Terms of Musical Expression
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tylerdhoover on February 11, 2012
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Italian | English |
|---|---|
 affettuoso | affectionately, with feeling |
| agitato | quickly, with agility |
| amoroso | delicately, "lovingly" |
| anima | with deep feeling (i.e. "soul") |
| a piacere | at the pleasure of the performer |
| brillante | brightly, brilliantly |
| brio | animated, with drive |
| cantabile | in a singing style, graceful |
| capriccioso | light-hearted, "capricious" |
| commodo | quietly, reserved |
| delicato | delicately |
| dolce | sweetly, tenderly |
| dolente | sadly |
| dolore | sorrowfully |
| energico | energetically, with drive |
| espressivo | expressively |
| forza | forcefully |
| fuoco | passionately, "with fire" |
| furioso | furiously |
| giocoso | happy, humorously |
| giusto | strictly, exact, "just" |
| grandioso | grandly |
| grazioso | gracefully, elegantly |
| lacrimoso | sadly, "crying" |
| legato | smooth, connected |
| leggiero | lightly |
| lontano | from a distance |
| lusingando | cajoling, coaxing |
| maestoso | majestically |
| marcia, marziale | like a march |
| martellato | hammered out |
| misterioso | mysteriously |
| nobilmente | nobly |
| parlando | in a speaking style |
| pesante | heavy, ponderous |
| piacevole | pleasingly, agreeable |
| piangevole | plaintively |
| rigoroso | rigorously |
| risvegliato | with increased animation |
| ritmico | rhythmically |
| scherzando | playfully |
| simplice | simply |
| sempre | always |
| senza | without |
| simile | in the same manner, "similarity" |
| soave | smooth, gentle |
| sospirando | "sighing" |
| sostenuto | sustained |
| strepitoso | noisy, boisterous |
| teneramente | tenderly |
| tranquilo | tranquil |
| veloce | quickly, swiftly |
| vigoroso | vigorously |
| volante | flying (usually with strings) |
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