| Term | Definition |
|---|
| poco | a little |
| molto | very much |
| dolce | sweetly |
| leggiero | light, swift, delicate |
| simile | similarly |
| con moto | with motion |
| con brio | brightly |
| animato | animated |
| semplice | simpler, pure, plain |
| grzioso | gracefully |
| scherzando | playfully |
| rallentado | growing slower |
| sostenuto | sustained |
| marcato | marked |
| sforzand(sfz) | A sudden, strong accent |
| damper pedal | The piano pedal that raises the dampers fromthe strings and allows them to vibrate freely, giving a sustained tone |
| soft pedal | The piano pedal that mutes the tone by shifting the hammers to strike "one string" instead of three" |
| tonic | the first note of a scale or trial built on first note |
| dominant | the fifth note of a scal or triad build on the fifth note |
| subdominant | the fourth note of a scale or a triad build on the 4th note |
| Minuet | a graceful dance in 3/4 time-of French origin. |
| Mazurka | A Polish dance in 3/4 time, often with accents on the second beat |
| Nocturne | A night song, suggesting the peace of evening |
| chromatic | Moving by half steps |
| compound time | a meter in which the upper number is divisable by 3 |
| alle breve | the signature of 2/2 or "cut time" |
| tetrachord | Four notes in the pattern: whole step, whole step, half step |
| 15 15 | Play the notes 2 octaves higher or lower than written |
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