Diminuendo dim Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. forte loud 2. mezzo forte moderately loud ('half' loud) 3. fortissimo very loud 4. piano soft 5. pianissimo very soft 6. mezzo piano moderately soft ('half' soft) 7. crescendo (cresc.) getting louder 8. decrescendo (or decresc.) getting softer (same as diminuendo) 9. diminuendo (dim.) getting softer (same as decrescendo) 10. allegro fast (lively, cheerful) 11. allegretto rather fast (but not as fast as allegro) 12. al...

1. attacca go straight to the next sec- tion of music (italian) 2. dolente sad, mournful (italian) 3. dolore grief (italian) 4. doppio movimento twice as fast (italian) 5. estinto as soft as possible, lifeless (italian) 6. incalzando getting quicker (italian) 7. lacrimoso sad (italian) 8. loco at the normal pitch, used to cancel 8va (italian) 9. lunga long (italian) 10. doloroso sorrowful (italian) 11. lusingando coaxing; in a sweet and persuasive style (italian)...

1. In time A tempo 2. Gradually getting faster Accelerando (Accel.) 3. At choice Ad libitum (Ad lib.) 4. Slow Adagio 5. Tenderly Affettuoso 6. Agitated Agitato 7. In the style of ... Al, alla 8. With a minim (half note) beat Alla breve 9. Broadening Allargando 10. Fairly quick Allegretto 11. Fast Allegro 12. Very fast Allegro assai 13. Moderately fast Allegro moderato 14. Amiable, pleasant Amabile 15. At a walking pace Andante 16. Slightly faster than...

1. gradually getting quicker accelerando (or accel.) 2. slow adagio 3. fairly quick (but not allegro) allegretto 4. quick, cheerful allegro 5. a medium, walking speed andante 6. in a singing style cantabile 7. gradually getting louder crescendo (or cresc, or an long less than sign) 8. repeat from the beginning da capo (or D.C) 9. repeat from the dal segno symbol dal segno (or D.S) 10. gradually getting quieter (similar to diminuendo) decresce...

ABRSM Grade 1 Music Theory Terms and Signs a tempo - return to the original tempo (the speed at which the piece began) accelerando (accel.) - gradually getting faster Adagio - slow and stately (literally, "at ease") (55-65 BPM); between andante and largo Allegretto - light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro Allegro - fast, quickly and bright (109-132 BPM) -- right before vivace Andante - walking speed (73-77 BPM) Cantabile - "singable" or "songlike" ;a particu...

1. crescendo (cresc.) gradually getting louder 2. diminuendo (dim.) gradually getting quieter 3. slur perform notes legato-ly 4. octave 5. play an octave higher 6. play an octave lower 7. staccato (stacc.) short, detached 8. > accent 9. repeat signs 10. accelerando (accel.) gradually getting quicker 11. allegretto fairly quick 12. allegro quick (cheerful) 13. andante medium, walking speed 14. da capo (D.C) repeat from the b...

ABRSM Music Theory Grade 1-5 WELL SUMMARISED Performance Directions PREVIOUSLY TESTED

A tempo In time Accelerando (Accel) Gradually getting faster Ad libitum (Ad lib.) At choice Adagio Slow Affettuoso Tenderly Agitato Agitated Al, alla In the style of Alla breve With a minim beat Allargando Broadening Allegretto Fairly quick Allegro Fast Allegro assai Very fast Allegro moderato Moderately fast Amabile Amiable, pleasant Andante At a walking pace Andantino slight...

1. a tempo return to the original tempo (the speed at which the piece began) 2. accelerando (ac- cel.) gradually getting faster 3. Adagio slow and stately (literally, "at ease") (55-65 BPM); between andante and largo 4. Allegretto light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro 5. Allegro fast, quickly and bright (109-132 BPM) -- right before vivace 6. Andante walking speed (73-77 BPM) 7. Cantabile "singable" or "songlike" ;a particular style of playing de- sign...

1. a tempo In time 2. accelerando (accel.) Gradually getting quicker 3. adagio slow 4. allegretto Fairly quick (but not as quick as allegro) 5. allegro moderato Moderately quick 6. andante At a medium ('walking') speed 7. cantabile In a singing style 8. crescendo (cresc.) Gradually getting louder 9. decrescendo (decresc.) Gradually getting quieter 10. diminuendo (dim.) Gradually getting quieter 11. f (forte) Loud 12. ff (fortissimo) Very loud 13. mf (mezzo forte) Moderately loud 1...