music notation & definitions
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| 124488580 | ff | fortissimo - very loud | |
| 124488581 | p | piano - soft | |
| 124488582 | pp | pianissimo - very soft | |
| 124488583 | mf | mezzo forte - medium loud | |
| 124488584 | sff | subito fortissimo - suddenly very loud | |
| 124488585 | f | forte - loud | |
| 124488586 | mp | mezzo piano - medium soft | |
| 124488587 | fp | forte piano - loud, then immediately soft | |
| 124488588 | stocatto | separate | |
| 124488589 | crescendo | become louder | |
| 124488590 | decrescendo | become softer | |
| 124488591 | martellato | carrot accent - louder and accented | |
| 124488592 | rit or ritardando | deceleration of tempo | |
| 124488593 | a tempo | originally designated tempo (beginning of piece) | |
| 124488594 | fermata | sustained note or chord | |
| 124488595 | ffp | fortissimo piano - very loud, then suddenly soft | |
| 124488596 | tenuto | hold out note for full value, or slightly longer; legato | |
| 124488597 | largo | slowly and broadly | |
| 124488598 | molto legato | very smooth and connected | |
| 124488599 | molto | very | |
| 124488600 | legato | smooth and connected | |
| 124488601 | presto | very fast; speedy | |
| 124488602 | sonorously | in a singing fashion | |
| 124488603 | fz | forzando - forceful note | |
| 124488604 | marcato | stressed; pronounced | |
| 124488605 | maestoso | majestically | |
| 124488606 | piu | more | |
| 124488607 | piu mosso | more movement | |
| 124488608 | accelerando | to accelerate; get faster | |
| 124488609 | tempo primo | first tempo | |
| 124488610 | sempre | still; i.e. sempre piano - still piano | |
| 124488611 | poco a poco | bit by bit | |
| 124488612 | allargando | growing broader while decreasing tempo | |
| 124488613 | molto marcato | very stressed/pronounced | |
| 124488614 | sonore | full, deep and rich sound | |
| 124488615 | subito | sudden change in dynamics or just sudden | |
| 124488616 | allegro | fast, quickly, marching tempo | |
| 124488617 | vivo | live | |
| 124488618 | fff | fortississimo - EXTREMELY loud | |
| 124488619 | diminuendo | gradually getting softer | |
| 124488620 | espressivo | expressively | |
| 124488621 | slur | connection of two or more different notes | |
| 124488622 | tie | connection of two or more same notes | |
| 124488623 | allegretto | moderately fast | |
| 124488624 | rallentando | gradually slowing down | |
| 124488625 | sostenuto | sustained | |
| 124488626 | larghetto | rather broadly | |
| 124488627 | andante | walking pace | |
| 124488628 | andante moderato | a bit faster than andante/walking pace | |
| 124488629 | moderato | moderately | |
| 124488630 | vivace | lively |
