1. a tempo: return to previous tempo 2. accelerando: becoming quicker 3. accent: stressed note or chord 4.

ad libitum: at liberty of the performer 5. adagio: a slow tempo (between andante and largo) 6. agitato: agitated 7. alla, all;: in the manner of 8. allargando: broadening, becoming slower 9. allegretto: fairly fast 10. allegro: fast 11. andante: moderately slowly; at a walking pace 12. andantino: a little faster than andante 13. animato: lively, animated 14. arco: for stringed instruments: resume bowing after a pizzicato passage 15. assai: much, very much 16. attacca: proceed without a break 17. ben, bene: well 18. bewegt: agitated, excited 19. blues scale: a major scale in which the 3rd , the 7th, and sometimes the 5th degrees are lowered 20. brilliante: brilliant 21. cantabile: in a singing style 22. clusters: chords consisting of a combination of at least three adjacent notes of any scale 23. col: with 24. comodo: at a comfortable, easy tempo 25. con brio: with vigour or spirit 26. con espressione: with expression 27. con fuoco: with fire 28. con grazia: with grace 29. con moto: with movement 30. con pedale: with pedal 31. con sordino: with mute 32. con: with 33. crescendo: becoming louder 34. da capo: from the beginning

35. dal segno: from the sign 36. decrescendo: becoming softer 37. diminuendo: becoming softer 38. dolce: sweet 1. dolente: sad 2. ed: and 3. espressivo: expression; with expression 4. fermata: pause; hold note or rest longer than written value 5. fine: the end 6. forte: loud 7. fortepiano: loud, then suddenly soft 8. fortissimo: very loud 9. giocoso: humorous, joyful 10. grandioso: grand, grandiose 11. grave: slow and solemn 12. grazioso: graceful 13. l'istesso tempo: the same tempo 14. langsam: slow 15. largamente: broadly 16. larghetto: not as slow as largo 17. largo: very slow and broad 18. legato: smoothly 19. leger: light, lightly 20. leggiero: light, nimble, quick 21. lentement: slowly 22. lento: slow 23. loco: return to normal register 24. M.M.: metronome marking (Maelzel's Metronome) 25. ma: but 26. maestoso: majestic 27. mano destra: right hand 28. mano sinistra: left hand 29. marcato: marked or stressed 30. martellato: strongly accented, hammered 31. massig: moderate, moderately 32. meno mosso: less movement 33. meno: less 34. mesto: sad, mournful 35. mezzo forte: moderately loud 36. mezzo piano: moderately soft 37. mit ausdruck: with expression 38. mit: with

39. moderato: at a moderate tempo 40. modere: at a moderate tempo 1. molto: much, very 2. morendo: dying, fading away 3. mouvement: tempo, motion 4. non troppo: not too much 5. non: not 6. octatonic scale: an eight note scale consisting a strict alternation of tones and semitones 7. ottava: the interval of an octave 8. pedale: pedal 9. pentatonic scale: a five note scale 10. pesante: weighty, with empasis 11. pianissimo: very soft 12. piano: soft 13. piu mosso: more movement 14. piu: more 15. pizzicato: for stringed instruments: pluck the string instead of bowing 16. poco a poco: little by little 17. poco: little 18. polychords: a combination of two or more different chords 19. prestissimo: as fast as possible 20. presto: very fast 21. prima volta: first time 22. primo: first (the upper part of a duet) 23. quartal chords: chords built on a series of 4ths 24. quasi: almost 25. rallentando: slowing down 26. repeat signs: repeat the music between the signs 27. ritardando: slowing down gradually 28. ritenuto: suddenly slower 29. rubato: a flexible tempo using slight variations of speed to enhance musical expression 30. scherzando: playful 31. schnell: fast 32. seconda volta: second time 33. secondo: second (the lower part

of a duet) 34. sehr: very 35. semplice: simple 36. sempre: always; continuously 37. senza: without 38. seventh chord: chords consisting of a root, 3rd, 5th, and 7th 39. sforzando: a sudden strong accent of a single note or chord 40. simile: continue in the same manner as indicated 41. slur: play the notes legato 42. sonore: sonorous 1. sostenuto: sustained 2. sotto voce: softly, under the breath 3. staccato: sharply detached 4. strepitoso: boisterous; noisy 5. stringendo: pressing, becoming faster 6. subito: suddenly 7. tacet: be silent 8. Tempo primo: return to the original tempo 9. tempo: speed at which music is performed 10. tenuto: held, sustained 11. tie: hold for the combined value of the notes 12. tranquillo: quiet, tranquil 13. tre corde: three strings: release the left piano pedal 14. triad: chord consisting of a root, 3rd, and 7th 15. troppo: too much 16. tutti: a passage for the entire ensemble 17. una corda: one string: depress the left piano pedal 18. vite: fast 19. vivace: lively, brisk 20. vivo: lively 21. volta subito: turn the page quickly 22. volta: time