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  2. Dynamics (music) - Wikipedia

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    In music, the dynamics of a piece are the variation in loudness between notes or phrases.Dynamics are indicated by specific musical notation, often in some detail.However, dynamics markings require interpretation by the performer depending on the musical context: a specific marking may correspond to a different volume between pieces or even sections of one piece.

  3. List of musical symbols - Wikipedia

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    Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including pitch, duration, dynamics, or articulation of musical notes; tempo, metre, form (e.g., whether sections are repeated), and details about specific playing techniques (e.g., which ...

  4. Accent (music) - Wikipedia

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    A dynamic accent or stress accent is an emphasis using louder sound or stronger sound; typically, most pronounced on the attack of the sound. A tonic accent is an emphasis on notes by virtue of them being higher in pitch, as opposed to higher in volume. [1] An agogic accent is an emphasis by virtue of notes being longer in duration.

  5. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    Dynamics in a piece should be interpreted relative to the other dynamics in the same piece. For example, pp should be executed very softly, but if ppp is found later in the piece, pp should be markedly louder than ppp. More than three p s (ppp) or three f s (fff) are uncommon. piano (p) Gently (i.e. played or sung softly) (see dynamics) piano ...

  6. Marcato - Wikipedia

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    The marcato is essentially a louder and often shorter version of the regular accent > (an open horizontal wedge). Like the regular accent, however, the marcato is often interpreted to suggest a sharp attack tapering to the original dynamic, [ 4 ] an interpretation which applies only to instruments capable of altering the dynamic level of a ...

  7. Articulation (music) - Wikipedia

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    Hold the note in question its full length (or longer, with slight rubato), or play the note slightly louder. Marcato: Indicates a short note, long chord, or medium passage to be played louder or more forcefully than surrounding music. Staccato: Signifies a note of shortened duration or detached (not legato) Legato

  8. Musical notation - Wikipedia

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    Jeongganbo is a traditional musical notation system created during the time of Sejong the Great that was the first East Asian system to represent rhythm, pitch, and time. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] Among various kinds of Korean traditional music, Jeong-gan-bo targets a particular genre, Jeong-ak ( 정악, 正樂 ).

  9. Tenuto - Wikipedia

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    In that case, it can mean either accent the note in question by holding it to its full length (or longer, with slight rubato), or play the note slightly louder. In other words, the tenuto mark may alter the length of a note at the same time a dynamic mark adjusts its volume. Either way, the tenuto marking indicates that a note should receive ...