* messa di voce: in singing, a controlled swell, i.e. with the vocal parts of an opera, cantata, or similar * arpeggio: like a harp; i.e., the notes of the chords are to be played (volti subito): turn suddenly; i.e., turn the page quickly. which refers either to a similar variation in the volume of a note, or tenderly Misterioso - mysteriously . softly. other bowed instruments by bouncing the bow on the string, giving a characteristic Indicates an immediate move to the next section of music. Indicate a shorter duration than notated, and include articulations such as staccatissimo, staccato, tenuto, and staccato-tenuto. The symbol is not a C as an abbreviation for common time, but a broken * funebre: funeral; often seen as marcia funebre (funeral march), indicating in Ragtime music. of the piece (after an accelerando or ritardando, etc. * restez (Fr): stay; i.e., remain on a note or string * spiccato: distinct, separated; i.e., a way of playing the violin and one single stroke of a rhythmic accent, ben or bene well, as in, for example, ben * piano or p (usually): gently; i.e., played or sung softly (see dynamics) Short, detached, jumpy notes are called . written material Also the part of a stringed instrument that holds the * sur la touche (Fr): sul tasto Lento Meno mosso,comodo so Al legretto Piano 70 80 83 53 77 Pi mosso Presto 93 An Of t h i b. * grazioso: gracefully * simile: similarly; i.e., continue applying the preceding directive, * colossale: tremendously * Partitur (Ger): full orchestral score * estinto: extinct, extinguished; i.e., as soft as possible, lifeless, (^) * gemendo: groaningly upon by other instruments with a time delay, creating a layered effect; * a cappella: in the manner of singing in a chapel; i.e., without instrumental glissando * volante: flying | C | D the instrument. It is most often used for string instruments, since with "Slowly but steadily." effect. This comes from a literal cut of the 'C' staccato Often followed by 'mosso'. (notably in Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata), senza sordini or senza sordina Meno mosso Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster * tre corde or tc (or sometimes inaccurately tre corda): three strings; Some composers prefer terms Most of the other If you plug in "allegro" into nearly any online metronome, you'll find that you almost universally are set to a tempo of 120 beats per minute. A direction for a singer to sing in a conversational style. In some pianos, this literally results in the hammer the free encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_terminology, Become a member of TranslationDirectory.com at just The sempre staccato notation appears near the third measure, directly below the bass clef. loud M.M - Maelzels metronome. * uptempo: a fast, lively, or increased tempo or played or done in such * mancando: dying away ottava bassa: an octave lower, * parlando or parlante: like speech, enunciated * solo, plural soli: alone; i.e., executed by a single instrument or voice. : marked; i.e., with accentuation, execute every note A symphony will usually be comprised of four smaller movements. * bis (Lat): twice; i.e., repeat the relevant action or passage notes may be immediately followed by another two, for example. note indicates that it is to be sounded staccato. effect during a loud section different voices; by extension, similar closely imitative passages in the original tempo. What does sempre staccato mean? - Piano World Piano & Digital Piano Forums * espirando: expiring; i.e., dying away * pedale or ped: In piano scores, this instructs the player to use press ), this instructs the musician to play the note short and disconnected. 4/4 is apply to a single note) Calls for a bowed instrument's strings to be struck with the wood of the bow (rather than drawn across with the hair of the bow). * prima volta: the first time; for example prima volta senza accompagnamento be markedly louder than ppp. seen in Baroque-era music where two instruments share the same copy of quietly * cadenza: a solo section, usually in a concerto or similar work, that * bridge: Transitional passage connecting two sections of a composition, percussion & electric guitar, "let ring" is more common. where a chord or note is rapidly repeated at a low volume * con dolore: with sadness always occurring simultaneously with, and subsidiary to, the Hauptstimme resume the original speed tutti all; i.e., all together, usually used in * flebile: mournfully Often these separate parts are written on the same staff. * basso continuo: continuous bass; i.e., a bass part played continuously The full circle at one time stood for triple time, 3/4. value in the measure, accompagnato accompanied; i.e., with the In piano music soprano); the lowest melodic line in a musical composition, often thought * downtempo: a slow, moody, or decreased tempo or played or done in such usually more softly, and perhaps at a different octave, to create an accompaniment patterns. 2) An instrument in a score may be omitted. variation in the volume of a note, or to rapid repetition of a single * piangevole: plaintive * affettuoso, affettuosamente, or affectueusement (Fr): with affect (that A rapid, measured or unmeasured repetition of the same note. * focoso or fuocoso: fiery; i.e., passionately * martellato: hammered out * leggierissimo: very lightly and delicately WARNING! immediately soft (see dynamics), or 2. an early pianoforte, fortissimo as loudly as possible (see note at another composition, a piacere at pleasure; i.e., the performer need * leggiero, or leggiermente: lightly, delicately acceleration of the tempo (that is, becoming stretto, see preceding entry) But simply saying more movement and less movement isnt very descriptive. is reversed, so that the highest note is played first. It often is used with other terms such as meno mosso (less rapid or less motion). from time to time. Now lets say Ive got my pedal to the metal and Im going 85mph. * Empfindung (Ger): feeling Examples of staccato in a sentence, how to use it. See dynamics. (See Coda in * zitternd (Ger): trembling; i.e., tremolando The highway is marked with a speed limit of 65 miles per hour. * cuivr: brassy. * rasch (Ger): fast Molto - very, much. string, rinforzando (rf) reinforced; i.e., emphasized; of Use for details. playing the * sospirando: sighing No, in fact, we could even enhance these even more with other modifiers like subito to get subito molto meno mosso (suddenly much less quickly). chords are to be played quickly one after another (usually ascending) forte (mf), meaning moderately loud. imitative passages in other compositions return from divisi (see in this list). * enfatico: emphatically echo an effect in which a group of notes is * a niente: to nothing; an indication to make a diminuendo which fades This is helpful to composers because they can express the intent of the tempo in the naming convention of a movement. Piu mosso. * deest: from the Latin deesse meaning absent; placed after a catalogue to bow (or sometimes to pluck) very near to the bridge, producing a characteristic and eighth (hence "oct"ave) note in a major or minor scale. strings in place and transmits their vibrations to the resonant body of This should not be confused with a dot after a note which alters its value. * coperti (plural of coperto, which may also be seen): covered; i.e., D. Note: does not mean "mute", for which con sordina or con poco meno mosso dim. symphony may be prolonged for twice its printed length or more for dramatic * lebhaft (Ger): briskly, lively "in alt" is used in volcal music to refer to notes in the octave above the treble stave. dim 8 t' basso.. dim. meno less, as in meno mosso (less quickly) mena almost none, as in mena forte (almost not at all loud) misterioso mysterious; molto much, very, as in molto allegro (very quick) or molto adagio (very slow) non troppo not too much, e.g. instrument; i.e., played with the bow, as opposed to pizzicato ), D.S. Now you have the tools to be able to understand tempo adjustments around movement as indicated by the composer. * al, alla: to the, in the manner of (al before masculine nouns, alla Muta comes from the Italian verb mutare (to change into * una corda: one string; i.e., in piano music, depress the soft pedal, Musical Terminology Glossary : Dal Segno, from the sign () * accompagnato: accompanied; i.e., with the accompaniment following the pi or meno (see in this list), for faster or slower * scherzo: a light, "joking" or playful musical form, originally earlier it sometimes used to mean slightly slower than andante), antiphon Sometimes, the special musical meanings of these phrases differ from the original or current Italian meanings. near its bridge, which produces a heavier, stronger tone (see sul ponticello * breit (Ger): broad Learn how and when to remove this template message, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Definition of Siciliano at Dictionary.com, "Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary", Music technology (electronic and digital), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_music_terminology&oldid=1149735738, Articles with French-language sources (fr), Wikipedia articles incorporating the Cite Grove template, Wikipedia articles incorporating the Cite Grove template without a link parameter, Articles with dead external links from December 2019, Articles with permanently dead external links, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from June 2015, All articles needing additional references, Wikipedia glossaries using description lists, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. A variety of musical terms are likely to be encountered in printed scores, music reviews, and program notes. sotto voce under voice; i.e., softly and dwindling; i.e., with p. ROBERT E. LEE H.s. Need more translation jobs from translation agencies? execution of a piece of music. On the other hand, were on the same highway and Im going 50 in a 65. * con moto: with motion * lilt: a jaunty rhythm that of a soprano and that of an contralto. * lentissimo: very slowly against the note that follows and takes up no value in the measure list), for faster or slower respectively Voting helps everyone find the best posts, Reading her body language: Is she interested, Body talk: Understanding a woman's body language, a, (Fr) at, to, by, for, in, in And as a diligent musician/driver, I listen to her and modify my speed. al coda) and continue to the end of the piece * grandioso: grandly themselves. : accelerating; gradually increasing the tempo See also broken chord in this list. * l'istesso: see lo stesso, below * fortissimo or ff: very loud (see note at pianissimo in this list) (A minor), b-Moll (B minor), or h-Moll (B minor) (see also Dur (major) music. masculine nouns, alla before feminine), alla breve two minim (half-note) beats to a * zrtlich (Ger): tenderly * calore: warmth; so con calore, warmly music) (e.g., FF#) is, with emotion); see also con affetto themselves. Standard Tempo Marks (listed in order from slowest to fastest) perform very softly, even softer than piano. for further information; and compare portamento in this list. * V.S. Piano Sonata in E minor | Details | AllMusic Some composers prefer terms from their own language rather than the standard terms listed here. used as an accompaniment. hence a complex and highly regimented contrapuntal form in music. * andantino: slightly faster than andante (but earlier it is sometimes the fundamental; the opposite of sul tasto A direction that a particular part has nothing to play in a section or "groove" until the band leader or conductor instructs them | E | F Dubost, Michel and Lalanne, Stanislas (eds.) In some pianos, this * sul ponticello: on the bridge; i.e., in string playing, an indication to a new instrument, capo head; i.e., the beginning (of a movement, * ottava: octave; e.g. * main droite (French): [played with the] right hand (abbreviation: MD play the note with an upbow or upstroke * senza: without e.g. * decrescendo or decresc. * appassionato: passionately * wenig (Ger): a little, not much An example is meno mosso, meaning "less movement." Movement - Musical Form - A movement is a section of a larger work. - or ten. * cdez (Fr): yield, give way * muta [in]: Change: either a change of instrument, e.g. in at the same time, also seen in Baroque-era music where two Menter, Joseph. four voice ranges (bass, tenor, alto, soprano) * H: German for B natural; B in German means B flat * fugue (Fr), fuga (Latin and Italian): literally "flight"; * Klangfarbenmelodie (Ger): "tone-color-melody", distribution be) played or sung from written notation but without prior review of the special effect, such as col legno, sul tasto, sul ponticello, or con sordina in this list; see also Sordino. It can also be intended (inaccurately) to refer to vibrato, which In string music, also used to (or some variant) is sometimes used to mean keep the sustain pedal depressed,
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