Musical definitions you may not be familiar with

@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 22

Italian was the 'go-to' language for composers in those days.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (471540)

• Switzerland

7 Dec 22

@JudyEv Italian composers were the first to adopt music notation, and then the first to add annotations, of course in their native language.The practice was later adapted in the rest of Europe and through the world.

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 22

@LadyDuck It's interesting that composers stuck to the Italian terms. It makes it easier just having to learn one set of terms.

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changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (16764)

• China

6 Dec 22

Yes,those musical definitions are all Greek to me ! However I can memorize those short for them,such as f,p, ff,pp,mf,mp,cresc,dim,etc.

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changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (16764)

• China

7 Dec 22

@JudyEv I know double Dutch which means the speech or writing that people can't understand." It is all Greek to me " is a phrase that means one can't understand something.

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Fleur

@Fleura (30398)

• United Kingdom

7 Dec 22

@changjiangzhibin89 Apparently Shakespeare first used that phrase in Julius Caesar: “For mine own part, it was Greek to me.” (about a speech that was given in Greek on purpose so that not everyone would understand it).

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 22

Haha - they are Italian, not Greek. Some might say they are double Dutch. Are you familiar with that term? That's what we say when we don't understand something.

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@allknowing (136446)

• India

6 Dec 22

I know that term our music conductor used at choir practice - opposite is crescendo

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@allknowing (136446)

• India

7 Dec 22

@JudyEv Opposite of pianissimo is crescendo. You have mentioned pianissimo Forte also means loud. I was in the choir for many years although as a solo I could never sing My sister has a good voice. - a classical female singing voice (Soprano) My brother was a conductor too but I learnt under a priest.

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 22

Which one are you referring to? I haven't mentioned diminuendo yet.

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 22

@allknowing Opposite of pianissimo (very soft) is fortissimo (very loud). I explain these in the text. Crescendo is gradually getting louder and decrescendo/diminuendo both mean gradually getting softer.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (139717)

• Roseburg, Oregon

6 Dec 22

If I played the piano I would play it loud or soft depending on my mood.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (139717)

• Roseburg, Oregon

6 Dec 22

@DaddyEvil No one would care where I live.

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@DaddyEvil (137259)

• United States

6 Dec 22

That's what I say, too, Judy!

We practiced playing piano as loudly as we felt like playing. We even moved the piano outside sometimes so the world could hear us playing some songs.

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 22

Out on the farm, I could play as I liked too.

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@DaddyEvil (137259)

• United States

6 Dec 22

To heck with the neighbors! I'll practice piano fortissimo as much as I want, whether they're home and at my door!!! The police will tell them to suck it up and live with it.

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@DaddyEvil (137259)

• United States

7 Dec 22

@JudyEv I don't know. I learned them when I was learning to play piano. I'm sorry we didn't get the joke.

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 22

I thought the terms were funny but few seem to have picked up on the joke.

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Virtually Tee

@Virtually2021 (828)

• Southend-On-Sea, England

6 Dec 22

Ok nice to learn these new music terms.

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 22

Do you play an instrument? I'm guessing not or you would probably know these.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (160665)

• United States

7 Dec 22

That puts them into context--ha ha.

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 22

I thought they were pretty funny.

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Marlina

@marlina (154131)

• Canada

8 Dec 22

Love your antique piano

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 22

Thanks. You don't always see them with the candle-holders nowadays.

RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (79858)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

7 Dec 22

I remember most of these terms because I learned them when I was taught the pianos,

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (79858)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

8 Dec 22

@JudyEv remember the ABBA song Adante Adante also piano term

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 22

@RasmaSandra Yes, that's true. The definition I learnt for Andante was 'at an easy walking pace'.

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 22

They're very common.

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (13020)

• Ireland

6 Dec 22

@judyev Italian terms make music seem a bit sexier. In our apartment in Paris there was a baby grand but my wife resisted the temptation because she was concerned about annoying the neighbours.

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (13020)

• Ireland

7 Dec 22

@JudyEv We had a piano player in the apartment above ours in Paris a few years ago who was forever practising scales inexpertly, but fortunately the noise was quite muffled and even a normal conversation was able to cover it.

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 22

Piano 'sound/noise' does seem to travel a long way.

@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 22

@xFiacre Piano players spend a lot of time practising scales.

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (82799)

• United States

6 Dec 22

I love your piano! Your musical terms are much easier to understand than the Italian ones

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (82799)

• United States

7 Dec 22

@JudyEv I did and got quite a chuckle

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 22

I thought they were pretty funny. I'm glad you picked up on the joke.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (178701)

• United States

6 Dec 22

Love your piano! I learned these terms when I taught myself to read music and play the piano. Thank you for the information.

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 22

The terms are the common ones. Later, some I had to learn were pretty obscure.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (178701)

• United States

7 Dec 22

@JudyEv OK. Looking forward to that.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

6 Dec 22

New terms to learn. A friend used to play the piano and was very good.

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 22

It's great to listen to a good pianist.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

7 Dec 22

@JudyEv Very relaxing as well.

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Antonio Lombardo

@TonyLomby (7)

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6 Dec 22

Musicians should live in an isolate space, to not disturb the neighbours :-D :-D Very Nice Piano ;-)

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 22

I'm sure there has been many a cross word when neighbours have been disturbed by someone's playing.

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aubrey

@averygirl72 (37845)

• Philippines

7 Dec 22

I've encountered this term in my tutorial job. Those words are teach to children in music subjects

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec 22

Yes, they are all to do with music.

OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (89882)

• Arvada, Colorado

6 Dec 22

A lovely piano there Judy. I do not recall or rather do not remember all these terms, but I do recall being in the school and church choir and loving learning music sheets and all.

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