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Piano-G5-Theory
Terms and Signs - Dynamics
Question | Answer |
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PP (pianissimo) | very quiet |
p (piano) | quiet |
mp (mezzo piano) | moderately quiet |
mf (mezzo forte) | moderately loud |
f (forte) | loud |
ff (fortissimo) | very loud |
sf, sfx (sforzando, sforzato) | forced, accented |
fp (fortepiano) | loud, then immediately quiet |
rf, rfz rinforzaodo (rinf.) | reinforcing |
< crescendo (cresc.) | gradually getting louder |
> decrescendo (decresc.) diminuendo (dim.) | gradually getting quieter |
a niente | to nothing |
morendo | dying away |
perdendosi | dying away |
smorzando (smorz.) | dying away |
sotto voce | in an undertone (quietly, in whisper) |