Music Terms and Signs (RCM lvl 8.)

for my test :)

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

animated, lively

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

bewegt

moving

calando

becoming slower and softer

cédez

yield; hold the tempo back

col, coll', colla, colle

with

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 the 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

grave

slow and solemn

grazioso

graceful

langsam

slow, slowly

largamente

brodly

larghetto

fairly slow, but not as slow as largo

largo

very slow

legato

smooth

léger

light, lightly

leggiero

light, nimble, quick

lentement

slosly

lento

slow

l'istesso tempo

the same tempo

loco

return to the normal register

ma

but

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

very, much

morendo

dying, fading away

mouvement

tempo, motion

non

not

ottava, 8va

internal of an octave

pedale, ped.

pedal

pedante

weighty, with emphasis

pianissimo, pp

very soft

piano

soft

più

more

più mosso

more movement, quicker

pizzicato, pizz.

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

rallentanto, 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

sehr

very

semplice

simple