Quizlet Region Band Terms - All

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  1. a tempo: in time; generally implies a return to original rate of speed
  2. accelerando: gradually faster
  3. al fine: to the finish
  4. allegretto: light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro
  5. allegro: rapid; lively
  6. andante: moderately slow, but moving
  7. andantino: generally a little quicker than andante
  8. animato: spirited
  9. cantabile: in a singing style
  10. chromatic: by semi-tones
  11. coda: the final added measures of a musical composition
  12. con brio: with spirit; brilliantly
  13. con spirito: with spirit, brilliance
  14. crescendo: gradually louder
  15. da capo: from the beginning
  16. dal segno: from the sign
  17. decrescendo: gradually softer
  18. diminuendo: gradually softer
  19. dolce: sweetly
  20. etude: a study
  21. fermata: a hold or pause
  22. forte: loud
  23. fortissimo: very loud
  24. grazioso: gracefully
  25. largo: very slow
  26. legato: smooth and connected
  27. maestoso: majestically
  28. marcato: marked; with emphasis
  29. marziale: martial
  30. mezzo: medium; half
  31. moderato: moderately
  32. molto: very
  33. pianissimo: very softly
  34. piano: softly
  35. poco a poco: little by little
  36. presto: very fast
  37. rallentando: gradually slower
  38. ritardando: gradually slower
  39. segno: the sign
  40. soli: more than one performer in unison
  41. solo: a composition or passage for one performer
  42. staccato: separated, detached style
  43. tacet: silent
  44. tempo: time; speed
  45. tenuto: sustain full value