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SCBDA Band Terms
JR. SCBDA Region Band Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a tempo | in time; generally implies a return to the original rate of speed |
| accelerando | gradually faster |
| adagietto | slow, but not as slow as adagio |
| adagio | very slow |
| larghetto | slow, but not as slow as largo |
| largo | very slow |
| lento | very slow |
| allargando | gradually slower and broader |
| 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 |
| moderato | moderately |
| prestissimo | very fast; more so than presto |
| presto | very fast |
| rallentando | gradually slower |
| ritardando | gradually slower |
| ritenuto | a steady pace, but slower than the preceding tempo |
| rubato | temporary irregularity of time, lengthening some notes at the expense of others |
| grave | very slow or solemn |
| tempo | time; speed |
| vivace | lively |
| meno | less |
| mezzo | medium; half |
| pianissimo | very soft |
| piano | softly |
| crescendo | gradually louder |
| decrescendo | gradually softer |
| diminuendo | gradually softer |
| forte | loud |
| fortissimo | very loud |
| subito | suddenly |
| tacet | silent |
| a poco | a little; gradually |
| l'istesso | the same |
| molto | very |
| non troppo | not too much |
| chromatic | by semi-tones |
| coda | the final added measures of a musical composition |
| poco | a little |
| poc a poco | little by little |
| da capo | from the beginning |
| dal segno | from the sign |
| segno | the sign |
| sempre | always; continually |
| simile | the same |
| soli | more than one performer in unison |
| solo | a composition or passage for one performer |
| etude | a study |
| fermata | a hold or pause |
| grazioso | gracefully |
| legato | smooth and connected |
| agitato | agitated; rapid |
| maestoso | majestically |
| alla | in the style of |
| marcato | marked; with emphasis |
| marziale | martial |
| animato | animated; spirited |
| appassionato | intensely; passionately; with deep feeling |
| brilliante | brilliantly |
| cantabile | in a singing style |
| mosso | motion; movement |
| con anima | with animation; spirit |
| con brio | with spirit; brilliantly |
| con forza | with force |
| con grazia | with grace |
| con spirito | with spirit; brilliance |
| sforzando | forced; with emphasis |
| dolce | sweetly |
| energico | energetically |
| sostenuto | sustained |
| staccato | separated, detached style |
| furioso | furiously |
| grandioso | grand or noble style |
| tenuto | sustain full value |
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