All-state terms

Quasi

• Almost as if

• Becoming slower

• Immediately slower

• Continue without a pause

Sempre

• Always, throughout

• In the same manner

• A section, solo

• Mute

Sforzando (sfz)

• A sudden accent

• In the same manner

• A section

• resounding, loud

Simile

• In the same manner

• different

• loud

• round

Rallentando (rall.)

• Becoming slower

• Immediately slower

• Playfully

• Continue without a pause

Ritardando (rit.)

• Becoming slower

• Immediately slower

• A sudden accent

• Playfully

Ritenuto (riten).

• Immediately slower

• Becoming slower

• A sudden accent

• Always, throughout

Rinforzando (rfz.)

• A sudden accent

• Becoming slower

• Becoming louder

• Quick pause

Rubato

• Free use of accel. and rit. within a measure without altering the duration of the measure as a whole

• Playfully

• A sudden accent

• A part for one performer

Sans of senza

• Without

• With

• Playfully

• In the same manner