(Oh, yeah, oh yeah) Nothing really matters to me. Nothing really matters, Any way the wind blows. Anyone can see, Nothing really matters, The Pace of Music We know that most Western music has steady beats underlying the movement; whether these occur slowly or rapidly determines the tempo, or rate of speed, of the music. solemn (very, very slow) moderate grave moderato broad (very slow) fast (cheerful) largo allegro quite slow lively adagio vivace a walking pace very fast andante presto Frequently, we also encounter modifiers such as (very), (less), (a little), and (not molto meno poco non troppo too much). Also important are terms indicating a change of tempo, among them (getting faster), accelerando (holding back, getting slower), and (in time, or returning to the original pace). ritardando a tempo Loudness and Softness denote the volume (degree of loudness or softness) at which music is played. Like tempo, dynamics Dynamics can affect our emotional response. The main dynamic indications, listed below, are based on the Italian words for soft and loud (piano) (forte). (pp) very soft pianissimo (p) soft piano (mp) moderately soft mezzo piano (mf) moderately loud mezzo forte (f) loud forte (ff) very loud fortissimo Directions to change the dynamics, either suddenly or gradually, are also indicated by words or signs. Here are some of the most common ones: (< ): growing louder crescendo or decrescendo ( >): growing softer diminuendo on a single note or chord; “forcing”: accent (sf) sforzando also shown by an accent (>)
(Oh, yeah, oh yeah) Nothing really matters, Anyone can see, Nothing really matters, Nothing really matters to me. Any way the wind blows. The Pace of Music We know that most Western music has steady beats underlying the movement; whether these occur slowly or rapidly determines the tempo, or rate of speed, of the music. grave solemn (very, very slow) moderato moderate largo broad (very slow) allegro fast (cheerful) adagio quite slow vivace lively andante a walking pace presto very fast Frequently, we also encounter modifiers such as molto (very), meno (less), poco (a little), and non troppo (not too much). Also important are terms indicating a change of tempo, among them accelerando (getting faster), ritardando (holding back, getting slower), and a tempo (in time, or returning to the original pace). Loudness and Softness Dynamics denote the volume (degree of loudness or softness) at which music is played. Like tempo, dynamics can affect our emotional response. The main dynamic indications, listed below, are based on the Italian words for soft (piano) and loud (forte). pianissimo (pp) very soft piano (p) soft mezzo piano (mp) moderately soft mezzo forte (mf) moderately loud forte (f) loud fortissimo (ff) very loud Directions to change the dynamics, either suddenly or gradually, are also indicated by words or signs. Here are some of the most common ones: crescendo (< ): growing louder decrescendo or diminuendo ( >): growing softer sforzando (sf) “forcing”: accent on a single note or chord; also shown by an accent (>)