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Fun With Orchestra Terms
Identify common orchestra terms and their meanings.
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| Pianissimo | very soft |
| Piano | soft |
| Mezzo Piano | medium soft |
| Mezzo Forte | medium loud |
| Forte | loud |
| Fortissimo | very loud |
| Crescendo | gradually increase volume |
| Diminuendo | gradually decrease volume |
| Morendo | fading away |
| Largo | very slow, broad |
| Adagio | slow,easy |
| Andante | moderate,walking tempo |
| Allegro | fast |
| Prestissimo | as fast as possible |
| A Tempo | return to original tempo |
| Accelerondo | becoming faster |
| Ritardando | slowing down |
| Rubato | flexible, irregular tempo |
| Cantabile | singing style |
| Dolce | sweet |
| Con Brio | with vigor |
| Legato | smooth |
| Staccato | detached, short strokes |
| Arco | with the bow |
| Detache | single bowing with each note slightly articulated |
| Loure | sow, with slight separation |
| Pizzicato | plucked |
| Spiccato | light, bouncing strokes |
| Tremolo | short, extremely fast strokes |
| Al Fine | to the end |
| Coda | closing section of a composition |
| Da Capo | from the beginning |
| Dal Segno | from the sign |
| Divisi | divided |
| Fine | end |
| Poco | a little |
| Sordino | mute |
| Tacet | silent |
| Tutti | all |
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