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Musical terms: Group 1 | |
A tempo | Resume the normal speed |
Adagio | Slow, leisurely |
Allegro | Lively, quite fast |
Andante | At a moderate pace, (lit. walking) |
Con | With |
Crescendo | Becoming gradually louder |
Diminuendo | Becoming gradually quieter |
Dolce | Tenderly, sweetly |
Forte | Loud |
Legato | Smoothly, the opposite of Staccato |
Mano Destra | Right hand |
Mano sinistra | Left hand |
Mezzo forte | Moderately loud |
Moderato | Moderate time |
Molto | Much |
Piano | Soft (quiet) |
Staccato | Detached notes, opposite of legato |
Subito | Suddenly |
Tempo | The speed of the music |
Tranquillo | Calm, tranquil |
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Musical terms: Group 1 | |
A tempo | Resume the normal speed |
Adagio | Slow, leisurely |
Allegro | Lively, quite fast |
Andante | At a moderate pace, (lit. walking) |
Con | With |
Crescendo | Becoming gradually louder |
Diminuendo | Becoming gradually quieter |
Dolce | Tenderly, sweetly |
Forte | Loud |
Legato | Smoothly, the opposite of Staccato |
Mano Destra | Right hand |
Mano sinistra | Left hand |
Mezzo forte | Moderately loud |
Moderato | Moderate time |
Molto | Much |
Piano | Soft (quiet) |
Staccato | Detached notes, opposite of legato |
Subito | Suddenly |
Tempo | The speed of the music |
Tranquillo | Calm, tranquil |
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