← Musical Terms Export Options Alphabetize Word-Def Delimiter Tab Comma Custom Def-Word Delimiter New Line Semicolon Custom Data Copy and paste the text below. It is read-only. Select All a at, return to original tempo accelerando accelerating agitato speeds up/ aggitated allargando slows tempo/broader assai makes tempo more extreme/quite a bit con with con brio with vigor con fuoco with fire con moto with motion, makes tempo faster grazioso graceful, can make tempo more moderate ma non tanto not much ma non troppo not too much maestoso majestic, slowing a tempo meno less molto lots, very much mosso moving, speeds things up più more, increases effect poco little bit, not much poco a poco little by little quasi sort of, kind of rallentando becoming slow, progressively ritardando slowing down ritenuto held back scherzando becoming playful, speeding up sostenuto sustained, smooth bowing stringendo tightening, becoming more intense subito suddenly tenuto held, sustained, prolonged. almost like fermata but without a halt tranquillo tranquil, calm, slows down a tempo