Music Glossary

Accelerando (Accel.) (It.)

Becoming faster

Adagio (It.)

Slow tempo

Agile (Fr.)

agile, nimble

A la, Alla

in the style or manner of

Allegretto (It.)

Allegro

cheerful, lively. usuaully taken fast, but not as fast as vivace or presto

Andante (It.)

walking pace

amabile

aimable, graceful

amore, con amore

love, with tenderness

Amoroso (It.)

tender and affectionate

anima, con anima (It.)

with life and animation

animato (It.)

animated, with life of spirit

Appassionato (It.)

passionatley, with intense emotion

Assai (It.)

very, extremely, much

Assez (Fr.)

enough, sufficiently

Ausdrucksvoll (Ger.)

expressively

Avec (fr.)

with

Ballabile (It.)

in the style of a dance

Barbaro (It.)

barbarous, primitive

Barcarolle (It.)

boat song

Ben (It.)

much

Bewegt (Gem)

with movement

Bien (Fr.)

well, good

Breit (Ger.)

broad

Brillante (It.)

bright, brilliant

Brio (It.)

vigor, animation, spirit

Buffo (It.)

in a comic stlye

Calando (It.)

gradually softer and slower

Calmo (It.)

calm, tranquil

Calore (It.)

warmth, animation

Cantabile (It.)

in a singing or lyrical style

con (It.)

with

da capo (D.C.) (It.)

repeat from the beginning

Dal Sengo (D.S.) (It.)

repeat from the sign.

deciso (It.)

boldly, decisevely

Deliberatamente (It.)

delibrately

Delicato (It.)

delicate

Desto (It.)

brisk, sprightly

Detache (fr.)

detachted, non legato

dolce (It.)

sweetly, softly

dolore (It.)

grief, sorrow

doloroso (It.)

sorrowfully, sadly

E, et

and

Eccelesiastico (It.)

of the church

nel modo eccelsiastico

in the manner of church music

Edel (Ger.)

noble

Einfach (Ger.)

simple

En allant (Fr.)

with movement

Energico (It.)

energetic

Erhaben (Ger.)

sublime, in a lofty and exalted style

ernste (Ger.)

serious, earnest, gravely

Eroico (It.)

heroic

Espressione (It.)

expression, feeling

Espressivo (It.)

expresssive

Etwas (Ger.)

somewhat

Feierlich (Ger.)

solemn, festive

Fine (It.)

the end

Flessibile (It.)

flexible, pliant

fleissend (Ger.)

flowing

fort (fr.)

strong

Forza (It.)

force, strength, power

Frohlich (Ger.)

joyous, happy

Fuoco (It.)

furious

Gai (Fr.)

gay, marry

Geist (Ger.)

spirit, with soul

Gemutlich (Ger.)

agreeable, genial

Gesangvoll (Ger.)

lyrical

Geschleift (Ger.)

legato, connected

Geschwind (Ger.)

quick, rapid

Giochevole (It.)

merry, sportive

Giocoso, Giojoso (It.)

humourous

Giusto (It.)

steady, exact, alt. moderate

Gondellied (Ger.)

boat song

gracieux, gracieusement (Fr.)

graceful

Grave (It.)

really slow, deathly slow

gross (Ger.)

great amount, large

Heftig (Ger.)

vehement, boisterous

Hurtig (Ger.)

quick, swiftly

Incalzando (It.)

getting faster and louder

Innig (Ger.)

sincerely, with depth of feeling

Innocente (It.)

innocently

Jolie (fr.)

pleasant, pretty

Keck (Ger.)

pert, fearless, bold

Klar (Ger.)

clear, bright

Klingend (Ger.)

sonorous, ringing

Kraft (Ger.)

strength, power

kreaftig (Ger.)

powerfully, vigorously

Kurz (Ger.)

short, detached, staccato

Leandler (Ger.)

country dance, in a rustic popular style

langsam (Ger.)

slow

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