Tempo and Dynamic Markings
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ari-awesome on April 24, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Accelerando vs. Ritardando | Accelerando- Growing faster and faster Ritardando- Growing slower and slower |
| Adagio | Slow, leisurely |
| Allegro | Fast, lively |
| Andante | Moving, walking pace |
| Crescendo vs. Decrescendo | Crescendo(<)- Growing louder Decrescendo(>)- Growing softer |
| Diminuendo | Play or become softer |
| Espressivo | With expression, expressively |
| Lento | Slowly but not dragging |
| Maestoso | Majestic |
| Moderato | Moderate, medium |
| Rallentando | Becoming gradually slower |
| Fortissimo(ff) | Extremely loud |
| Forte(f) | Loud |
| Mezzo forte(mf) | Moderately loud |
| Mezzo piano(mp) | Moderately soft |
| Piano(p) | Soft, softly |
| Pianissimo(pp) | Very, very soft |
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