Question | Answer |
a walking tempo or walking pace; a moderate speed? | andante | regular pattern within a bar or measure? | beat | when two or more notes are sounded simultaneously? | chord | gradually louder? | cresendo | gradually softer? | decresendo | sweetly? | dolce | the first beat conducted by a conductor? | downbeat | symbol that lowers a note by a half-step? | flat | loud? | forte | very? | molto | lively? | vivace | soft? | piano | more? | piu | always? | sempre | for one player, or to be played alone? | solo | rate of speed of a musical work? | tempo |