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anchor Ancora is the Latin word for anchor, which is an instrument used to plant itself into the earth, thus retaining a ship in a particular position. But, an anchor is also a symbolic object. It represents hope, groundedness, and it can be the one small tool that keeps a ship from drifting off into the vast and open sea.

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

moderately slow : moderately slow. usually used as a direction in music.

SOE-prah. [Italian, above] A directive to perform the indicated passage of a composition for piano by the performer crossing hands. It also indicates which hand should be crossed above the other.

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Etymology. From Old Galician-Portuguese ancora, from Latin ancora, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura), from Proto-Indo-European *ang- (“corner, hirn”).

tempo 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. Tempo generally is measured as the number of beats per minute, where the beat is the basic measure of time in music.

Change of tempo Sometimes a piece of music changes tempo. The following words can be used to describe tempo changes: Accelerando - getting faster. Rallentando - slowing down, normally for emphasis. Ritardando - slowing down, holding back.

slowly Adagio is the Italian word for 'slowly'. It is written on musical scores to indicate the piece should be played at a slow, leisurely tempo.

Andante – at a walking pace, moderately slow (56–108 bpm) Andantino – slightly faster than andante, but slower than moderato (80–108 bpm) (although, in some cases, it can be taken to mean slightly slower than andante) Marcia moderato – moderately, in the manner of a march (66–80 bpm)

Tempo. time. The speed of music; e.g. 120 BPM (beats per minute) (Tempo) rubato.

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