Monday, April 28, 2014

Musical Terms in Music

Piece #1: March to the Scaffold
  • Allegretto Non Troppo - A rather fast tempo that should be performed moderately 
  • Forte - To play loudly 
  • Crescendo - To gradually increase the volume of a particular passage 
  • Fortissimo - To play very loudly 
  • Diminuendo - To gradually decrease the volume of a particular passage 
  • Piano - To play softly 
  • D.S al Coda - A note indicating that the performer must repeat back to the sign before playing the coda
  • Coda - The ending portion of a piece 
  • Ritardando - To gradually slow the tempo 
  • Fortississimo - To play extremely loud 
  • Fermata - To hold a note past its value 
Piece #2 - Sun Cycles 

  • Più Mosso - A directive to the performer that the music should have more motion 
  • Forte - To play loudly 
  • Diminuendo - To gradually decrease the volume of a particular passage 
  • Mezzo Forte - To play moderately loud 
  • Poco Ritardando - To slowly decrease the tempo of a piece 
  • Piano - To play softly 
  • Fermata - To extend a note past its value 
  • Mezzo Piano - To play moderately soft 
  • Crescendo - To gradually increase the volume of a passage 
  • A tempo - To revert back to the original tempo 
  • Crescendo Poco a Poco - To slowly increase the volume of a piece 
  • Fortissimo - To play very loudly
Piece #3 - Brave 
  • Misterioso - To play the passage mysteriously 
  • Soli - A directive to perform a section of the piece as an ensemble instead of a solo 
  • Forte - To play loudly 
  • Mezzo Forte - To play moderately loud 
  • Ritardando - To decrease the tempo of a passage 
  • Diminuendo - To decrease the volume of a passage 
  • Crescendo - To increase the volume of a passage
  • Pianissimo - To play extremely softly 
  • Subito - Suddenly 
  • Mezzo Piano - To play moderately soft