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MUSICAL TERMS, SIGNS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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Dynamics and Articulation

Forte (f) means loud

Mezzo forte (mf) is moderately loud

Fortissimo (ff) is very loud.

Piano (p) means soft

Mezzo piano (mp) is moderately soft

Pianissimo (pp) is very soft..

Crescendo (cresc.) means gradually becoming louder.

Diminuendo (dim.) or decrescendo (decresc.) means gradually becoming softer.

> indicates an accent (to emphasise the note); ^ indicates a strong accent.

Forzando (fz) or sforzando (sf or sfz) indicate strong accents, ffz or sff are very strong accents.

Poco a poco means little by little

Adagio or Lento means slowly.

Largo means broadly (unhurried).

Andante means at an easy walking pace.

Andantino usually means a little faster then Andante.

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