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  2. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    Reinforcing (i.e. emphasizing); sometimes like a sudden crescendo, but often applied to a single note or brief phrase risoluto Resolute rit. An abbreviation for ritardando; [12] also an abbreviation for ritenuto [13] ritardando, ritard., rit. Slowing down; decelerating; opposite of accelerando ritenuto, riten., rit.

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

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    "Slowly but steadily." Comes before other terms; e.g. poco a poco crescendo ("increasing little by little") ma non tanto: but not so much: Comes after other terms; e.g. adagio ma non tanto ("not quite at ease") ma non troppo: but not too much: Comes after other terms; e.g. allegro ma non troppo ("not too joyful") Meno: less

  4. Dynamics (music) - Wikipedia

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    In music, the dynamics of a piece are the variation in loudness between notes or phrases.Dynamics are indicated by specific musical notation, often in some detail.However, dynamics markings require interpretation by the performer depending on the musical context: a specific marking may correspond to a different volume between pieces or even sections of one piece.

  5. Arpeggio - Wikipedia

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    Arpeggios enable composers writing for monophonic instruments that play one note at a time (such as the trumpet) to voice chords and chord progressions in musical pieces. . Arpeggios are also used to help create rhythmic interest, or as melodic ornamentation in the lead or accompanim

  6. Ostinato - Wikipedia

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    A famous type of ostinato, called the Rossini crescendo, owes its name to a crescendo that underlies a persistent musical pattern, which usually culminates in a solo vocal cadenza. This style was emulated by other bel canto composers, especially Vincenzo Bellini ; and later by Wagner (in pure instrumental terms, discarding the closing vocal ...

  7. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...

  8. Glissando - Wikipedia

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    In music, a glissando (Italian: [ɡlisˈsando]; plural: glissandi, abbreviated gliss.) is a glide from one pitch to another (Play ⓘ).It is an Italianized musical term derived from the French glisser, "to glide".

  9. Tacet - Wikipedia

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    Tacet is Latin which translates literally into English as "(it) is silent" (pronounced: / ˈ t eɪ s ɪ t /, / ˈ t æ s ɪ t /, or / ˈ t ɑː k ɛ t /). [1] It is a musical term to indicate that an instrument or voice does not sound, also known as a rest.