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QEGS Music Department
Dynamics: The volume of a piece of music.
Dynamics
Sforzando
Suddenly Loud
Dynamic Words
Pianissimo - Very Quiet
Piano - Quiet
Mezzo Piano - Quiet-ish
Mezzo Forte - Loud-ish
Forte - Loud
Fortissimo - Very Loud
Crescendo - Getting Louder
Diminuendo - Getting Quieter
Fortepiano
Literally "Loud soft". Played loud and then immediately quiet again. Sometimes combined with sforzando to get suddenly loud and then immediately quiet.
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