adverb

slowly: used as an instruction saying how a piece of music should be played or sung

adverb

quickly: used as an instruction saying how a piece of music should be played or sung

adverb

at a fairly slow speed: used as an instruction saying how a piece of music should be played or sung

abbreviation

arranged by: used to show that someone has changed a piece of music that someone else wrote

noun

one of the sections in a line of music. Each bar contains several notes.

noun

in printed music, an upright line that separates the bars of a piece of music

noun

the symbol used at the beginning of a line of music to show that the notes following it are to be played at the lower end of the instrument’s range

noun

a symbol written at the beginning of a line of music to show the pitch of the notes

adverb

in music, an instruction that a piece should be played or sung in a gentle way that expresses love

adverb

in music, an instruction that a piece should be played or sung in a lively and enthusiastic way

adverb

in music, an instruction that a piece should be played using a mute (=an object that makes an instrument produce less sound)

noun

an instruction to play a section of music more and more quietly

noun

the symbol for this note

noun

the symbol for this note

abbreviation

forte

noun

a written symbol ♭ for showing that you must play or sing a note a semitone lower

adverb

loudly: as an instruction saying how a piece of music should be played or sung

adverb

very loudly: used as an instruction saying how a piece of music should be played or sung

noun

the symbols that are printed at the beginning of a piece of music to show the key in which the music is played

adjective, adverb

in a slow and serious way: used as an instruction saying how a piece of music should be played or sung

noun

a bar in a line of printed music

adverb

used for saying that a piece of music should be played fairly loud, soft etc but not very loud, soft etc

adverb

very: used in instructions saying how a piece of music should be played or sung

noun

a book or sheet of paper with music printed on it, used by a performer

noun

a musical note that is not a sharp or a flat, or the written sign showing this

noun

a set of written signs or shapes that are used in something such as music or mathematics

abbreviation

piano

noun

a mark over a musical note that shows the note should last for longer than usual

adverb

very quietly: used in instructions saying how a piece of music should be played or sung

adjective, adverb

quietly: used as an instruction saying how a piece of music should be played or sung

abbreviation

pianissimo: very quietly: written on music to show how it should be played or sung

noun

a particular passage of music played again, or the symbol that tells a musician to do this

noun

a symbol written on a piece of music showing how long this pause is

noun

a written copy of a piece of music

adjective

used for showing that a musical note should be played or sung a semitone higher than usual

noun

the symbol # for a sharp note

noun

music printed on pages that do not form part of a book

noun

a line written above musical notes to show that there should be no pause between them

noun

the set of lines on which music is written

noun

a set of lines on which music is written

noun

a tone in music

noun

the speed at which music is played or sung

noun

the speed at which a piece of music is played, measured as the number of beats in each bar

noun

two numbers at the beginning of a line of music that tell you how many beats there are in a bar

noun

the use of a particular key for writing a piece of music

noun

the symbol used at the beginning of a line of music to show that the notes following it are to be played at the upper end of the instrument’s range

adjective, adverb

music that is vivace is played in a lively manner

adjective

adjective

adjective

adjective

adjective