ein wenig

a little bit [German] A directive to a musician meaning "somewhat" or "a little bit" as in the directive "Etwas Bewegt " informing the musician to perform the indicated passage "somewhat animated".

Clear; ringing; sounding skwee-LAHN-te [Italian] Clear; ringing; sounding.

moins vif: less lively. *ouvert: open. plus lent: more slowly.

Animato [It.]: Animated, lively. Animé [Fr.]: Animated; moderately fast tempo. Animez [Fr.]: Animate, bring to life.

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• Instrumentation. The term instrumentation describes how and when instruments are used in a piece of music.
• Rhythm and Tempo.
• Melody and Harmony.
• Dynamics.
• Chords.
• Using These Terms (and others)
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Andante (Italian: 'walking'). Meaning the music should be played at a walking pace. Not too fast or slow.

A sharp (♯) raises a note by a semitone; a flat (♭) lowers it by a semitone; a natural (♮) restores it to the original pitch. Double sharps (×) and double flats (♭♭) indicate that the note is raised or lowered by two semitones.

tr In most modern musical notation, a trill is generally indicated with the letters tr (or sometimes simply t) above the trilled note. This has sometimes been followed by a wavy line, and sometimes, in the baroque and early classical periods, the wavy line was used on its own.

The title of this piece indicates that the music should be played "rather fast" (assez vif), and it should also be played very rhythmically.

pp, standing for pianissimo and meaning "very quiet". ff, standing for fortissimo and meaning "very loud". ppp ("triple piano"), standing for pianississimo and meaning "very very quiet". fff ("triple forte"), standing for fortississimo and meaning "very very loud".

[Italian, sweetly] A directive to musicians to perform the indicated passage of a composition sweetly, softly, or with tender emotion.

Melody, harmony, rhythm, and form and the expressive elements of dynamics, tempo, and timbre (tone color).