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Submitted by nicolae on Tue, 05/04/2010 - 10:25
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Allegro
a cappella
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aber
accelerando
accentato
acciaccatura
accompagnato
adagietto
adagio
adagissimo
ad libitum
affettuoso
affrettando
agile
agitato
al
alla
alla breve
alla marcia
allargando
allegretto
als
altissimo
amabile
amoroso
andante
andantino
animato
apaisé
a piacere
appassionato
appoggiatura
a prima vista
arietta
arioso
arpeggio
arco
assai
assez
a tempo
attacca
Ausdruck
ausdrucksvoll
avec
  • a, à (Fr.) – "at", "to", "by", "for", "in", "in the style of".
  • aber (Gr.) – "but".
  • a cappella – in the manner of chapel music, without instrumental accompaniment.
  • accelerando – gradually increasing the tempo; "accelerating".
  • accentato – "with emphasis"
  • acciaccatura – "crushing" – A very fast grace note that is "crushed" against the note that follows and takes up no value in the measure.

Musical terminology

Submitted by nicolae on Tue, 05/04/2010 - 10:17
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musical terminology

Musical noteBelow is a list of terms used in musical terminology which are likely to occur on printed or sheet music. Many of these terms have an Italian etymology, reinforcing the Italian origins of standard modern musical notation.

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