| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Accelerando (or accel.) | gradually getting quicker |
| adagio | slow |
| allegretto | fairly quick |
| allegro | quick |
| andante | at a walking speed |
| cantabile | in a singing style |
| crescendo | gradually getting louder |
| da capo | repeat from the beginning |
| dal segno | repeat from the s% |
| decresendo | gradually getting quieter |
| diminuendo | gradually getting quieter |
| fine | the end |
| f (forte) | loud |
| ff (fortissimo) | very loud |
| legato | smoothly |
| lento | slow |
| mezzo | half |
| mf (mezzo forte) | moderately loud |
| mp (mezzo piano) | moderatley quiet |
| moderato | moderately |
| p (piano) | quiet |
| pp (pianissimo) | very quiet |
| poco | a little |
| rallentando | getting gradually slower |
| ritardando | getting gradually slower |
| ritenuto | held back |
| staccato | detatched |
| tempo | speed |
| a | at |
| al, alla | to the, in the manner of |
| allargando | broadening |
| andantino | slightly faster than andante |
| assai | very |
| con, col | with |
| dolce | sweet, soft |
| e, ed | and |
| espressivo | expressive |
| fp (fortepiano) | loud, then immediately soft |
| giocoso | playful |
| grave | very slow |
| grazioso | graceful |
| larghetto | rather slow |
| largo | slow |
| ma | but |
| maestoso | majestic |
| meno | less |
| molto | very, much |
| mosso, moto | movement |
| non | not |
| più | more |
| presto | fast |
| senza | without |
| sf, sfz (sforzando or sforzato) | forced |
| simile | in the same way |
| sostenuto | sustained |
| tenuto | held |
| troppo | too much |
| vivace, vivo | lively |
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