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  2. Dynamics (music) - Wikipedia

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    mf, standing for mezzo-forte, meaning "moderately loud". [6] più p, standing for più piano and meaning "quieter". più f, standing for più forte and meaning "louder". Use of up to three consecutive f s or p s is also common: pp, standing for pianissimo and meaning "very quiet". ff, standing for fortissimo and meaning "very loud".

  3. List of Italian musical terms used in English - Wikipedia

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    Definition Calando: quietening: Becoming softer and slower Crescendo: growing: Becoming louder Decrescendo: shrinking: Becoming softer Diminuendo: dwindling: Becoming softer Forte: strong: Loud Fortissimo: very strong: Very loud Mezzo forte: half-strong: Moderately loud Marcato: marked: A note played forcefully Messa di voce: placing the voice

  4. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    forte (f) Strong (i.e. to be played or sung loudly) forte-piano (fp) Strong-gentle (i.e. loud, then immediately soft; see dynamics) fortepiano An early pianoforte fortissimo (ff) Very loud (see note at pianissimo) fortississimo (fff) As loud as possible forza Musical force; con forza: with force forzando (fz) See sforzando freddo

  5. Glossary of jazz and popular music - Wikipedia

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    forte or (f) Strong (i.e. to be played or sung loudly) fortepiano (fp) Strong-gentle (i.e. 1. loud, then immediately soft) (see dynamics), or 2. an early pianoforte. fortissimo (ff) Very loud (see note at Pianissimo) fortississimo (fff) As loud as possible. front of house (FOH) The speaker system which faces the audience (and the sound ...

  6. List of musical symbols - Wikipedia

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    Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including pitch, duration, dynamics, or articulation of musical notes; tempo, metre, form (e.g., whether sections are repeated), and details about specific playing techniques (e.g., which ...

  7. Fortissimo (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Fortissimo is a term in music dynamics meaning "to be played very loudly." Fortissimo may also refer to: Fortissimo Records, a records label; Fortissimo Films, a distribution and production company that focuses on independent and Asian cinema; Fortissimo space, a concept in topology "Fortissimo" (song), a 1966 song of Rita Pavone

  8. Fortepiano (musical dynamic) - Wikipedia

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    The fortepiano dynamic as it appears in modern music. The expression fortepiano (sometimes called forte piano) is a sudden dynamic change used in a musical score, usually with the abbreviation fp, to designate a section of music in which the music should be played loudly (forte), then immediately softly (piano). [1]

  9. Forte number - Wikipedia

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    In musical set theory, a Forte number is the pair of numbers Allen Forte assigned to the prime form of each pitch class set of three or more members in The Structure of Atonal Music (1973, ISBN 0-300-02120-8). The first number indicates the number of pitch classes in the pitch class set and the second number indicates the set's sequence in ...