Musical Terms

Cantabile

In a singing style

Legato

Smoothly

Staccato

Short and detached

Da capo (DC)

From the beginning

Fine

The end

Mezzo (M)

Half

dolce

sweet

fp (fortepiano)

loud, then immediately quiet

presto

fast (quicker than allegro)

vivace, vivo

lively, quick

lento

slow (slower than adagio)

largo

slow, stately (the same, or slower than lento)

grave

very slow, solemn

piu mosso

more movement, quicker

meno mosso

less movement, slower

ritenuto

getting slower, held back

con moto

with movement

allagrando

broadening

dal segno (D.S.)

repeat from the sign

espressivo

expressive

grazioso

graceful

alla marcia

in the style of march

molto

very, much

non troppo

not too much

meno

less

piu

more

e, ed

and

ma

but

con, col

with

\

senza

without

poco, poco a poco

a little, little by little