Symbols
Whats the Italian?
Crescendo and Decrescendo
What does it mean?
Miscellaneous
100
What is the symbol for pianissimo?
pp
100
What is the italian word for soft?
piano
100
When drawing a crescendo, does the "F" symbol belong at the open or closed end?
the open end
100
what does a decrescendo tell you to do?
get softer gradually
100
what is the Italian word that means "medium"?
Mezzo
200
What is the symbol for mezzo forte?
mf
200
what is the italian word for very loud?
Fortissimo
200
When drawing a decrescendo does the "F" marking belong at the open end or the closed end?
The open end
200
What does a crescendo tell you to do?
get louder gradually
200
Dynamics describes the _______________ of the music
the volume
300
what is the symbol for Forte?
F
300
What is the italian word for medium soft?
mezzo-forte
300
When drawing a crescendo does the "p" marking belong at the open end or the closed end?
the closed end
300
What does a diminuendo tell someone to do?
gradually get softer, or decrescendo
300
The suffix -issimo added to an Italian word means what?
Very
400
What is the symbol for Fortepiano?
fp
400
what is the Italian for medium loud?
mezzo-forte
400
When drawing a decrescendo does the "p" symbol belong at the open end or the closed end?
the closed end.
400
What does a fortepiano tell someone to do?
play loudly then soft
400
What is the other word we could use instead of decrescendo?
diminuendo
500
what is the symbol for a sforzando?
sfz
500
what is the italian word for very soft?
pianissimo
500
please tell the math sign a crescendo looks like and the math sign the drecrescendo looks like
crescendo - less than sign decrescendo - greater than sign
500
What does a sforzando tell someone to do?
loudly attack (the note)
500
During a listening example, besides your name and the title of the piece, what is the first thing you should write?
Beginning dynamic level
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