ABRSM Music Theory in Practice Performance Directions
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Created by:
orcan on June 11, 2010
Subjects:
music theory terms, theory, music, music terms, musictheory
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27 terms
Italian | English |
|---|---|
 ff fortissimo | very loud |
| f forte | loud |
| mf mezzo forte | moderately loud |
| mp mezzo piano | moderately quiet |
| p piano | quiet |
| pp pianissimo | very quiet |
| mezzo | half |
| crescendo | gradually getting louder |
| decrescendo, diminuendo | gradually getting quieter (2) |
| a tempo | in time |
| accelerando | gradually getting quicker |
| ritardando, rallentando | gradually getting slower (2) |
| adagio | slow |
| andante | at medium walking speed |
| allegretto | fairly quick |
| allegro | quick |
| cantabile | in a singing style |
| lento | slow |
| legato | smoothly |
| staccato | detached |
| ritenuto | held back |
| allegro moderato | moderately fast |
| poco | a little |
| D.C. da capo | repeat from the beginning |
| D.S. dal segno | repeat from the sign |
| fine | the end |
| moderato | moderately |
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