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'''Musical symbols''' are marks and [[symbols]] in [[musical notation]] that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including [[Pitch (music)|pitch]], [[Duration (music)|duration]], [[Dynamics (music)|dynamics]], or [[articulation (music)|articulation]] of [[musical note]]s; [[tempo]], [[metre (music)|metre]], [[Musical form|form]] (e.g., whether sections are repeated), and details about specific playing techniques (e.g., which fingers, keys, or pedals are to be used, whether a [[string instrument]] should be bowed or plucked, or whether the bow of a string instrument should move up or down).

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|'''Diminuendo / Decrescendo'''<br />A gradual decrease in volume.

Can be extended under many notes to indicate that the volume steadily increasesdecreases during the passage.

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Dynamics are relative, and the meaning of each level is at the discretion of the performer or the conductor. Laws to curb high noise levels in the workplace have changed the interpretation of very loud dynamics in some large orchestral works, as noise levels within the orchestra itself can easily exceed safe levels.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/arts/music/20noise.html "No Fortissimo? Symphony Told to Keep It Down"] by [[Sarah Lyall]], ''[[The New York Times]]'' (20 April 2008)</ref>

== Articulation marks ==