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Musical Terms
Question | Answer |
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Largo | Very Slow |
Grave | Very Slow and Solemn |
Lento | Slowly |
Adagio | Slowly with Expression |
Andante | Moderately Slow |
Andanatino | A Little Faster than Andante |
Moderato | A Moderate Tempo |
Allegretto | A Little Slower Than Allegro |
Vivace | Vivacious, fast |
Presto | Very Fast |
Accelreando (Accel.) | Gradually Faster |
Stringendo (String.) | Gradually Faster (usually crescendo) |
Piu Mosso | More Motion, Faster |
Con Motto | With Motion |
Rallentando (rall) | Gradually slower |
Ritardando (ritt) | Gradually Slower |
Rittenuto | Immediate Reduction In speed |
Allargando (Allarg) | Gradually slower and broader |
Morendo | Gradually Slower, Softer, Dying away |
Calando | Gradually Slower and Softer |
Meno Mosso | Less Motion, A little softer |
Sforzando (sfz/sf) | A sudden Strong Accent |
Medieval time period | 800 - 1450 |
Renaissance time period | 1450 - 1600 |
Baroque time period | 1600 - 1750 |
Romantic time period | 1825 - 1900 |
Contemporary time period | 1900 - now |
Animato | Animated, Lively |
Agitato | Agitated |
Cantible | In a Signing Style |
Docle | Sweetly |
Expressivo | Expressively |
Giocoso | Joyfully, Playfully |
Grandioso | In a Grand or Noble Style |
Grazioso | Gracefully |
Leggiero | Lightly |
Maestoso | Majestically |
Marciale | In a Martial Style |
Pesante | Ina Heavy, Coarse Style |
Schezando | Ina Light, Playful Style |
Sostenuto | Substained |
Alla | Alla Marcia In the Style of a March |
Con | With |
Divisi | Divide The Part |
Fine | End |
Glissando | Sliding Between Two or More Tones |
Meno | Less |
Molto | Much |
Ossia | Either |
Piu | More |
Poco a poco | little by little |
Quasi | Seemingly |
Sempre | Always |
Senza | Without |
Simile | Continue Playing in the same Manner |
Sordino | Mute |
Tacet | Silence, Don't pay |
Troppo | Too much |
Tutti | Everyone play |
Timbre | Quality of sounf |