Quizlet Music - terminology

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  1. accelerando: gradually get faster
  2. accent: play the note a little louder
  3. adagio: slow
  4. allegro: fast
  5. chord: combination of three or more tones sounded simultaneously
  6. crescendo: gradually get louder
  7. D.C. (Da Capo): go back to the beginning
  8. D.C. al fine: go back to the beginning and play to the end, indicated by Fine
  9. D.S. (Dal Segno): go back to the sign
  10. D.S. al fine: go back to the sign and play to the end, indicated by Fine
  11. descrescendo: gradually get softer
  12. enharmonic: two notes that sound the same but are written differently, e.g. C# and Db
  13. f (forte): loud
  14. fermata: hold the note longer than its normal value
  15. ff (fortissimo): very loud
  16. Fine: the end
  17. interval: distance between two notes
  18. largo: very slow
  19. meter: groupings of strong and weak pulses into regularly recurring patterns
  20. mf (mezzo forte): moderately loud
  21. moderato: moderate
  22. mp (mezzo piano): moderately soft
  23. p (piano): soft
  24. pp (pianissimo): very soft
  25. presto: very fast
  26. rhythm: arrangement of note and rest values
  27. ritardando: gradually get slower
  28. staccato: play the note short
  29. tempo: rate of speed (fast or slow)
  30. transpose: play in a different key
  31. triad: three-note chord