Chapter 1
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17 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Frequency | rate of sound vibration |
| Pitch | quality of sound |
| Amplitude | level of strength of sound vibrations |
| Dynamics | level of sound |
| forte (f) | loud |
| piano (p) | soft |
| pianissimo (pp) | very soft |
| mezzo piano (mp) | medium soft |
| mezzo forte (mf) | medium loud |
| fortissimo (ff) | very loud |
| piu forte | "more loud" |
| meno forte | "less loud" |
| crescendo (cresc.) | gradually getting louder |
| decrescendo (decresc.) or diminuendo (dim.) | gradually getting softer |
| Timbre/tone color | specific identifying sound of a particular voice or instrument |
| Duration | length of time heard |
| Rhythm | broad term for the time aspect of music |
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