Troppo
Too much
Tutti
Whole ensemble, everybody
Unisoni
In unison
Vide
A cut; VI at start of cut, DE at end
Virgula
old name for baton
Voci Pari
Equal voices
Accelerando
Gradually increasing the tempo
Ad libitum
At liberty, take time, permit liberties here
A ffrettando
Excitedly, increasing tempo
A punto
Exactly in rhythm
Con alcuna licenza
with some license, not perfectly rhythmic
Etwas langsamer
Somewhat slower
Im Takt
In tempo
Langsam, langsamer
Slow, slower
Massig
Moderato
Pressando
Hurrying, pressing forward
Rhythme
Rhythmic feeling emphasized
Rubato
Varying the note values with the rhythm, not strictly as written
Stretto
Condensing, accelerating the tempo
Stringendo
Accelerating the tempo
Suivez
Follow; usually refers to following a soloist
Tacet
Silent; an instrument doesn’t play in that movement
Taglio
A cut
Takt
The time, the measure, rhythmically; sometimes accenting the first beat of a measure
Tempo rubato
not strictly in tempo
Zuruckhalten
Literally, holding back. Ritard
Apogic
modifying the tempo in favor of expression
Am steg
On or near the bridge. Also ponticello
A punta d’arco
At the point of the bow
Archet
Bow, with the bow
Arco
Bow, with the bow
Col lengo
With the stick of the bow
Frosted Tips
A trend in hairstyle that was cool in the late 1990’s. It might be coming back. Or it might be way out fashion. It’s hard to tell. Kinda like flute players. Sometimes I think they’re cool, but then everyone tells me, “Dude, flute players be craaaaaazy.”