Musicus

Please take note that this is not a complete music term dictionary.

Terms and explanations will be added every week.

Asseblief, neem kennis dat die nie 'n komplete musiekterm-

woordeboek is nie. Terme en verduidelikings sal nou en dan

bygevoeg word.

Key sleutel:

(): abbreviation of the term afkorting vir die term

/ : different spelling for the term ander spelling

Bold letters/ vetdruk: Afrikaans

fine letters: English

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1) Dynamics/ Dinamiek

1.1) piano: (p) soft sag

1.2) pianissimo: (pp) very soft baie sag

1.3) mezzopiano: (mp) moderately soft half sag

1.4) pianoforte: (pf) start softly, immediately go loud begin sag, word onmiddelik hard

1.5) fortepiano: (fp) start loudly, immediately go soft beging hard, word onmiddelik sag

1.6) forte: (f) loud hard

1.7) fortissimo: (ff) very loud baie hard

1.8) mezzoforte: (mf) moderately loud half hard

1.9) rinforzando: (rf, rfz or rinf.)  play with a sudden increase of force speel met 'n skielike verhoging in krag

1.10) sforzando/ sforzato: (sf, sfz) with a sudden emphasis met 'n skielike beklemptoning

1.11) sforzando-piano: (sfp) a sudden emphasis, followed by a decrease in loudness 'n skielike beklemptoning,                                                          gevolg deur 'n verlaging in volume

1.12) smorzando: dying away/ fading verflou/ gaan stadig weg