A GLOSSARY OF MUSICAL TERMS COMMONLY 
USED IN THE NOTATIONS. 
Accel. or Accelerando. Faster and faster. 
Acciaccatura. A short note which is crushed against 
the principal note, as it were (i. e., both struck at 
the same instant), but which is instantly released 
and the principal key held. 
Adagio. Slow. 
Ad libitum. At pleasure. 
Affettuoso. Tenderly ; with feeling. 
Agitato. With agitation. 
Allegretto. A little quick; not so quick as allegro. 
Allegro. Quick ; cheerful, joyful. ) 
Andante. The same as Moderato; going at a moderate 
pace. 
Animato. With animation. 
Ben. Well, good. 
Cadenza. A more or less elaborate flourish of indefinite 
form, introduced immediately preceding the close 
of the composition. 
Cantabile. In a graceful, singing style. 
Chromatic Scale. All the tones, intermediate and dia- 
tonic, in successive order. 
Con. With; as, con brio, with spirit. 
fres. or Crescendo. Gradually increasing in strength 
or power. 
Da capo. From the beginning. 
Da capo al Fine. From the beginning to the end, 
Delicato. Delicately. 
Diatonic Scale. The five whole tones and two semi 
tones of any key, in successive order. 
Dim. or Diminuendo. Gradually diminishing. 
Dolce. Sweetly. 
Dot. A point placed after a note or rest which adds one 
half to the rhythmical value of the note or rest. 
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