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Musical Terms


Expressions:

pp  (pianissimo)
p  (piano)
mp  (mezzo piano)
mf  (mezzo forte)
f  (forte)
ff  (fortissimo)
piu f  (forte)
cresc.
decresc.
crescendo 'hairpin'
decrescendo 'hairpin'
rit.
poco rit.
molto rit.
allargando
molto allargando

Articulations:

slur
tie
staccato
leggiero
legato
risoluto
accent
strong accent
sforzando
fermata
tenuto
fz (forzando)
sfz (sforzando)
arpeggio
mordent
trill

cantibile

Tempo Indications

Adagio
Andante
Andantino
Moderato
Largo
Allegro Moderato
Allegro
Allegretto
Molto Agitato
Swing
Cut time (Alle Breve)
a tempo
metronome markings
Vivace

Other:

étude
canon
contrapuntal
prelude
Bagatelle
Sonatina
Arabesque
repeat signs
Da capo al fine
D.S. al Coda
Coda
1st & 2nd endings
syncopation
imitation
sustain pedal
simile
triplet
8vb
8va


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