|
2009 Junior All-State Terms |
|
|
|
|
|
accelerando |
(accel.) gradually faster |
|
al fine |
to the finish |
|
allegretto |
light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro |
|
allegro |
rapid; lively |
|
andante |
(andte) moderately slow, but moving |
|
andantino |
generally a little quicker than andante |
|
animato |
spirited |
|
cantabile |
in a singing style |
|
chromatic |
by semi-tones |
|
coda |
the final added measures of a musical composition usually marked with |
|
con brio |
with spirit; brilliantly |
|
con spirito |
with spirit, brilliance |
|
crescendo |
(cres.) () gradually louder |
|
da capo |
(D.C.) from the beginning |
|
dal segno |
(D.S.) from the sign |
|
decrescendo |
(decres.) () gradually softer |
|
diminuendo |
(dim.) () gradually softer |
|
dolce |
sweetly |
|
etude |
a study |
|
fermata |
a hold or pause |
|
forte |
(f) loud |
|
fortissimo |
(ff) very loud |
|
grazioso |
gracefully |
|
largo |
very slow |
|
legato |
smooth and connected |
|
maestoso |
majestically |
|
marcato |
marked; with emphasis |
|
marziale |
martial |
|
mezzo |
medium; half (such as mezzo-forte - medium loud; mezzo piano - medium soft) |
|
moderato |
moderately |
|
molto |
very |
|
pianissimo |
(pp) very softly |
|
piano |
(p) softly |
|
poco a poco |
little by little |
|
presto |
very fast |
|
rallentando |
(rall.) gradually slower |
|
ritardando |
(rit.) gradually slower |
|
segno |
the sign |
|
soli |
more than one performer in unison |
|
solo |
a composition or passage for one performer |
|
staccato |
separated, detached style |
|
tacet |
silent |
|
tempo |
time; speed |
|
tenuto |
(ten.) sustain full value; also marked |