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Italian Music Dynamics Explained

The document provides definitions for various Italian musical terms related to dynamics and tempo. For dynamics, it lists terms ranging from pp (pianissimo, very soft) to fff (fortississimo, extremely loud). For tempo, it lists terms like larghissimo (extremely slow) to prestissimo (extremely rapid) along with the approximate beats per minute for each term.

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Italian Music Dynamics Explained

The document provides definitions for various Italian musical terms related to dynamics and tempo. For dynamics, it lists terms ranging from pp (pianissimo, very soft) to fff (fortississimo, extremely loud). For tempo, it lists terms like larghissimo (extremely slow) to prestissimo (extremely rapid) along with the approximate beats per minute for each term.

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  • Useful Italian Terms

Useful Italian Terms

Dynamics

Pianississimo ppp Extremely Soft Diminuendo Gradually getting softer


Pianissimo pp Very Soft Forte-piano fp Music that goes from loud to
Piano p Soft suddenly soft and stays soft
Mezzo piano mp Half-Soft Crescendo Gradually getting louder
Mezzo forte mf Half-Loud Piano-forte pf Music that goes from soft to
Forte f Loud suddenly loud and stays loud
Fortissimo ff Very Loud Sforzando sfz Forced - abruptly loud usually
Fortississimo fff Extremely Loud over a chord or several chords

Tempo

Larghissimo (<=20) Extremely Slow


Grave (20-40) Seriously / Solemnly
Largo (40-50) Very Slow & Dignified
Larghetto (50-55) Not as slow as Largo
Adagio / Lento (55-65) At Ease / Slow
Adagietto (65-69) Not as slow as Adagio

Andante-Moderato (69-73) Slower than Andante Ritenuto Suddenly getting slower


Andante (73-78) Walking Pace Rallentando Gradually getting slower
Andantino (78-83) Faster than Andante Accelerando Gradually getting faster
Moderato (83-98) Moderately Accelerato Suddenly getting faster
Rubato speeding up and slowing
Allegretto (98-110) Not as fast as Allegro down for expression
Allegro (110-132) Fast & Animated
Vivace (132-140) Lively
Vivacissimo (140-150) Faster than Vivace
Allegrissimo (150-168) Very Fast
Presto (168-178) Rapid
Prestissimo (178+) Extremely Rapid

Useful Italian Terms Dynamics Pianississimo ppp Extremely Soft Diminuendo Gradually getting softer Pianissimo

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