Hi
loud
Forte
soft
Piano
Medium Soft
Mezzo Piano
Sweetly
Dolce
wind instruments and out of metal with either a cup or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
Brass Family
Varying degrees of loud and soft
Dynamics
Very Loud
Fortissimo
Adagio
Smooth and Connected
Legato
Gradually softer
Decrescendo
Walking pace tempo
Andante
Gradually Louder
Crescendo
Fermata
Largo
Placed above a not to indicate stress or emphasis on a note
Accent
Closing section of a composition, an added ending
Coda
The harmonious adjustment of volume and timbre between instruments or voices
Balance
Majestically
Maestoso
The term which denotes the organization of sound in time
Rhythm
A piece for four instruments or voices, four performers
Quartet
In singing style
CantaBile
A solo passage; usually near the end of the piece, either written by the composer or improvised by the performer
Cadenza
Three- part form in which the middle section is different from the other sections indicated by ABA
Ternary Form
The strictest form of imitation, in which two or more parts have the same melody, but start at different points
Canon
Quick tempo; Cheerful
Allegro