Doppelzunge

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.

Italian term for little. Typically used to modify tempo markings as in " accelerando poco a poco " meaning "getting faster little by little." a little, as in poco piu allegro (a little faster)is found in directions to performers, as in poco allegro, although un poco allegro, a little fast, would be more accurate.

Accelerando (accel.) Getting gradually faster Rallentando (rall.) Getting gradually slower Calando Softer and slower Ritardando (ritard., rit.) Retarding the speed Ritenuto (riten.)

more Più (Italian: 'more'). A term that can preface an instruction to mean 'more of'.

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.

A working definition of music for our purposes might be as follows: music is an intentionally organized art form whose medium is sound and silence, with core elements of pitch (melody and harmony), rhythm (meter, tempo, and articulation), dynamics, and the qualities of timbre and texture.

a little; rather ​POCO, a little; rather; as poco adagio, not quite so slow as adagio itself; poco sostenuto, somewhat sustained. It is the opposite of Assai.

a little Italian term for a little. Typically used to modify tempo markings as in "accelerando poco a poco" meaning "getting faster little by little."

Tempo Markings: Expression Rubato is quite common in baroque music. Meno mosso and Piu Mosso are tempo markings that mean "slow down" and "speed up." They are closely related to two other tempo markings, accelerando and ritardando which mean "gradually speed up" and "gradually slow down," respectively.

In simple terms, tempo is how fast or slow a piece of music is performed, while rhythm is the placement of sounds in time, in a regular and repeated pattern.

PIU means the project implementation unit established in the Project Implementing Entity pursuant to the provisions of Section I.A.

more più in British English (pjuː ) adverb. music (in combination) more (quickly, softly, etc)