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Level Four Musical Terms:


Expressions (dynamics, changes in dynamics, etc.):

ff  (fortissimo)
f  (forte)
mf  (mezzo forte)
mp  (mezzo piano)
p  (piano)
pp  (pianissimo)
piu f  (forte)
decresc.
cresc.
crescendo 'hairpin'
decrescendo 'hairpin'
smorzando
pesante

Articulations (accents, lengths of notes, etc.):

slur
tenuto
staccato
fermata
arpeggiate

Tempo and tempo alterations:

Adagio
Allegro
Allegretto
Allegro non troppo
Andante
Andantino
Largo
Moderato
Molto Agitato
rit.
poco rit.
rallentando
a tempo
Cut time (Alle Breve)

Musical forms:

Burlesque
Étude
March
Minuet
Prelude
Sonatina
Rag/Ragtime
Boogie-woogie

Historical periods:

Baroque Period (Era)
Classical Period (Era)
Romantic Period (Era)
Post-romanticism
20th Century Classical Music
Modernism
Late 20th Century Postmodern
20th Century American Popular

Musical instruments:

Virginal

General terms:

dolce
molto marcato
impetuoso
repeat signs
1st & 2nd endings
da capo
da capo al fine
tie
8vb
loco
sub.  (subito)
simile
sustain pedal
simile
sempre legato
sempre staccato
marcato il basso
subito

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