| Term | Definition |
|---|
| cantabile | singable; singing |
| chorale | a congregational song or hymn of the german protestant church, originally for the entire congregation to sing |
| chord | 3 or more pitches sounded simultaneously or functioning as if sounded simultaneously |
| chromatic | motion by half steps |
| common time | 4/4 meter, denoted C |
| crescendo | increasing loudness |
| D.C. or Da Capo | repeat from the beginning of the composition |
| D.S. or Dal Segno | repeat from the sign |
| decrescendo | decreasing loudness |
| diminished | lowered or reduced; generally refers to the lowering of the pitch chromatically by one half step |
| dolce | sweetly usually also softly |
| dynamics | the degrees of loudness in a musical work |
| embellishment | ornamentation added to music to make it more beautiful or effective, or to demonstrate the abilities of the performer |
| fermata | a pause or hold |
| fine | the end |
| flat | the symbol which indicates the lowering of a given pitch by one half step |
| forte | loud |
| grave | grave, solemn |
| half step | a semi-tone, there are 12 half steps in an octave |
| harmony | any collection of pitches as they sound simultaneously, or when pitches are in agreement |
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