Expression
[Eng.]
When a
composition
is trying to represent something extra-musical, it is said to be an
expression
of the
composer
or of an idea such as the
composition
is an
expression
of the
composer's
grief.
In the
performance
of a
composition
,
expression
refers to such things as
dynamics
,
tempo
, and
articulation
. These indications are known as
expression marks
.
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