a sign which lowers the pitch of a note by one semitone See flat sign in Note Symbols
Flat
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Flag
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line(s) extending from the right side of a stem of a note. Indicating an eighth note or smaller See Flag in Elements of a Mus…
Flat Sign
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See flat sign in Note Symbols
Fermata
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Italian
musical symbol placed over a note or rest to be extended beyond its normal duration See fermata in Note Symbols see fermata i…
Fermate
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German
musical symbol placed over a note or rest to be extended beyond its normal duration See fermata in Note Symbols
Final
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central pitch of a piece of music, often the note on which a musical work ends
Forte
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Italian
loud, abbreviated 'f', powerful, strong see dynamic symbols in Phrasing Symbols
Fortepiano
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Italian
early name for the pianoforte see dynamic symbols in Phrasing Symbols
Fortissimo
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Italian
louder than forte see dynamic symbols in Phrasing Symbols