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Main Gauche

8eva – an octave higher

A tempo – resume normal speed after a diversion of
Accelerando (accel.) – gradually becoming more fast
Adagio – slowly, slowly
Ad libitum – at leisure, with considerable freedom
Agitato – agitated
Allargando – Enlargement often with increased tone
Allegretto – moderately fast, slightly slower than allegro
Allegro – alive and reasonably fast
Andante – at a walking pace
Andantino – a bit slower (or a little faster than Andante)
Animato – with animation
Arc – (for string players) with the bow
Attacca – go on at once

Ben Marcato – well marked
Gloss – Sparkling, bright
Brio – force

Calando – learn more soft and slow
Cantabile – In singing style
Capo – from the outset
Anima Con – with feeling
Con Brio – with spirit
With Forza – with forza
With grace – the grace of
Con moto – with movement
With Sordini – with the mute
Crescendo (cresc.) – gradually becoming stronger

Da Capo (DC) – from the beginning
Dal capo al fine DC al fine or written in the last measure of a piece of the section – the music is repeated from the beginning until it reaches the fine of the word "(the end).

Dal Segno – from the signal, the music is repeated from where the sign is removed before the piece, then lead to the end.
Decrescendo (decresc.) – gradually becoming softer
Diminuendo (Dim) – gradually becoming softer
Dolce – Soft and sweet

Forte (f) – high
Forte-piano (fp) – Soft high immediately
Fortissimo (ff) – very strong
Forcing (fz or SFZ) – a hard accent

Giocoso – gay, gay
Grave – very slowly
Grazioso – grace

Largo – slow and stately, broad
Larghetto – slower than Largo
Legato – no problems
Leggiero – slightly
Slow – slowly
Loco – in the normal way (usually after playing an octave above)

Maestoso – majestic
Main Droite (MD) – right hand
Main gauche (MG) – left hand
Marcato – Marking accent
Meno mosso – more slower, less movement
Mezzo forte (mf) – Moderately high
Mezzo piano (mp) – moderately soft
Mezzo staccato – short, moderately separated; shown for items covered with an insult
Misterioso – mysteriously
Moderate-to moderate speed
Molto – very, very
Morendo – extinct
MM – Maelzel metronome

Opus – A piece or set of works
Ossia – o (an alternate version)

Ped. – Press the sustaining pedal of the piano
Perdendosi – extinct
Pesante – strongly
Piacevole – pleasant
Piano (p) – Soft
Pianissimo (PP) – very soft
Piu mosso – faster
Pizzicato (pizz.) – Plucked (in stereo)
Poco – a little
Little by little – little by little (gradually)
Presto – very fast
Prestissimo – extremely fast, or as soon as possible

Rallentando (rall.) – gradually getting slower
Risoluto – with resolution, courage
Ritardando (retard.) – Gradually getting slower
Ritenuto (riten. or rit.) – Slow or stop immediately
Rhythmic – rhythmically

Scherzando – played
Semper – always
Senza – Without
Sforza (SF) – A strong (notice), stress
Simile – a similar manner
Sostenuto – sustained
Staccato – Detached, short, sharp note of half the length of the letter (shown by a dot above or below each note)
Stringendo – little by little faster
Subito – Suddenly

Tempo – the speed of music
Tenuto (Ten.) – hold
Tranquillo-in silence, calmly
Tre corde – Press left piano soft pedal (with three strings)
Troppo – too

Une Corda – depress the left, muted piano (with rope)

Vivace – lively
Vivo – lively

Signs:
– Accent, give prominence to play with the force
[Respectively, Marcato strong accent, the normal accent and tenuto]
– The music or the passage between the points to be played again
(fermata) – musical symbol placed over a note or a silence that extended beyond the duration normal
– Tie or bind, indicating that the note being played or sung sustained, uninterrupted, through the total time value of the notes

– Ligation, a group of notes are played with one bow stroke (string), or without retonguing (wind), or a sigh (singing), so that notes move smoothly without perceptible interruption
– The metronome marking, which indicates the speed at which a piece is to be played 60 crotchets to the minute
– Until the arc (bent instrument – arc is pushed through the chain) to time (guitar – the string is pulled with the hand moving up)
– Below arc (bowed instrument – Arc pulled through the chain), for stroke (guitar – the string is pulled with the hand moving downwards)
– Unless strong emphasis placed above or below the note means that it must be stressed, but not as strong as when they are marked as> or

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