admin 13 Dec 2017 0 Comments Mezzo Forte (mf) Moderately Loud Fortissimo (FF) Very Loud Piano (p) Soft Forte (F) Loud Pianoissimo (pp) Very Soft Mezzo Piano (mp) Moderately Soft Crescendo < Gradually get louder Decrescendo > Gradually get softer Forte-Piano (Fp) Loud then immediately soft Sforzando (Sfz) With Sudden strong emphasis Largo Slow tempo Rubato To be played rhythmically free Andante Moderately slow but moving tempo Allegro Fast tempo Presto Very fast tempo A Tempo Return to the previous tempo L’istesso The same tempo Stringendo Pressing ahead, slightly faster Accelerando Gradually accelerating tempo Ritardando Gradually slowing tempo Vivace Lively tempo Meno Mosso A little slower Piu Mosso A little faster Caesura Cease stop, pause Fermata To hold note longer than value Cantabile In a singing style Bravura With Boldness Dolce Sweetly Grandioso Grandly Legato Smoothly connected Maestoso Majestically Marziale March like Subito Suddenly Tranquillo Peacefully Tacet To leave out Related posts: Conducting Music terms Musical Terms band terms–clinic Symphonic Band Sem 1 Final 2007 Clinic All-State Terms Band Terms (9-12) Musical Terms Worksheet Basic Italian Musical Terms Music Terms