music theory
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colemanplum5 on January 12, 2012
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music terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 accelerando | a gradually increasing tempo of music |
| adagio | (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully) |
| allegro | in a quick and lively tempo |
| andante | a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace) |
| crescendo | (music) a gradual increase in loudness |
| diminuendo | (music) a gradual decrease in loudness |
| largo | (music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner |
| moderato | (of tempo) moderate |
| ritardando | gradually getting slower |
| vivace | Lively and fast |
| accent | put stress on |
| coda | the final added measures of a musical composition |
| da capo | from the beginning |
| dal segno | Back to the sign |
| Fermata | Hold the note longer than its value |
| fine | the end |
| sforzando | (music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack |
| staccato | short and detached |
| tempo | (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played |
| tenuto | fully sustained, occasionally even a bit longer than the note value requires |
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