Articulations
separated
What is STACCATO?
play LOUD
What is FORTE?
animated
What is ANIMATO?
one person playing alone
What is SOLO?
tempo which means to play "very slow"
What is ADAGIO?
play smoothly, connected
What is LEGATO?
What is PIANO?
with emotion
What is ESPRESSIVO?
one SECTION plays
What is SOLI?
walking tempo
What is ANDANTE?
play with more front to the note
What is ACCENT or MARCATO?
to start quiet, then gradually get louder?
What is CRESCENDO?
to play "sweetly"
What is DOLCE?
with
What is CON?
a tempo faster than allegro
What is PRESTO?
hold a note for full value
What is TENUTO?
to play loud, then immediately softly
What is FORTE PIANO?
dying away
What is MORENDO?
little by little
gradually get FASTER
What is ACCELARANDO?
Italian for "hammered", this articulation means to play with front to the note AND very short. A combination of accent plus staccato.
What is a "ROOFTOP ACCENT"? (or VERTICAL ACCENT or CARROT TOP or MARTELATO or MARTELLATO)
very quiet
What is PIANISSIMO?
to play "Humorously"
What is GIOCOSO?
more motion
What is PIU MOSSO?
what is RALLENTANDO? (or RITARDANDO)