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MUSICAL TERMS, SIGNS AND ABBREVIATIONS
CONTENT
- Dynamics and Articulation
- Tempo
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
Tempo
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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