Dynamics (T, S, and I) Flashcards
a niente
to nothing
Decrescendo (decresc.) or diminuendo (dim.)
Gradually getting quieter
p
piano (quiet)
Gradually getting louder
Crescendo (cresc.)
morderately loud
mf (mezzo forte)
Pianissimo
pp (very quiet)
mp
mezzo piano (moderately quiet)
morendo
dying away
quiet
p (piano)
dying away
perdendosi
crescendo (cresc.)
Gradually getting louder
sf, sfz
sforzando, sforzato (forced, accented)
mezzo piano
mp (moderately quiet)
rinforzando, rinf
rf, rfs (reinforcing)
fortissimo
ff (very loud)
f
forte (loud)
fp
fortepiano (loud, then immediately quiet)
forte
f (loud)
forced, accented
sf, sfz (sforzando, sforzato)
perdendosi
dying away
loud, then immediately quiet
fp (forte piano)
piano
p (quiet)
fortepiano
fp (loud, then immediately quiet)
very quiet
pp (pianissimo)
Gradually getting quieter
Decrescendo (decresc.) or diminuendo (dim.)
dying away
smorzando (smorz.)
moderately quiet
mp (mezzo piano)
mf
mezzo forte (moderately loud)
sforzando, sforzato
sf, sfz (forced, accented)
rf, rfs
rinforzando(rinf) (reinforcing)
in an undertone (quietly, in a whisper)
sotto voice
sotto voice
in an undertone (quietly, in a whisper)
dying away
morendo
ff
fortissimo (very loud)
pp
Pianissimo (Very quiet)
smorzando (smorz.)
dying away
mezzo forte
mf (moderately loud)
to nothing
a niente
loud
f (forte)