ma
but
ma non troppo
but not too much
maestoso
majestically, in a stately fasion
magico
magically
magnifico
magnificent
main droite
[played with the] right hand
main gauche
[played with the] left hand
malinconico
melancholy
mano destra
[played with the] right hand
mano sinistra
[played with the] left hand
marcatissimo
very accentuatedly
marcato
marked; i.e., accentuatedly, play every note as if it were to be accented
marcia
a march;
martellato
hammered out
marzial
martially
massig
moderately
melancolio
melancholic
measure
the period of a musical piece that encompasses the complete cycle of the time signature
meno
less
mesto
mournful, sad
meter
the pattern of a music piece’s rhythm of strong and weak beats
mezza voce
half voice
mobile
flexible, changeable
moderato
moderate
modesto
modest
moll
minor (key area)
molto
very
morendo
dying
mosso
moved, moving
moto
motion
munter
lively
naturale
natural
Nebenstimme
under part (secondary part)
nicht schnell
not fast
nobile
in a noble fasion
omaggio
homage, celebration
ossia
or instead (alternate performance)
ostinato
obstinate, persistent
passionato
passionately
peasante
heavy, ponderous
peu a peu
little by little
piacevole
pleasant
piangevole
plaintive
piu
more
pizzicato
pinched, plucked
pochettino
very little
poco
a little
poco a poco
little by little