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31 terms
Italian | English |
|---|---|
 treble clef | establishes the note G, on the second line of the staff |
| bass clef | establishes the note F |
| Grand staff | the G and F clef staves together make this |
| Fermata | hold, pause |
| Meter | the structure of notes in a regular pattern of accented and unccented beats within a measure indicated at the beginning of a composition by a meter signature. |
| tenuto | hold a note or sustain a note longer than the indicated value |
| staccato | detached sounds, indicated by a dot over or under a note |
| D.C. | go back to the top and start (cap) |
| D.S. | go back to the sign and start signing (sign) |
| coda | closing section |
| accent | placed above a note to indicate stress or emphasis |
| crescendo | gradually louder |
| accelerando | gradually faster |
| decrescendo/diminuendo | gradually softer |
| ritardando | gradually slower |
| diction | the pronunciation of consonants clearly |
| legato | smooth, connected |
| allegro | quickly, lively, cheerfully |
| moderato | moderately, average speed |
| largo | big, SLOW |
| lento | slow |
| presto | VERY fast |
| octave | the eighth tone above a given pitch, with twice as many vibrations per second or below a given pitch with half as many vibrations |
| vibrato | repeated fluctuation of pitch |
| blend | the unification of vowel sounds and balance of volume between sections |
| portisimo | pp |
| p | piano |
| mezzo piano | mp |
| mezzo forte | mf |
| forte | f |
| fotisimo | ff |
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