- forissimo
- very loud
- crescendo
- increasing in volume
- decrescendo
- decreasing in volume
- diminuendo
- diminishing
- sforzando
- forcing
- animato
- animated
- cantabile
- in a singing style
- dolce
- sweetly
- espressivo
- expressive
- grazioso
- graceful
- legato
- smoothly, connected
- maestoso
- majestic
- marcato
- marked
- sostenuto
- sustained
- staccato
- short, detached
- tenuto
- long, held for full value
- tutti
- all, together