dämpfen

A directive to a musician to perform the indicated passage of a composition in a lively and animated manner. See also [Eng.] animated; [Fr.]

noun. an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color. the tones or sounds employed, occurring in single line (melody) or multiple lines (harmony), and sounded or to be sounded by one or more voices or instruments, or both.

DEM(P)-fin. [German, dampen] A directive to musicians to perform the indicated passage of a composition while muffling, deadening or restraining the tone of the instrument (i.e. mit Dämpfer: with mute).

Most composers express accents with graphic music notation, but some composers and arrangers prefer the Italian terms sforzando, sforzato, forzando, or forzato - in music notation, sfz, sf, or fz - all of which indicate sudden forceful emphasis.

Anime song (アニメソング, anime songu, also shortened to anison (アニソン)) is a genre of music originating from Japanese pop music. Anime songs consist of theme, insert, and image songs for anime, manga, video game, and audio drama CD series, as well as any other song released primarily for the anime market, including music ...

However, when examining what makes anime music so moving, there emerges the shared pattern of a heavy emphasis on the melody, the arrangement of chords used, how each melody progresses and weaves back to interplay with each other, and how the lyrics add a spoken dimension to the emotional component of the composition.

So next time you are listening to a piece of music, try to separate out the parts and listen to how each of the Elements of Music are being used. Listen for the Dynamics, Form, Harmony, Melody, Rhythm, Texture, Timbre and Tonality. You might even want to start keeping a listening journal of the music you hear.

Music is an expression of sound that can evoke many emotions and reactions. It can be calming, energizing, inspiring, and uplifting. Examples of writing/description of music could include the use of words such as “melodious”, “harmonious”, “rhythmic”, “energetic”, or “soothing”.

Dampfer auf - steamboat up. Mit Dampfer - with steamboat.

with a quickening pace [Italian] A directive to perform the indicated passage of a composition with a quickening pace.

Music symbols are the written language of sheet music - a collection of marks and instructions used to communicate how a piece of music should be played. These symbols represent different aspects of music, including pitch, rhythm, tempo, and dynamics, as well as articulation, phrasing, and more.

sforzando, sforzato (It.). 'Forcing', 'forced', i.e., accented. In the 19th century it was used to mark an accent within the prevailing dynamic, but it has now acquired the connotation of sudden loudness; it is abbreviated sf or sfz.