Basic Musical Terms
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| 339064910 | Pianissimo | very soft | |
| 339064911 | Piano | soft | |
| 339064912 | Mezzo Piano | medium soft | |
| 339064913 | Mezo Forte | medium loud | |
| 339064914 | Forte | loud | |
| 339064915 | Fortissimo | very loud | |
| 339064916 | Calando | diminuendo, usually within a rallentando | |
| 339064917 | Crescendo | gradual increase in volume | |
| 339064918 | Diminuendo | gradual decrease in volume, same as decrescendo | |
| 339064919 | Morendo | fading away | |
| 339064920 | Rinforzando, Sforzando | sudden, sharp accent | |
| 339064921 | Grave | very slow, solemn | |
| 339064922 | Largo | very slow, broad | |
| 339064923 | Larghetto | somewhat faster than Largo | |
| 339064924 | Lento | slow | |
| 339064925 | Adagio | slow, easy | |
| 339064926 | Adagietto | somewhat faster than Adagio | |
| 339064927 | Andante | moderate, "walking" tempo | |
| 339064928 | Andantino | a little faster than andante (warning: sometimes means a little slower than Andante) | |
| 339064929 | Moderato | between andante and allegro | |
| 339064930 | Allegretto | between Allegro and Andante | |
| 339064931 | Allegro | fast | |
| 339064932 | Presto | very fast | |
| 339064933 | Prestissimo | as fast as possible | |
| 339064934 | A Tempo | return to regular tempo after a ritard, accelerando, etc. | |
| 339064935 | Accelerando | becoming faster | |
| 339064936 | Allargando | slowing down and becoming broader | |
| 339064937 | Assai | very much | |
| 339064938 | Con Moto | with motion | |
| 339064939 | Doppio Movimento | twice as fast | |
| 339064940 | L'Istesso | the same | |
| 339064941 | Meno | less | |
| 339064942 | Molto | very | |
| 339064943 | Mosso | moved, agitated | |
| 339064944 | Non Troppo | not too much | |
| 339064945 | Piu | more | |
| 339064946 | Rallentando | slowing down | |
| 339064947 | Ritardando | same as rallentando | |
| 339064948 | Ritenuto | suddenly slower | |
| 339064949 | Rubato | flexible, irregular tempo | |
| 339064950 | Sostenuto | sustained | |
| 339064951 | Stringendo | quickening, with growing excitement | |
| 339064952 | Tempo Primo | resume the original or first tempo | |
| 339064953 | Vivace | lively | |
| 339064954 | Vivacissimo | very quick | |
| 339064955 | Affetuoso | tender | |
| 339064956 | Agitato | excited | |
| 339064957 | A Piacere | at performer's discretion | |
| 339064958 | Arioso | in a singing style | |
| 339064959 | Calmato | quieted | |
| 339064960 | Catabile | singing | |
| 339064961 | Comodo | easy, comfortable | |
| 339064962 | Con Brio | with vigor | |
| 339064963 | Con Calore | with warmth | |
| 339064964 | Con Fuoco | with fire | |
| 339064965 | Dolce | sweet | |
| 339064966 | Expressivo | expressive | |
| 339064967 | Giocoso | merry | |
| 339064968 | Giusto | just, right | |
| 339064969 | Grazioso | graceful | |
| 339064970 | Gusto | with zest | |
| 339064971 | Legato | smooth | |
| 339064972 | Leggiero | light | |
| 339064973 | Maestoso | majestic | |
| 339064974 | Marcato | stressed | |
| 339064975 | Mesto | sad | |
| 339064976 | Mezzo | medium | |
| 339064977 | Pesante | emphatic, heavy | |
| 339064978 | Scherzando | humorous | |
| 339064979 | Semplive | simple | |
| 339064980 | Sempre | always | |
| 339064981 | Staccato | detached | |
| 339064982 | Strepitoso | noisy | |
| 339064983 | Tenuto | held |