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[French, sensitive - Italian, sensitive] An Italian and French directive to perform the indicated passage of a composition in a sensitive, perceptible or expressive manner. The French term for leading note (also note sensible) or the major seventh of a scale.

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

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

[Italian] A directive to a musician to perform the indicated passage of a composition in a proud, haughty, or noble manner.

melomaniac (plural melomaniacs) One with an abnormal fondness of music; a person who loves music. [ from 19th c.] synonyms, antonym ▲quotations ▼ Synonyms: melomane, melophile, musicophile Antonym: melophobe.

: having, containing, or indicative of good sense or reason : rational, reasonable. sensible people. made a sensible answer. 2. : designed for practical ends (such as comfort) rather than for appearance.

sforzato [Italian] A directive to perform the indicated note or chord of a composition with particular emphasis. The note or chord would be performed as if it had an accent as shown below and performed at the dynamic level indicated. It is typically shown as the abbreviation, sfz, sffz, or sfffz.

They are often used to engage, excite, and elicit certain emotions from the listener. A crescendo can be abrupt and startling, or it can be more gradual to build anticipation. When a piece of music crescendos to a high point, it is almost always followed by a decrease in sound and intensity.

/ˌdəʊ.dek.əˈfɒn.ɪk/ (also twelve-tone) Add to word list Add to word list. used for describing music in which the twelve notes of the chromatic scale are used equally and each note has the same importance.

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

Sforzando (or sforzato or forzando or forzato), indicates a forceful accent and is abbreviated as sf, sfz or fz.

Yes, one can become dependent on favourite comfort songs in times of distress and anxiety, but equally, music provides a vital sanctuary for mood regulation and can even help with stress and ease insomnia. For the moment it seems if music addiction is possible, it is not likely to harm us more than it is to help us.