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accelerando, accel.
becoming quicker
accent
a stressed note
ad libitum, ad lib.
at the liberty of the performer
adagio
slow
agitato
agitated
alla, all'
in the manner of
allargando, allarg.
broadening, becoming slower
allegretto
fairly fast (a little slower than allegro)
allegro
fast
andante
moderately slow; at a walking pace
andantino
a little faster than andante
animato
lively, animated
arco
on a bowed string instrument, resume bowing after a pizzicato passage
a tempo
return to the original tempo
attacca
proceed without a break
ben, bene
well (for example, ___ marcato: well marked)
bewegt
moving
calando
becoming slower and softer
cantabile
in a singing style
cédez
yield; hold the tempo back
col, coll', colla, colle
with (for example, ____'ottava: with an added octave)
comodo
at a comfortable, easy tempo
con
with
con brio
with vigor, spirit
con espressione
with expression
con fuoco
with fire
con grazia
with grace
con moto
with motion
con sordino
with mute
crescendo, cresc.
becoming louder
da capo, D.C.
from the beginning
dal segno, D.S.
from the sign
D.C. al Fine
repeat from the beginning and end at Fine
decrescendo, decresc.
becoming softer
diminuendo, dim.
becoming softer
dolce
sweet, gentle
dolente
sad
e, ed
and
espressivo, espress.
expressive, with expression
fine
the end
forte, f
loud
fortepiano, fp
loud, then suddenly soft
fortissimo, ff
very loud
giocoso
humorous, jocose
grandioso
grand, grandiose
grave
slow, solemn
grazioso
graceful
langsam
slow, slowly
largamente
broadly
larghetto
fairly slow, but not as slow as largo
largo
very slow
legato
smooth
léger
light, lightly
leggiero
light, nimble, quick
lentement
slowly
lento
slow
l'istesso tempo
the same tempo
loco
return to the normal register
ma
but (for example, __ non troppo: but not too much)
maestoso
majestic
mano destra, m.d.
right hand
mano sinistra, m.s.
left hand
marcato
marked or stressed
martellato
strongly accented, hammered
mässig
moderate, moderately
meno
less
meno mosso
less movement, slower
mesto
sad, mournful
mezzo forte, mf
moderately loud
mezzo piano, mp
moderately soft
mit Ausdruck
with expression
moderato
at a moderate tempo
modéré
at a moderate tempo
molto
much, very
morendo
dying, fading away
mouvement
tempo, motion
non
not
ottava, 8va
the interval of an octave
pedale, ped.
pedal
pesante
weighty, with emphasis
pianissimo, pp
very soft
piano, p
soft
più
more
più mosso
more movement (quicker)
pizzicato
on a bowed string instrument, pluck the string instead of bowing
poco
little
poco a poco
little by little
prestissimo
as fast as possible
presto
very fast
primo, prima
first; the upper part of a duet
quasi
almost, as if
quindicesima alta, 15ma
two octaves higher
rallentando, rall.
slowing down
risoluto
resolute
ritardando, rit.
slowing down gradually
ritenuto, riten.
suddenly slower, held back
rubato
with some freedom of tempo to enhance musical expression
scherzando
playful
schnell
fast
secondo, seconda
second; second or lower part of a duet