DYNAMICS IN MUSIC

Very, very soft

• Piano

• Pianissimo

• Pianississimo

• Mezzo piano

Answer explanation

Pianississimo - very, very soft

1. (of a piece of music) to be played even more quietly or softly than pianissimo; abbreviated as ppp. adverb.

2. even more quietly or softly than pianissimo; abbreviated as ppp.

Forte

• Very loud

• Loud

• Medium loud

• a little loud

Answer explanation

Forte - loud or strong.

Forte provides contrast to music by giving variation in loudness between notes or phrases. It's objective shows composers, instrumentalists, and singers how soft or loud the music played will be

Fortissimo

• Loud

• A little loud

• Medium loud

• very loud

Answer explanation

Fortissimo - very loud. used especially as a direction in music

cresc.

• crescendo

• more loud

• loud or strong

• decrescendo

Answer explanation

crescendo (abbreviated cresc.) translates as "increasing" (literally "growing")

dim.

• decrescendo

• decreasing

• diminuendo

• All of them

Answer explanation

decrescendo (abbreviated to decresc.) translates as "decreasing".

diminuendo (abbreviated dim.) translates as "diminishing".

Name this angle lines!

• diminuendo

• moderately loud

• crescendo

• decreasing

Answer explanation

crescendo (abbreviated cresc.) translates as "increasing" (literally "growing")

Name this angle line!

• increasing

• moderately quiet

• very quiet

• diminuendo

Answer explanation

diminuendo (abbreviated dim.) translates as "diminishing" or "decreasing"

Dynamic marking for "p"

• mezzo piano

• piano

• pianissimo

• pianississimo

Answer explanation

"p" or piano, meaning "quiet" or "soft"

Dynamic marking "ff" means...

• pianissimo

• fortissimo

• forte

• All of them

Answer explanation

"ff ", standing for fortissimo and meaning "very loud".

"mf" standing for

• forte

• mezzo-piano

• fortississimo

• mezzo-forte

Answer explanation

"mf ", standing for mezzo-forte, meaning "moderately loud"