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largo: (music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner; very slow in tempo and broad in manner; slowly and broadly

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scherzo collapse: a fast movement (usually in triple time)

ritardando collapse

adagio collapse: a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers; (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully); "they played the adagio too quickly"; (of tempo) leisurely; slowly; "here you must play adagio"

allegro collapse: a musical composition or passage performed quickly in a brisk lively manner; a brisk and lively tempo; (of tempo) fast; in a quick and lively tempo; "play this section allegro"

tempo collapse: (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played; the rate of some repeating event

syncopation collapse: music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm; a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat

legato collapse: (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected; "a legato passage"; connecting the notes; in music; "play this legato, please"

pizzicato collapse: a note or passage that is played pizzicato; (of instruments in the violin family) to be plucked with the finger; with a light plucking staccato sound

ragtime collapse: music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)

syncope collapse: (phonology) the loss of sounds in the interior of a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')

presto collapse: (of tempo) very fast; suddenly; "Presto! begone! 'tis here again"- Swift; at a very fast tempo (faster than allegro)

andante collapse: a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace); (of tempo) moderately slow; at a moderately slow temp; "this passage must be played andante"

fortissimo collapse: chiefly a direction or description in music; a direction in music; to be played very loudly

pianissimo collapse: chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft; a direction in music; to be played very softly

spiccato collapse: bowing in such a way that the bow bounces lightly off the strings

decrescendo collapse: (music) a gradual decrease in loudness; gradually decreasing in volume; grow quieter; "The music decrescendoes here"

piano collapse: a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds; (music) low loudness; used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition"; used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly

triplet collapse: one of three offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy

timing collapse: the regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics); the time when something happens

forte collapse: the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible; (music) with great loudness; an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"; used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition"; used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly

staccato collapse: (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; "staccato applause"; "a staccato command"; "staccato notes"; separating the notes; in music; "play this staccato, please"

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