Band Final

andante

moderately slow; at a walking pace

adagio

very slow

moderato

moderate speed

allegro

fast tempo

vivo

lively tempo

vivace

fast, lively tempo

presto

extremely fast tempo

maestoso

majestic tempo

rit.

to slow down

rall.

to slow down

allargando

to slow down, broaden notes and get louder

meno-mosso

less motion

A Tempo

back to the original tempo

accelerando

to speed up tempo

pp

very soft

p

soft

mp

moderately soft

mf

moderately loud

f

loud

ff

very loud

cresc.

to gradually get louder

de cresc.

to gradually get softer

dim

to get softer

sfz

sudden emphasis

legato

long and flowing

stacatto

short and detached

senza

without

con

with

marcato

marked or accented

agitato

agitated

poco a poco

little by little

simile

continue in the same manner

sempre

always

subito

suddenly

dolce

sweetly

molto

much, a lot

D.C.

go back to the beginning

D.S.

go back to the sign

coda

last or ending section

fine

the end

C

F

Bb

Eb

Ab

Db

Gb

Cb

G

D

A

E

B

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