| Term | Definition |
|---|
| a poco | a little |
| a tempo | in: generally implies a return to original tempo |
| accelerando (accel.) | gradually faster |
| adagietto | slow, but not as slow as adagio |
| adagio | very slow |
| al fine | to the finish |
| alla | in the style of |
| allargando (allarg.) | gradually slower and broader |
| allegretoo | light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro |
| allegro | rapid, lively |
| andante | moderately slow, but moving |
| andantino | generally a little quicker than andante |
| animato | spirited |
| appassionato | intensely; passionately; with deep feeling |
| arioso | in vocal style (also see "cantabile" |
| assai | very (such as allegro assai - very fast) |
| ben | well (such as ben marcato - well marked) |
| brilliante | brilliantly |
| calando | gradually slower an softer |
| chromatic | by semi-tones |
| coda | the final added measure of a musical composition |
| con | with |
| con amore | with tenderness |
| con anima | with animation; spirited |
| con brio | with spirit; brilliantly |
| con forza | with force |
| con fuoco | with fire, energy |
| con grazia | with graceful style |
| con spirito | with spirit, brilliance |
| crescendo (cresc.) | gradually louder |
| da capo (D.C.) | from the beginning |
| del segno (D.S.) | from the sign |
| decrescendo (decresc.) | gradually softer |
| diminuendo (dim.) | gradually softer |
| dolce | sweetly |
| energico | energetically |
| etude | a study |
| fermata | a hold or pause |
| forte (f) | loud |
| fortissimo (ff) | very loud |
| forzando (fz) | forcefully accented |
| furioso | furiously |
| giocoso | joyfully |
| grandioso | grand or noble style |
| grave | very slow and solemn |
| grazioso | gracefully |
| l'istesso | the same (such as l'istesso tempo - the same tempo) |
| larghetto | slow, but not as slow as largo |
| larghissimo | very slow; more so than largo |
| largo | very slow |
| legato | smooth and connected |
| leggierro | lightly |
| lento | very slow |
| maestoso | majestically |
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