A due
To be played by both
Avec
With
Colla parte
With the other part
Come prima
As before
Con
With
En dehors
In front of; sound projected through the ensemble; heard
Erstes Mal
The first time
Etwas
Somewhat
Forte possibile
As loud as possible
Frappe
The downbeat
Frapper
To beat time
Gleich
Quickly
Glissez
A slide
Glisser
To slide
Immer
Always
L’istesso
The same
Marcato
Marked, accented
Meno
Less
Mezzo
Half
Modo
Style, manner
Morendo
Dying away
Moto
Motion
Murkey bass
Broken octaves with the lower note coming first
Muta
Change (usually timpani or horn parts)
Ohne
Without
Ossia
Otherwise (often refers to simplified part)
Partitur/Partitura
Full score
Petit
Little
Peu
A little
(A) Piacere
At the pleasure (of the performer); used to denote a passage executed at the performer’s discretion
Pieno
Full
Piu
More
Pult
A desk (of players); usually denotes number of stands used to play a part
Ripieno
Distinguishes accompanying instruments from soloist(s).
Ruhig
Tranquil
Sans
Without
Schnell
Quick, rapid, presto
Sciolto
Fluently
Scordatura
In string playing, tuning contrary to normal
Sec/Secco
Dry, very short, no after-ring
Segue
Continue in same manner
Sehr
Very
Senza
Without
Smorzando
Suddenly dying away
Sotto voce
Undertone, soft voice
Stentato
Labored
Stimme
A single voice or part in a score
Spianar la voce
Smooth voice
Strepitoso
Noisily
Striciando/Striciato
Legato, smooth
Strepitoso
Noisily
Striciando/Striciato
Legato, smooth
Subito
Suddenly
Troppo
Too much
Tutti
The whole ensemble
Unisoni
In unison
Vide
A cut: VI printed where the cut starts and DE printed at the end of the cut (VI…DE).
Virgula
The baton
Voci pari
Equal voices