A A - at, to, by, for, with A capella - in the church style, these days voices(s) only Accelerando - getting

faster Affettuoso - affectionately Affrettando - hastening Agitato - agitatedly Alcuna - some, a certain Amabile - amiably Amoroso - lovingly Animato - animatedly Appassionato - passionately Arco - bowed Assai - sufficiently, very A Tempo - in (the original) speed Attacca - go on at once Ad libitum - to your own liking B Bene - good, well Brillante - brilliantly Brioso - with zest C Calando - getting less Calcando - hurrying Cantabile - in a singing style

Col/Colla - with Colla parte - keeping closely with the solo part Come prima - as at first Come sopra - as above Con - with Con amore - with passion, with love Con brio - with zest, vigour Con delicatezza - with delicacy Con espressione - with expression Con energia - with energy Con forza - with force Con fuoco - with fire Con gracia - with grace Con moto - with movement Con sordini - with mutes Con spirito - with spirit Con tenerezza - with tenderness Crescendo (cresc.) - getting louder D Da, Dal - to, from Da capo (D.C.) - from the beginning Dal segno (D.S.) - from the sign Deciso - decidedly Decrescendo (decresc.) - getting quieter Delicamente - delicately

Diminuendo - getting quieter Dolce - softly, sweetly Dolente - sadly Doloroso - with pain, hurting Doppio movimento - at twice the speed E E, ed - and Energico - with energy Espressivo - expressively F Forte (f) - loud Fortissimo (ff) - very loud fff - as loud as it will go! Forte piano (fp) - loud, then quiet Forzato (fz) - forced Forza - force Fuoco - fire Furioso - furiously G Giocoso - happily Giojoso - with joy Giusto - exact Grandioso - with grandeur Grave - solemn, sadly Grazioso - with grace

I Il - the Impetuoso - impetuously, without patience Incalzando - get faster and louder L La - the Legato - bound, smoothly Leggiero - lightly Lusigando - soothingly M Ma - but Maestoso - majestically Maggiore - major Mancando - getting softer, waning Mano destra - right hand Mano sinistra - left hand Marcato - markedly Martello - hammer, mallet Meno - less Mesto - sadly Mezzo - half, medium Mezzo-forte (mf) - medium loud Mezzo-piano (mp) - half quiet Minore - minor Molto - much, a lot

Mosso - movement Motto - movement Morendo - fading N

Rallentando (rall.) - slowing down Replica - repeat Rinforzando (rf. Or rinf.) - accenting strongly Risoluto - resolutely

Non - not Ritardando (rit) - slowing down P Ritenuto (rit.) - slowing down Parlando - in a speaking manner Risvegliato - with animation Pastorale - in a pastoral manner Ped. - pedal, usually the right on the piano Pesante - heavily Perdendosi - getting lost Piacevole - pleasantly Piangevole - plaintively Pi - more Piano (p) - quietly Pianissimo (pp) - very quietly Ppp - as quietly as you can play! Poco - little Poco a poco - little by little Poi - then Pomposo - pompously Portamento - extremely smooth Q Quasi - in the manner of, like R Rubato (or Tempo Rubato) - in free time, no beat S Scherzando - in a playful manner Scherzoso - in a playful manner Sciolto - freely Segue - follow immediately Sforzando - forced, accented Semplice - simply Sempre - always Senza - wihout Serioso - seriously Simile - similar Soave - sweetly Sostenuto - sustained Sotto voce - subdued Staccato - short Strepitoso - boisterously, loudly

Stringendo - getting faster Slargando - getting slower Slentando - getting slower Sopra - above Sotto voce - subdued Sul ponticello - near the bridge T Tacet - be silent Tanto - so much Tempo - speed Tempo comodo - in conventional time Tempo ordinario - in ordinary time Tempo primo - at the original speed Tempo rubato - in free time Tenuta, Tenute, Tenuto - held Tranquillo - calmly, serenely Tranquillamente - calmly, serenely Tre corde - release soft pedal Troppo - too much U Un, Una - an Una corda - with damper pedal V Veloce - rapidly Vigoroso - vigorously

Vivo - with verve Vivace - lively Volante - flying, with wings Volti subito (V.S.) - turn over immediately