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Tempo terms
| Largo |
Slow |
Allegro |
Fast |
| Larghetto |
Almost Largo |
Vivace |
Lively |
| Adagio |
Moderately slow |
Presto |
Very fast |
| Andante |
Walking tempo |
Prestissimo |
Very very fast |
| Andantino |
Almost Andante |
Molto |
Very |
| Moderato |
Moderately |
Accel (erando) |
Getting faster |
| Allegretto |
Almost fast |
Rit (ardando) |
Getting slower |
Dynamic
markings
| ppp |
Pianississimo |
Very very soft |
| pp |
Pianissimo |
Very soft |
| p |
Piano |
Soft |
| mp |
Mezzopiano |
Moderately soft |
| mf |
Mezzoforte |
Moderately loud |
| f |
Forte |
Loud |
| ff |
Fortissimo |
Very loud |
| fff |
Fortississimo |
Very very loud |
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Cresc (endo) |
Getting louder |
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Dim (inuendo) |
Getting softer |
| fp |
Fortepiano |
Loud then soft |
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