Orchestra Final Terms 2025

Dot at end of note

Extend note by 1/2

Fermata

Hold note longer than written

Moderato

Moderate tempo

Troika

Russian dance mimicking 3 horses

Unison

All parts played together

Accent

Play one dynamic louder than printed

Meno Mosso

Less action

Allegro con Brio

Fast with energy

Staccato

Light and separated

Tenuto

Hold a note for full value

Slur

Connect two different-pitched notes

Tie

Connect two same-pitched notes

Divisi

Divided parts within a section

Mezzo Piano

Medium soft

A2

Both parts play

Molto Ritartando

Slow down gradually

Allegro con ritmo

Fast with rhythm

Glissando

A very fast chromatic run

Marcatissimo

Very marked and accented

Solo

A part played by one person

Soli

A part played by multiple soloists

Largamente

Broadly and slowly; unhurriedly

Col Legno

Played using the wooden part of the bow

Poco a Poco crecendo

Slowly crecendo

Apassionato

Passionately

Relative Major and Minor

Same key, different starting note

Parallel Major and Minor

Same starting note, different key

Poco Stringendo

A little faster and more intense

Animato

Animated

Sf

Reinforced attacks

Allegro Molto

Very fast