Synonyms and antonyms of Instructions and annotations in music in British Thesaurus

adagio (adverb)

slowly: used as an instruction saying how a piece of music should be played or sung

allegro (adverb)

quickly: used as an instruction saying how a piece of music should be played or sung

andante (adverb)

at a fairly slow speed: used as an instruction saying how a piece of music should be played or sung

arr. (abbreviation)

music arranged by: used to show that someone has changed a piece of music that someone else wrote

bar (noun)

music one of the sections in a line of music. Each bar contains several notes.

bar line (noun)

in printed music, an upright line that separates the bars of a piece of music

bass clef (noun)

the symbol used at the beginning of a line of music to show that the notes following it are to be played at the lower end of the instrument’s range

clef (noun)

a symbol written at the beginning of a line of music to show the pitch of the notes

con amore (adverb)

in music, an instruction that a piece should be played or sung in a gentle way that expresses love

con brio (adverb)

in music, an instruction that a piece should be played or sung in a lively and enthusiastic way

con sordino (adverb)

in music, an instruction that a piece should be played using a mute (=an object that makes an instrument produce less sound)

diminuendo (noun)

an instruction to play a section of music more and more quietly

double flat (noun)

the symbol for this note

double sharp (noun)

the symbol for this note

f (abbreviation)

forte

flat (noun)

music a written symbol ♭ for showing that you must play or sing a note a semitone lower

forte (adverb)

loudly: as an instruction saying how a piece of music should be played or sung

fortissimo (adverb)

very loudly: used as an instruction saying how a piece of music should be played or sung

key signature (noun)

the symbols that are printed at the beginning of a piece of music to show the key in which the music is played

largo (adjective)

in a slow and serious way: used as an instruction saying how a piece of music should be played or sung

measure (noun)

musicAmerican a bar in a line of printed music

mezzo (adverb)

used for saying that a piece of music should be played fairly loud, soft etc but not very loud, soft etc

molto (adverb)

very: used in instructions saying how a piece of music should be played or sung

music (noun)

a book or sheet of paper with music printed on it, used by a performer

natural (noun)

music a musical note that is not a sharp or a flat, or the written sign showing this

notation (noun)

a set of written signs or shapes that are used in something such as music or mathematics

p (abbreviation)

piano

pause (noun)

music a mark over a musical note that shows the note should last for longer than usual

pianissimo (adverb)

very quietly: used in instructions saying how a piece of music should be played or sung

piano (adjective)

quietly: used as an instruction saying how a piece of music should be played or sung

pp (abbreviation)

music pianissimo: very quietly: written on music to show how it should be played or sung

repeat (noun)

music a particular passage of music played again, or the symbol that tells a musician to do this

rest (noun)

a symbol written on a piece of music showing how long this pause is

score (noun)

music a written copy of a piece of music

sharp (adjective)

music used for showing that a musical note should be played or sung a semitone higher than usual

sharp (noun)

the symbol # for a sharp note

sheet music (noun)

music printed on pages that do not form part of a book

slur (noun)

music a line written above musical notes to show that there should be no pause between them

staff (noun)

music the set of lines on which music is written

stave (noun)

music a set of lines on which music is written

step (noun)

musicAmerican a tone in music

tempo (noun)

music the speed at which music is played or sung

time (noun)

music the rhythm of a piece of music, shown as the number of beats in each bar

time signature (noun)

two numbers at the beginning of a line of music that tell you how many beats there are in a bar

tonality (noun)

music the use of a particular key for writing a piece of music

treble clef (noun)

the symbol used at the beginning of a line of music to show that the notes following it are to be played at the upper end of the instrument’s range

vivace (adjective)

music that is vivace is played in a lively manner