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Complete List of Terms For Kanmani Students and Sanjay PDF
Complete List of Terms For Kanmani Students and Sanjay PDF
Dal segno (DS) - repeat from the sign “S” Rallentando (rall) - gradually getting slower
Diminuendo (dim)- gradually getting quieter Ritenuto (rit) (riten) - held back
Calando - getting softer, dying away (and Cédez - yield, relax the speed
usually slowing down)
Douce - sweet
Cantando - singing
En dehors - prominent (a direction to make a
Come - as, similar to (come prima, as before; melody stand out)
come sopra, as above)
Et - and
Facile - easy
Légèrement - light
Fuoco - fire
Lent - slow
Giusto - proper, exact (tempo giusto: in strict
Mais - but
time)
Modéré - at a moderate speed
L'istesso - the same (l'istesso tempo: at the
same speed) Moins - less
Morendo - dying away Non - not
Niente - nothing Peu - little
Nobilmente - nobly Plus - more
Perdendosi - dying away Presser - hurry (en pressant: hurrying on)
Possibile - possible (presto possibile: as fast as Ralentir - slow down
possible)
Retenu - held back (en retenant: holding back,
Quasi - as if, resembling slowing a little)
Sonoro - resonant, with rich tone Sans - without
Sopra - above Très - very
Sotto - below (sotto voce: in an undertone) Un, une - one
Veloce - swift Vif - lively
Voce - voice Vite - quick