Accelerando
Becoming faster
adagio
at ease
ad libitum (ad. lib.)
at the pleasure of the performer
a due
to two
agitato
agitated
al fine
to the end
alla breve
at the breve (cut time)
allargando
broadening, slower, sometimes with crescendo
allegretto
slightly less fast than allegro (a little cheerful)
allegro
cheerful
andante
walking
arco
bow (of stringed instrument)
assai
much (rather)
a tempo
back to tempo
attacca
attack (move to next mov’t)
bewegt
agitated
(con) brio
with vivacity
calando
decrease in loudness and sometimes tempo
cantabile
singable, songlike
colla parte
with part
con sordino
with mute
crescendo
growing
da capo
from the head
da capo al fine
from the head to the end
dal segno al fine
from the sign to the end
decrescendo
decreasing
diminuendo
becoming softer
dolce
sweet
einfach
simple
empfindung
with feeling
en dehors
prominent, standing out
espressivo
expressive
etwas langsamer
somewhat slower
fine
end
forte
loud
fortissimo
very loud
fuoco
fire
gai
gay, lively
giocoso
jocose, humorous
grave
grave, serious
grazioso
graceful
kraftig
strong, energetic
larghetto
less slow than largo (a little broad)
largo
broad, large
lebhaft
lively
legato
bound
leger
light
leggiero
light, nimble, quick
lento
slow
l’istesso tempo
same tempo
ma non troppo
but not too much
maestoso
majestic
marcato
marked
massig
moderate
meno mosso
less motion
messa di voce
crescendo and decrescendo in voice
mezzo forte
half loud
mezzo piano
half soft
misterioso
mysteriously
moderato
moderate
molto
very, much
morendo
dying, fading away
niente
nothing
non legato
not bound
perdendosi
dying away
pesante
weighty
piano
soft
pianissimo
very soft
pianississimo
very very soft
piu mosso
more motion
pizzicato
to pluck the strings
poco
little
poco a poco
little by little
pomposo
pompous
prestissimo
as quickly as possible
presto
very fast
quasi
almost (as if)
rallentando
slowing down
risoluto
resolute
ritardando
slowing down (gradual)
ritenuto
held back, slowed down (suddenly)
rubato
stolen time
ruhig
calm
scherzando
jokingly
schnell
fast
sehr langsam
very slow
sempre
always, continuously
senza (sans)
without
sforzando
forcing, forced
simile
same
smorzando
dying away
sostenuto
sustained
sotto voce
subdued
spiritoso
spirited
staccato
detached
stringendo
pressing
subito
suddenly
tutti
all
tempo primo
first tempo
tranquillo
tranquil
vivace
lively