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Musical Terms and Symbols

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Crescendo
Growing louder
Diminuendo
Growing softer
Forte
Loud
Fortissimo
Very loud
Fortisissimo
As loud as possible
Forte piano
Play the note loudly and immediately grow soft
Mezzo forte
Moderately loud
Mezzo piano
Moderately soft
Piano
Soft
Pianissimo
Very soft
Pianisissimo
Very, very soft
Sforzando
Play the note with much force
Accelerando
Growing faster
Calando
Growing slower and softer
Fermata
Hold the note longer than normal
Rallentando
Growing slower
Ritardando
Growing slower
Rubato
In a free tempo
Accent
Play the note slightly louder
Break
A longer pause between notes
Breath Mark
A slight pause between notes
Cantabile
Singing, songlike
Con
With
Da Capo
Go back to the beginning
Dal Segno
Go back to the sign
Dolce
Sweetly
Espressivo
Expressively, with feeling
Fine
The end
Al fine
To the end
Legato
Smoothly, connected
Leggiero
Lightly
Meno
Less
Meno mosso
Less movement, a little slower
Molto
Very
Molto ritardando
Growing very much slower
Mosso
Motion, movement, speed
Pesante
Heavy
Peu
More
Peu mosso
More movement, quicker
Poco
A little
Poco a poco crescendo
Gradually grow louder
Senza
Without
Senza ritardando
Without slowing down
Simile
In the same manner
Slur
Connect the notes smoothly
Staccato
Play the note slightly shorter
Tenuto
Hold the note for its full value
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