Conducting Terms

Kleine Flote

Piccolo (G)

Petite Flute

Piccolo (F)

Flauto Piccolo

Piccolo (I)

Flote

Flute (G)

Flauto

Flute (I)

Hoboe

Oboe (G)

Hautbois

Oboe (F)

Cor Anglais

English Horn (F)

Corno Inglese

English Horn (I)

Fagott

Bassoon (G)

Fagotto

Bassoon (I)

Contrafagotto

Contrabassoon (I)

Kontrafagott

Contrabassoon (G)

Corno

Horn (I)

Cor

Horn (F)

Tromba

Trumpet (I)

Posaune

Trombone (G)

Pauken

Timpani (G)

Gran Cassa

Bass Drum (I)

Frosse Caisse

Bass Drum (F)

Grosse Trommel

Bass Drum (G)

Piatti

Cymbals (I)

Becken

Cymbals (G)

Tamburo

Snare Drum (I)

Tambour

Snare Drum (F)

Kleine Trommel

Snare Drum (G)

Tamburo Rullante

Tenor Drum (I)

Caisse Roulante

Tenor Drum (F)

Kleine Trommel

Tenor Drum (G)

Schellentrommel

Tambourine

Tam-tam

Gong

Silofono

Xylophone (I)

Campanelli

Glockenspiel (I)

Jeu de Timbres

Glockenspiel

Campane

Bells (I)

Cloches

Bells (F)

Glocken

Bells (G)

Harfe

Harp

Alto

Viola (F)

Bratsche

Viola (G)

con sordino

muted (I)

sourdine

muted (F)

mit Dampfer

muted (G)

via sordino

mutes off (I)

enievez les sourdines

mutes off (F)

dampfer

mutes off (G)

senza sordino

without mute (I)

sans sourdine

without mute (F)

onne dampfer

without mute (G)

geteilt

divided (G)

dreifach

divided in 3 (G)

vierfach

divided in 4 (G)

zusammen

in unison (G)

sul ponticello

at the bridge (I)

sur le chavalet

at the bridge (F)

am steg

at the bridge (G)

sul tasto/ sulla tastiera

on the fingerboard (I)

sur la touche

on the fingerboard (F)

sur la touche

on the fingerboard (F)

am griffbrett

on the fingerboard (G)

avec le bois

with the wood (F)

mit holz

with the wood (G)

punta d’arco

at the point (I)

de la pointe

at the point (F)

spitze

at the point (G)

du talon

at the frog (F)

am frosch

at the frog (G)

campane in aria

bells in the air (I)

pavillons en l’air

bells in the air (F)

schalltrichterauf

bells in the air (B)

la meta

half (I)

la moitie

half (F)

die halfte

half (G)

chiuso

stop (I)

bouche

stop (F)

gestopft

stop (G)

cuivre

brassy (F)

schmetternd

brassy (G)

aperto

open (I)

ouvert

open (F)

offen

open (G)

bacchette di spungna

with soft sticks (I)

baguette d’eponge

with soft sticks (F)

mit schwamm-schlagel

with soft sticks (G)

bacchette di legno

with hard sticks (I)

baguettes en bois

with hard sticks (F)

mit holzschlagein

with hard sticks (G)

sol muta in fa#

change G to F# (I)

changes sol en fa#

change G to F# (F)

G nach Fis umstimmen

change G to F# (G)

pres de la table

near sounding board: harp (F)

pupitre

desk or stand (F)

pult

desk or stand (G)

modo ordinario

in the ordinary way (I)

gewohnlich

in the ordinary way (G)

saite

string (G)

larghissimo, adagissimo, lentissimo

extremely slow (I)

tres lent

extremely slow (F)

sehr langsam, ganzlangsam

extremely slow (G)

largo, adaio, lento

very slow (I)

lent, large

very slow (F)

langsam, breit

very slow (G)

larghetto, adagietto

rather slow (I)

un peu lent

rather slow (F)

etwas langsam

rather slow (G)

andante, andantino

moderately slow (I)

allant, tres modere

moderately slow (F)

massig langsam

moderately slow (G)

moderato

moderately (I)

modere

moderately (F)

massig

moderately (G)

allegretto

rather fast (I)

un peu anime

rather fast (F)

etwas bewegt

rather fast (G)

allegro

fast quick (I)

anime

fast, quick (F)

bewegt, schnell

fast, quick (G)

vivace, vivo, presto

quite fast (I)

vif, vite

quite fast (F)

labhaft, eilig

quite fast(G)

allegrissimo, vivacissimo, prestissimo

very fast (I)

tres vif

very fast (F)

ganz schnell, ganz lebhaft

very fast (G)

assai, molto

very, much (I)

tres

very, much (F)

sehr, ganz

very, much (G)

avec

with (F)

non troppo

not too much (I)

pas trop

not too much (F)

nicht zu

not too much (G)

meno

less (I)

moins

less (F)

weniger

less (G)

piu

more (I)

pochissimo, unpocco

a little (I)

un peu

a little (F)

etwas, ein wenig

a little (G)

quasi

like, almost (I)

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