| Term | Definition |
| valse | a waltz, in one |
| tacet | be silent |
| senza | without it |
| mosso | moved, agitated |
| poco | little |
| meno | less |
| leger | light |
| dolce | sweetly |
| piu | more |
| alla breve | cut time |
| volonte | at will, at ones own pleasure |
| tutti | all, whole entire |
| subito | suddenly |
| sostenuto | sustained, notes of a full duration |
| sempra | always |
| sans | without |
| morendo | dying away |
| maestoso | majestic |
| grandioso | grand, noble |
| coda | the tail or end |
| cantabile | in a singing style |
| attacca | go on, begin next |
| vivace | animated, lively |
| tenuto | held on, sustained |
| simile | in a similar manner |
| scherzando | playful, lively |
| quasi | like, in the manner of |
| marcato | marked, accented |
| l'istesso | the same |
| fine | the end |
| da capo | return to the top |
| brio | vigor animation |
| assai | very, extremely |
| pocomenomosso | slow down |
| dipthong | two vowel sounds right after each other (hold first one before singing other) |