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

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    Literal translation Definition Campana: bell: A bell used in an orchestra; also campane "bells" Cornetto: little horn: An old woodwind instrument Fagotto: bundle: A bassoon, a woodwind instrument played with a double reed Orchestra: orchestra, orig. Greek orkesthai "dance" An ensemble of instruments Piano(forte) soft-loud: A keyboard instrument ...

  3. 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

  4. 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".

  5. 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 ...

  6. Bilingual dictionary - Wikipedia

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    A bilingual dictionary or translation dictionary is a specialized dictionary used to translate words or phrases from one language to another. Bilingual dictionaries can be unidirectional, meaning that they list the meanings of words of one language in another, or can be bidirectional, allowing translation to and from both languages ...

  7. List of English words of Italian origin - Wikipedia

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    Candy (from Middle English sugre candy, part translation of Middle French sucre candi, from Old French çucre candi, part translation of Italian zucchero candito, from zucchero sugar + Arabic قاندل qandI candied, from Persian قند qand cane sugar; ultimately from Sanskrit खुड् khanda 'piece of sugar', perhaps from Dravidian) [21]

  8. Fortepiano (musical dynamic) - Wikipedia

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    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] It is not unusual for it to be followed by a crescendo, a gradual increase in ...

  9. La forza del destino - Wikipedia

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    After its premiere in Russia, La forza underwent some revisions and made its debut abroad with performances in Rome in 1863 under the title Don Alvaro.Performances followed in Madrid (with the Duke of Rivas, the play's author, in attendance) and the opera subsequently travelled to New York, Vienna (1865), Buenos Aires (1866), and London (1867).