Musical Terms

Word List with 20 words
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sforzando

a,adv.

with force; emphatically.

forte

(a direction) loud; with force (piano).

piano

adv.

softly. p, p.

accelerando

adv.,a

gradually increasing in speed.

beat

to mark (time) by strokes, as with the hand or a metronome.

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choir

a company of singers, especially an organized group.

sheet music

music printed on unbound sheets of paper.

clef

a symbol placed upon a staff to indicate the name and pitch of the notes corresponding to its lines and spaces.

duet

a musical composition for two voices or instruments.

dynamics

variation and gradation in the volume of musical sound.

fermata

the sustaining of a note, chord, or rest for a duration longer than the indicated time value, with the length of the extension at the performer's discretion.

note

a tone sounded on a musical instrument.

common time

a meter or tempo of four beats per measure, with each of four quarter notes receiving a single beat. C

metronome

a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, especially in practicing music.

harmony

any simultaneous combination of tones.

music

the written or printed score of a musical composition.

mezzo

a mezzo-soprano.

key signature

(in notation) the group of sharps or flats placed after the clef to indicate the tonality of the music following.

Tone

any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.

time signature

a numerical or other indication at the beginning of a piece showing the meter.