Orchestra Final Vocab

largo

very slow, broad

larghetto

a little less broad

lento

slow

adagio

slow, at ease

adagietto

diminutive of adagio

andante

a walking tempo

andantino

diminutive of andante

moderato

moderate tempo

allegretto

little less quick than allegro

allegro

fast tempo

presto

very fast

prestissimo

as fast as possible

accelerando

accelerating

stringendo

become faster

ritardando

gradually becoming slower

rallentando

gradually slowing down

ritenuto

becoming slower

rubato

flexibility of tempo crossing

mosso

moving, more rapid

moto

motion

piu

more

meno

less

con

with

con moto

with motion

meno mosso

less rapid

piu mosso

more rapid

ma non troppo

but not too much

allegro ma non troppo

fast, but not too much

adagio ma non troppo

slow, but not too much

molto

very, greatly

assai

very much

molto allegro

very fast

allegro assai

very fast

poco

little

poco a poco

little by little

animato

animated