| a tempo | in time; generally implies a return to original rate of speed |
| accelerando | gradually faster |
| al fine | to the finish |
| allegretto | 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 |
| cantabile | in a singing style |
| chromatic | by semi-tones |
| coda | the final added measures of a musical composition |
| con brio | with spirit; brilliantly |
| con spirito | with spirit, brilliance |
| crescendo | gradually louder |
| da capo | from the beginning |
| dal segno | from the sign |
| decrescendo | gradually softer |
| diminuendo | gradually softer |
| dolce | sweetly |
| etude | a study |