Year 4 Musical Terms & Symbols

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Grandioso

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With grandeur

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Tempo

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The speed or pacing of a composition

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Tempo Primo

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At the original tempo

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Enharmonic

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Notes of the same pitch with a different name (ex. F#/Gb)

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Modulation

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Change of key within a piece

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Piu

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More

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Sostenuto (Sost.)

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Sustained

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Alla Breve

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Cut time

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Cadence

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The melodic or harmonic ending of a phrase or composition

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Caesura

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The division of two musical phrases marked by a rest or pause