Dynamics (T, S, and I) Flashcards
(39 cards)
1
Q
a niente
A
to nothing
2
Q
Decrescendo (decresc.) or diminuendo (dim.)
A
Gradually getting quieter
3
Q
p
A
piano (quiet)
4
Q
Gradually getting louder
A
Crescendo (cresc.)
5
Q
morderately loud
A
mf (mezzo forte)
6
Q
Pianissimo
A
pp (very quiet)
7
Q
mp
A
mezzo piano (moderately quiet)
8
Q
morendo
A
dying away
9
Q
quiet
A
p (piano)
10
Q
dying away
A
perdendosi
11
Q
crescendo (cresc.)
A
Gradually getting louder
12
Q
sf, sfz
A
sforzando, sforzato (forced, accented)
13
Q
mezzo piano
A
mp (moderately quiet)
14
Q
rinforzando, rinf
A
rf, rfs (reinforcing)
15
Q
fortissimo
A
ff (very loud)
16
Q
f
A
forte (loud)
17
Q
fp
A
fortepiano (loud, then immediately quiet)
18
Q
forte
A
f (loud)
19
Q
forced, accented
A
sf, sfz (sforzando, sforzato)
20
Q
perdendosi
A
dying away
21
Q
loud, then immediately quiet
A
fp (forte piano)
22
Q
piano
A
p (quiet)
23
Q
fortepiano
A
fp (loud, then immediately quiet)
24
Q
very quiet
A
pp (pianissimo)
25
Gradually getting quieter
Decrescendo (decresc.) or diminuendo (dim.)
26
dying away
smorzando (smorz.)
27
moderately quiet
mp (mezzo piano)
28
mf
mezzo forte (moderately loud)
29
sforzando, sforzato
sf, sfz (forced, accented)
30
rf, rfs
rinforzando(rinf) (reinforcing)
31
in an undertone (quietly, in a whisper)
sotto voice
32
sotto voice
in an undertone (quietly, in a whisper)
33
dying away
morendo
34
ff
fortissimo (very loud)
35
pp
Pianissimo (Very quiet)
36
smorzando (smorz.)
dying away
37
mezzo forte
mf (moderately loud)
38
to nothing
a niente
39
loud
f (forte)
