accelerando
increase tempo
adagio
slowly
a due
both performers
affrettando
quicken the tempo
agitato
excited, agitated
allargando
becoming broader, slowing
alle
all, every
allegretto
moderately fast
allegro
quick, rapid tempo
allein
solo, alone
allmahlich
gradually
al niente
dimish the sound to nothing
ancora
again
andante
moderately slow
animando
with growing animation
arpeggiando
roll chord harp style
arret
stop
a tempo
resume the original tempo
attacca
begin the next section without pausing
belebend
with growing animation
bestimmt
energetic
bewegt
agitated
Blech
brass instruments
bouche
Muted french horn
breit
broadly
chiuso
muted french horn
colla parte
in unison with another part
come prima
like the first time
con
with
coro
chorus
da capo
return to the beginning
dampfer
mute
doppio movimento
double tempo
en animant
with increasing animation
enchainez
continute to the next section without pausing
en dehors
in front of; with emphasis
erste
first
expansione
broadening
fiero
fiercely
flatterzunge
flutter tongue
gestopft
muted french horn
giusto
moderately
glissando
slide
gradamente
gradually
grave
slowly, solemn
Holz
woodwinds
immer
always
laissez vibrer
let vibrate
langsam
slowly
largamente
broadly
largo
very slowly
lebhaft
lively
legerement
lightly
lent
slowly
listesso tempo
same tempo
marcato
marked with emphasis
massig
moderate
meno
less
mezzo
half
mm
maelzel metronome
moderato
moderately
modere
moderate tempo
modo
style
modo ordinario
usual style
molto
much, very
morendo
dying away
mosso
movement, agitated
moto
motion
mouvement
tempo
muta, mutando
change, usually to indicate a change in tuning of an instrument or instruments
nach
after/behind
nach gebend
becoming slower
niente
nothing
ohne dampfer
without mute
ordinario
return to previous method of performance
ossia
otherwise
otez
remove
Flute range
c to e
Clarinet range
e to e (3 octaves)
french horn range
a to f
oboe range
d to d
everything else range
g to g, (concert f to f)
parlante
sung in a speaking style
partitur
the score
perdendosi
gradually dying away
petit
little
peu
a little
piacere
at the performer’s pleasure
pieno
full
piu
more
piu mosso
more motion
poco
little
poco a poco
little by little
portando la voce
vocal glissando
premier mouvement
original tempo
presto
very quick tempo
pult
desk or stand
rallentando
growing slower
retenu
held back
RH
right hand
ritenuto
more immediate slowing of tempo
rubato
expressive flexibility of tempo
ruhig
quietly, tranquil
sans timbres
without snares
scherzando
playfully
schmactend
languid, languishing
schnell
quickly, fast
secco
dry, simple. in percussion: dampen
seconda volta
second time
segue
proceed to next section without pause
sehr
very
sempre
always
senza
without
sforzando
form of attack; with emphasis
simile
in a similar manner
smorzando
dying away
sordino
mute
sostenuto
sustained
sotto voce
“under the voice” in a soft voice
soutenu
sustained
staccato
seperated
stentando, stentato
delaying, holding back
stesso movimento
same tempo
stimme
voice or voice part
stimmung
tuning
stringendo
quickening of tempo
subito
suddenly
suivez
follow. Indicates where a soloist may take liberties
supra
above. in piano: crossing hands
tacet
silent
tempo primo
original tempo
corno
horn
Becken
cymbals
Col legno
strike with the wood of the bow
Bratsche
viola
corda
string instrument
detache
one note per bow stroke
grelots
sleigh bells
Heerdenglocken
cowbell
Pauken
timpani
schellen
bells
schellentrommel
tambourine
scordatura
alternate tuning for strings
spitze
play at the point of the bow
sur la touche
bow over the fingerboard
sur le chevalet
on the bridge
sur une corde
on the string