It is a dynamic marking, indicating that a passage should be played very quietly.
A brief lesson in music dynamic markings:
Fortissimo (ff) = Very Loud
Forte (f) = Loud
Mezzo-forte (mf) = Medium Loud
Mezzo-piano (mp) = Medium Soft
Piano (p) = Soft
Pianissimo (pp) = Very Soft
It's Italian for quick.
The musical term that refers to "as much" is "pianissimo," which means very soft, or "fortissimo," meaning very loud, depending on the context. In dynamics, it indicates the intensity or volume of the music. Additionally, the term "poco" can be used to mean "a little" or "somewhat," often modifying other instructions in the score.
The musical term largamente is used to mean "broadly", but in everyday Italian speech, it means "abundantly".
it's the speed between allegro and vivace, about quarter=144-160. assai itself means very, as in allegro assai, adagio assai, pianissimo assai,etc.
Pianissimo.
For musical notation, pp stands for pianissimo, which means very softly, and ppp stands for piano possible, which is as soft as possible.If you want to gradually get softer in volume, you would write a diminuendo (dim), which simply means, gradually softer as you play. Hope that was helpful!
Quasi is an Italian musical term meaning: As if, resembling
It's Italian for quick.
Pesante is Italian for heavy.
The Italian musical term for a cheerful or fast tempo is "Allegro."
The musical term largamente is used to mean "broadly", but in everyday Italian speech, it means "abundantly".
it's the speed between allegro and vivace, about quarter=144-160. assai itself means very, as in allegro assai, adagio assai, pianissimo assai,etc.
Usually a musical term, it means to remain in a position for an indicated passage.
The Italian musical term morendo indicates a decrease in volume or tempo, but often affects both; to make the sound slowly die away.
Pianissimo.
" sempre ".
The musical term for soft is piano. This means soft in Italian.