List of Musical Terminology

8eva ? an octave higher A tempo ? resume the normal speed after a diversion Accelerando (accel.) ? gradually becoming faster Adagio ? slowly, leisurely Ad libitum ? at pleasure, quite freely Agitato ? with agitation Allargando ? broadening out, often with an increase of tone Allegretto ? moderately fast; slightly slower than allegro Allegro ? lively and reasonably fast Andante ? at an easy walking pace Andantino ? a little slower (or a little faster than Andante) Animato ? with animation Arco ? (for string players) with the bow Attacca ? go on at once Ben marcato ? well marked Brilliante ? sparkling, brilliant Brio ? vigour Calando ? getting softer and slower Cantabile ? in a singing style Capo ? the beginning Con anima ? with feeling Con brio ? with spirit Con forza ? with forza Con grazia ? with grace Con moto ? with movement Con sordini ? with the mutes Crescendo (cresc.) ? grad guitar lessons ually becoming louder Da Capo (D.C) ? from the beginning Dal capo al fine or D.C. al fine written under the last bar of apiece of section ? the music is to be repeated right from the beginning until it reaches the word ?fine (the end). Dal Segno ? from the sign ; the music is to be repeated from where the sign occurs earlier in the piece, then carrying on to the end. Decrescendo (decresc.) ? gradually becoming softer Diminuendo (dim.) ? gradually becoming softer Dolce ? soft and sweet Forte (f) ? loud Forte-piano (fp) ? loud then immediately soft Fortissimo (ff) ? very loud Forzando (fz or sfz) ? with a strong accent Giocoso ? gay, merry Grave ? very slowly Grazioso ? gracefully Largo ? slowly and stately, broad Larghetto ? slower than Largo Legato ? smoothly Leggiero ? lightly Lento ? slowly Loco ? at the normal pitch (generally after playing an octave higher) Maestoso ? majestically Main droite (M.D.

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