Band Terms Quarter 1 (copy)

Band Terms

Largo

very slow

Lento

very slow but quicker than largo

Adagio

very slow but quicker than lento

Andante

moderately slow, but moving

Andantino

a little quicker than andante

Moderato

moderate

Allegretto

Light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro

Allegro

rapid; lively

Vivace

vivacious; lively

Presto

very fast

Accelerando

gradually faster

Ad Libitum

At liberty, freely

Allargando

gradually slower and broader

A Tempo

return to normal tempo after deviations

Piu

a little

Piu Mosso

a little faster

Rallentando

gradually slower

Ritardando

gradually slower

Rubato

freely; flexible tempo involving slight accelerandos and ritardandos

Crescendo

increase of volume

Decrescendo

gradually growing softer

Diminuendo

Decrease of volume

Forte

loud (f)

Forte-Piano

Begin forte and change suddenly to piano (fp)

Fortissimo

very loud (ff)

Mezzo-Forte

medium loud (mf)

Mezzo-piano

medium soft (mp)

Piano

soft (p)

Pianissimo

very soft (pp)

Sforzendo

Strong accent followed immediately by piano (sfz or sf)

Accent

emphasis on one note or chord (>)

Brio, con

with spirit; briliiant

Cantabile

in a singing style

Dolce

sweetly; softly

Fuoco

fire; energy

Legato

smooth and connected

Leggiero

lightly

Marcato

marked; with emphasis

Pesante

with emphasis; heavily

Sostenuto

sustained

Staccato

separated, detached style

Staccato Accent

separated with emphasis

Tenuto

sustain full value

Al Fine

to the finish

Con

wtih

Fermata

hold or pause

Fine

the end

Meno

less

Molto

very

Mosso

motion; movement

Poco a Poco

little by little (gradually)

Sempre

always; continually

Senza

without

Simile

the same; continue in similar manner

Subito

suddenly

Tutti

all, together

Double flat

lowers the pitch two half steps (bb)

Flat

lowers the pitch one half step (b)

Natural

cancels a previous accidental

Sharp

raises the pitch one half step (#)

Double Sharp

raises the pitch two half steps (X)

Da Capo

From the beginning (D.C)

Del Segno

From the sign (D.S)

Repeat Measure

Play the measure again :||

Repeat Section

repeat preceding measure ||: :||