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| 2 dotted crotchets (6 quavers) in a bar |
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| Common time (same as 4/4 time) |
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| Grace note : acciaccatura. Also called crushed note. Fast grace note, little duration |
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| Cresendo (getting louder) |
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| Fermatta or pause - play for longer than written value |
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| Fortepiano - loud then immediately soft |
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| glissando - smooth slide between notes |
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| Marcato (accent) - louder and slightly shorter than regular accent. |
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| mezzo staccato - moderately detached. |
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| mezzo forte - moderately loud |
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| Mordant - Rapidly play the principal note, the next higher note (according to key signature) then return to the principal note for the remaining duration. |
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| mezzo piano - moderately soft |
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| The 'Sign' or the 'Segno' sign. |
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| Caesura -Indicates a brief, silent pause, during which time is not counted. |
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| Sforzando - strongly accented. |
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| Tremelo - A rapidly repeating note |
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| Trill to the the next semitone above |
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| Trill (to the next tone above) |
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| Trill (to the next note above in the key signature) |
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| Turn - a musical decoration. |
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