MUS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Tempo, Legato, Staccato
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Con: with; for example, con moto would mean with movement. Poco: a little; poco ritardando would mean to gradually get a little bit slower. Piu: more; piu animato would mean more animatedly. Molto: very; molto maestoso would mean very majestically. Moto: movement; although not an adjective like the other words in this category, it is normally seen in combination with terms like con or piu. Articulations: symbols found on one or more notes that indicate how they are to be played. Accent: the symbol > above or below a note indicates that the note is to be emphasized when it is played. Fermata: a symbol played over a note or rest to indicate that it should be held a bit longer than the notated duration; a pause. Repeat signs: pairs of dots next to double barlines indicating that the passage within should be repeated once when performed.
