crescendo
cresc
getting louder
decrescendo
decresc
getting softer
diminuendo
dim
getting softer
forte
f
loud
fortissimo
ff
very loud
mezzo-forte
mf
medium loud
mezzo-piano
mp
medium soft
piano
p
soft
stringendo
getting louder and faster
a tempo
original tempo
accelerando
accel
getting faster
adagio
slow
allegretto
medium fast
allegro
fast
andante
medium slow
largo
very slow
i’istesso tempo
same tempo
prestissimo
as fast as possible
presto
very fast
rallentando
rall
getting slower
ritardando
rit
getting slower
vivace
fast and lively
animato
spritited
brio
spirit
cantabile
in a singing style
dolce
sweetly
expressivo
with deep feeling
giocoso
jokingly, humerous
grazia
grace, elegance
maestoso
majestic, stately
morendo
dying away
non troppo
not too much
con
with
meno
less
piu
more
poco a poco
little by litle
quasi
like, almost, nearly
sempre
always
senza
without
da capo
D.C.
from the begining
dal segno
D.S.
from the sign
fine
the end
legato
smooth, connected
marcato
marked, spaced notes
pesante
heavy
sforzando
sfz
sudden stress/emphasis
simile
sim
continue in the same way
stacato
short, separate
molto
very much, extremely
moderato
medium