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Term
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Abbreviation
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Definition
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| Fortissississimo | ffff | As loud as possible |
| Fortississimo | fff | Extremely loud volume |
| Fortissimo | ff | Very loud volume |
| Forte | f | Loud volume |
| Mezzo-forte | mf | Medium loud volume |
| Mezzo-piano | mp | Medium soft volume |
| Piano | p | Soft volume |
| Pianissimo | pp | |
| Pianississimo | ppp | Very soft volume |
| Pianissississimo | pppp | |
| Pianississississimo | ppppp | Extremely soft volume |
| Pianissississississimo | pppppp | As soft as possible |
| Pianoforte | pf | Soft then immediately loud |
| Fortepiano | fp | Loud and accented then immediately soft |
| Sforzando | sfz | Loud and accented |