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| Mezzo forte; dynamic marking indicating moderately loud;medium loud |
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| A flat major/F minor key signature |
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| Poco ritardando; becoming a little slower |
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| Tempo marking indicating fast and lively |
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| to sing smoothly with no noticable breaks between the notes |
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| a pause for breath in singing |
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| Marcato; a symbol indicating the note should be emphasised |
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| The practice in preformance of disregarding strict time for expressive effect. |
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| Tie; a curved line used in musical notation to join two succesive notes of the same pitch, showing that they should form one sound lasting for the time of their combined value. |
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| slur; a curved line used in musical notation to indicate that the notes are to be sung smootly |
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| Indicates a change to a slightly slower tempo |
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| Triplet; group of 3 equal notes written where a group of two notes is suggested by time signature |
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| Diminishing, i.e. gradually getting quieter |
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| D major/b minor key signature |
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| unison; the simultaneous performance of the same line of music by various instruments or voices; this may be at the exact same pitch or in a different octave |
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| tempo marking restrained or moderate |
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| Directive used to indicate that a passage should gradually increase in loudness |
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| Natural; the symbol, which, after a note has been raised by a sharp, or lowered by a flat, restores to it's original pitch |
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| Fermata (pause); the symbol indicating the prolongation of a note or a rest beyond it's usual value |
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| Tenuto ("held"); i.e. sustained to the end of a notes full value |
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| Return to the previous tempo |
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| Ritardando, i.e. becoming gradually slower |
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| more movement, i.e. quicker |
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