WEEK NINE
THE ITALIAN OR MUSICAL TERMS
Musical terms are the vocabularies used in music, they can either written fully or abbreviated. These musical terms are also referred to as Italian terms, since the origin of music can be traced to Rome. These musical terms and signs are used by composer to indicate the manner they wanted their music performed. Students should learn these musical terms, signs and abbreviation so as to help them read and interpret music effectively.
| Terms Meaning |
| Accelerando Gradually becoming faster |
| Adagio Slow |
| Allegro quick / fast |
| Da From |
| Da capo(DC From the beginning |
| Dolce Sweetly |
| Fine End |
| Forte ( f ) Loud |
| Fortissimo ( ff ) Very loud |
| Mezzo forte (mf) moderately loud |
| Piano (p) Soft |
| Pianissimo (pp) Very soft |
| Mezzo piano (mp) moderately soft |
| Legato smoothly |