A piacere
["at pleasure"] at performer's discretion
Allegro non troppo
Fast, but not too fast
Arco
Play with the bow
Assai
Extremely, much
attacca
["attach"] proceed without stopping
a due
two people playing
aubade
informal composition for dawn or morning music [compare serenade]
Bacchette di spugna
soft sticks
A due
For two parts
Attacca
Continue without a pause
Aubade
Informal composition for dawn or morning music
Bacchette di spugna
Soft sticks
Becken
Cymbals
Bewegt
With movement
Bogen
Bow, bowed, with the bow
Bratsche
Viola or tenor violin
Calando
Fading away
Campana
Bell
Campanelli
Little bells
Col legno
The effect produced by striking the string with the stick/bow
Corno
Horn
Divisi
Divided
Doppio movimento
Twice as fast
Fagotto
Bassoon
Flatterzunge
Flutter tongued
Geige
Violin
Gran cassa
Bass drum (Italian)
Große trommel
Bass drum (German)
Immer
Always, still, throughout
Langsam
Slowly
Lebhaft
Lively
L'istesso
The same
Meno
Less
messe
Choral setting of the Roman Catholic consecration of the elements
Nicht schleppend
In a manner that does not drag
Ohne dämpfer
German term for without mute
Ossia
Alternate version/passage
Ottavino
Piccolo
Pauken
German term for timpani
Pesante
Heavy
Plus animé
Lively and animated manner
Pizzicato
Plucked, without the bow
Posaune
Trombone
Pressez
["Squeezing"] hastening, tightening
Restez
A directive to the performer of a stringed instrument to perform the indicated passage of a composition remaining on the same note, on the same string or in the same finger position.
Rinforzando
Reinforcing, emphasized
Schleppend
Dragging
Secco
Drily [without resonance]
Senza sordino
Without mute
Streiche
Strings
stringendo
Gradually getting faster
Sol G
5th note of fixed do solfége
Sul ponticello
With the bow kept near the bridge
Tromba
Trumpet