basics
What is the study of dynamics
How loud and soft music is
what is the abbreviation for piano?
p
What is the musical word that means to get louder?
crescendo
piano means
soft
what does pui mean?
a little
What is the most basic dynamic that means loud?
Forte
what is the abbreviation for fortissimo?
What is the musical word that means get softer?
decrescendo
mezzo forte means
kind of loud
what does n mean?
null (almost silent or silent)
What is the most basic dynamic that means soft?
piano
mf stands for
mezzo Forte
In the baroque and classical eras, what is the term for dynamics means to suddenly get louder or softer?
terraced dynamics
fortissimo means
very loud
What does morendo mean?
dying away
What does the suffix -issi mean?
pp is short for
pianissimo
What does an accent do to a note?
emphasizes it
what Italian term means loud then soft?
Forte piano (also the name of the original piano)
what does con sord mean?
with mute (makes it softer/changes tone color a little bit)
"kind of"
sFz means
sForzando
Write two measures of 4 quarter notes each. Place a crescendo under the first measure. Place a decrescendo under the second measure.
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What does marcato mean?
what does rinforzando mean?
reinforced