Pupil (after mature deliberation). "Fump-Fump." Cartoon from Punch magazine October 6, 1920
The two basic dynamic indications in music are:
More subtle degrees of loudness or softness are indicated by:
Beyond f and p, there are also
Musical notation usually (but not always) uses Italian. quite = molto (meaning very) quiet = tranquillo (meaning peaceful), tacet (meaning silent)
A musical direction meaning 'to be performed very loudly'
"Largo" is a slow, plodding, heavy tempo - like the marching of elephants.
vibrato of someones voice
Scale
Musical notation usually (but not always) uses Italian. quite = molto (meaning very) quiet = tranquillo (meaning peaceful), tacet (meaning silent)
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Very slowly.
The term refers to easy-listening or orchestrated music, meant to relax or to provide a quiet musical background to an environment.
The musical term for "Soft and Sweet" is Dolce.
Lento or Ritardando
Mezzo piano (aka mp in music scores) is a musical "sign" that means 'moderately quiet.' All composers have used this musical expression term at one point or another.
A musical direction meaning 'to be performed very loudly'
Really quiet
"Largo" is a slow, plodding, heavy tempo - like the marching of elephants.
Johann Sebastian Bach's family was a very calm, quiet, and very musical type family. Never to get in people's way. They were also very energetic.
The musical term that means to slow tempo is ritardando. If you'd like to slow the tempo very quickly you'd call it a molto ritardando.