Band quarter 2 terms

Largo

very slow

Lento

very slow but quicker than largo

Adagio

very slow but quicker than lento

Andante

moderately slow, but moving

Andantino

a little quicker then andante

Moderato

moderate

Allegretto

light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro

Allegro

rapid; lively

Vivace

vivacious; lively

Presto

very fast

Accelerando

gradually faster

Ad Libitum

at liberty, freely

Allargando

gradually slower and broader

A Tempo

return to normal tempo after deviations

Piu

a little

Piu Mosso

a little faster

Rallentando

gradually slower

Ritardondo

gradually slower

Rubato

freely; flexible tempo involving slight accelerandos and ritardandos

Crecendo

increase of volume

Decrescendo

gradually growing softer

Diminuendo

decrease of volume

Forte

loud (f)

Forte-piano

begin forte and change suddenly to piano (fp)

Fortissimo

very loud (ff)

Mezzo-forte

medium loud (mf)

Mezzo-piano

medium soft (mp)

Niente

nothing

Piano

soft (p)

Pianissimo

very soft (pp)

Sforzendo

strong accent followed immediately by piano (sfz or sf)

Agitato

excited

Animato

animated

Brillante

bright, sparkling, brilliant

Cadenza

a brilliant, showy passage

Energico

energetically

Forzando

forcefully accented

Giocoso

joyfully; humorous

Grandioso

grand or noble style

Maestoso

majestically

Scherzando

light, playful style

Sotto voce

in subdued style

Spirito, con

with spirit, brilliance

Vivo

lively; brisk

Arpeggio

broken chord; sounding of the notes in a chord in a succession rather than simultaneously

Chromatic

by semi-tones

Coda

the final added measures of a musical composition

Chord

three or more notes played simultaneously

Espressivo

with expression

L'istesso

the same

Non troppo

not too much

Ottava alta

octave higher (8va)

Ottava bassa

octave lower (8ba)

Soli

more than one performer in unison

Solo

a composition or passage for one performer

Tacet

silent

Tempo

time

Vigoroso

vigorous, bold, energetic

Double Flat

lowers the pitch two half steps (bb)

Flat

lowers the pitch one half step (b)

Natural

cancels a previous accidental

Sharp

raises the pitch one half step (#)

Double Sharp

raises the pitch by two half steps (X)

Da capo

from the beginning (D.C.)

Del segno

from the sign (D.S.)

Repeat Measure

play the measure again

Repeat Section

repeat preceding measures