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    A tempo In time

    Accelerando (Accel) Gradually getting faster

    Ad libitum (Ad lib.) At choice

    Adagio Slow

    Affettuoso Tenderly

    Agitato Agitated

    Al, alla In the style of

    Alla breve With a minim beat

    Allargando Broadening

    Allegretto Fairly quick

    Allegro Fast

    Allegro assai Very fast

    Allegro moderato Moderately fast

    Amabile Amiable, pleasant

    Andante At a walking pace

    Andantino Slightly faster than andante

    Animato Animated, lively

    Animé Animated, lively

    Appassionato With passion

    Assai Very

    Attacca Go immediately to next section

    Ben Well

    Brio Vigour

    Cantabile In a singing style

    Cantando Singing

    Come As, similar to

    Comodo At a comfortable speed

    Con, col With


    Crescendo (Cresc.) Gradually getting louder

    Da capo (D.C.) Repeat from beginning

    Dal segno (D.S.) Repeat from “S” sign

    Deciso With determination

    Decrescendo (Decresc.) Gradually getting quieter

    Diminuendo (Dim.) Gradually getting quieter

    Dolce Sweet, soft

    Dolore Grief, sorrow

    Doloroso Sorrowful

    Douce Sweet

    E, ed And

    Energico Energetic

    Espressivo (espress.) Expressive

    Fine The end

    Forte (f) Loud

    Fortepiano (fp) Loud, then immediately soft

    Fortissimo (ff) Very Loud

    Forza Force

    Giocoso Playful, merry

    Grave Very slow, solemn

    Grazioso Graceful

    Langsam Slow

    Largamente Broadly

    Larghetto Rather slow

    Largo Slow and stately

    Lebhaft Lively

    Legato Smoothly

    Leggiero Light, nimble


    Lent Slow

    Lento Slow

    Ma But

    Maestoso Majestic

    Marcato (marc.) Emphatic, accented

    Marcia March

    Mässig At a moderate speed

    Meno Less

    Mesto Sad

    Mezzo Half

    Mezzo forte (mf) Moderately loud

    Mezzo piano (mp) Moderately quiet

    Misterioso Mysteriously

    Moderato Moderate speed

    Modéré At a moderate speed

    Molto Very much

    Morendo Dying away

    Mosso Movement

    Moto Movement

    Niente Nothing (silence)

    Non Not

    Perdendosi Dying away

    Pesante Heavy

    Pianissimo (pp) Very quiet

    Piano (p) Quiet

    Più More

    Poco A little

    Poco a poco Little by little


    Prestissimo As fast as possible

    Presto Fast (faster than allegro)

    Prima, primo First

    Quasi As if, resembling

    Rallentando (Rall.) Gradually getting slower

    Retenu Held back

    Rinforzando (rf, rfz, rinf.) Reinforcing

    Risoluto Bold, strong

    Ritardando (rit., ritard.) Gradually getting slower

    Ritenuto (rit., riten.) Held back

    Ritmico Rhythmically

    Rubato With some freedom of time

    Ruhig Peaceful

    Scherzando Playfully, joking

    Schnell Fast

    Semplice Simple, plain

    Sempre Always

    Senza Without

    Sforzando (sf) Forced, accented

    Sforzato (sfz) Forced, accented

    Simile (sim.) In the same way

    Smorzando (smorz.) Dying away in tone and speed

    Sonoro Resonant, with a rich tone

    Sostenuto Sustained

    Sotto voce In an undertone

    Spirito Spirit

    Staccato (stacc.) Detached

    Stringendo Gradually getting faster


    Subito (sub.) Suddenly

    Tempo Speed, time

    Tenuto Held

    Tranquillo Calm

    Traurig Sad

    Tristamente, Triste Sorrowful

    Troppo Too much

    Vite Quick

    Vivace, vivo Lively, quick

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