Created by Cara Dowling
over 8 years ago
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Question | Answer |
accelerando/ accel. | gradually getting quicker |
adagio | slow |
allgretto | fairly quick (but not as quick as allegro) |
allegro | quick |
andante | at a medium speed (walking pace) |
cantabile | in a singing style |
crescendo/ cresc. < | gradually getting louder |
da capo/ D.C. | repeat from the begining |
dal segno/ D.S. | repeat from the sign |
decrescendo/ decresc. | gradually getting quieter |
diminuendo/ dim. > | gradually getting quieter |
fine | the end |
f/ forte | loud |
ff/ fortissimo | very loud |
legato | smoothly |
lento | slow |
mezzo | half |
mf/ mezzo forte | moderately loud |
mp/ mezzo piano | moderately quiet |
poco | a little |
rallentando/ rall. | gradually getting slower |
ritardando/ rit. | gradually getting slower |
ritenuto/ rit. | held back |
staccato/ stacc. | detached |
tempo | speed, time (a tempo: in time) |
8va | octave |
8va----¬ | play an octave higher (va may be omitted) |
8vb_ _ _| | play an octave lower (vb may be omitted or even replaced with va) |
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