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Music Key Terms 1: Dynamics and Rhythm

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  • simple time
    2/4 3/4 4/4, 单拍子
  • crotchet
    1 beat, 四分音符
  • diminuendo
    another way of saying 'decrescendo'
  • semibreve
    4 beats, 全音符
  • syncopation
    off-beat accents, one AND two AND three AND four AND 切分音
  • quaver
    ½ beat, 八分音符
  • pianissimo
    very soft, 最弱
  • forte
    loud, 强
  • mezzo piano
    moderately soft, 中弱
  • accent
    a stressed note, 重音
  • dotted minim
    3 beats, 附点二分音符
  • crotchet rest
    1 beat of silence
  • sforzando
    sudden strong accent, 突强音
  • quaver rest
    half a beat of silence
  • fortissimo
    very loud, 最强
  • semibreve rest
    4 beats (or a whole bar) of silence
  • ostinato
    repeated rhythmic pattern, 固定节奏 / 固定音型
  • piano
    soft, 弱
  • minim rest
    2 beats of silence
  • dotted notes
    note lengthened by half, 附点音符
  • compound time
    6/8 9/8 12/8, 复拍子
  • decrescendo
    gradually getting softer, 渐弱
  • mezzo forte
    moderately loud, 中强
  • triplets
    3 notes in time of 2, 三连音
  • semiquaver
    ¼ beat, 十六分音符
  • crescendo
    gradually getting louder, 渐强
  • repetition
    repeating ideas, 重复
  • minim
    2 beats, 二分音符