admin 01 Jan 2018 0 Comments Accelerando gradually faster A2/ a due For two (duet) Ad libitum at liberty Adagio slow and expressive agitato fast/excited alla breve cut time allargando slower and broadening allegretto moderately quick allegro quick and lively allmahlich gradually amoroso loving tender andante walking tempo 76-108 andantino slightly faster than walking tempo animato/anime/animando lively A piacere at pleasure aperto open-clear-unstopped appasionato with passion assai very a tempo starting tempo attacca without pause ausrucksvoll expressive avec with ben/bene well bewegt quickly with movement blechblaser brass ensemble bravura virtuosic passage breit broadly tempo 40-60 brilliante have passage stand out brio vigor cadenza improvised passage calando quietly cantabile singingly cedez softer/slower col/colla follow come like come prima like at first (tempo) comodo comfortable easy con with cor/corno horn crescendo gradually louder cuivre brass da capo D.C From the beginning dal segno D.S. from the sign Dampfer with mute deciso determined diminuedo/decrescendo gradually softer dolce sweetly dolore sad mornful doux sweet and soft drangend move on accellerating eilend unhurried en dehors prominent standout encore following piece energico with energy espressivo/expressif expressively etude musical study etwas ‘somewhat’ in regards to tempo facile easily feierlich solemn fermata to hold feroce fiercely fine end flatterzunge fluttertongue fliessend flowing forte/fortissimo loud/loudly forza force fuoco fiery furioso furiously/fast G.P. Grand pause Gedampft muted gemachlich at your ease getragen sustained giocoso merry playful giusto in exact time glissando slur grandioso grand noble style grave slow tempo grazioso graceful grosso all i.e. concert grosso Gusto with zest hauptstimme principle voice heftig violent hervortretend more emphesized immer continually impetuoso imposing in a festive manner kraftig strongly lamentoso mornfully langsam slow largamente broadly larghetto a little bit broad largo slow and dignified leghaft quickly legato smooth articulation leggiero/leger light and delicate lento/lent slow liberamente freely licenza with a certain freedom l’istesso/stesso the same lontano/lointain as from a distance lunga long as in ‘long pause’ ma but M.M metronome marking maestoso majesticly marcato marked massig moderate meno less mezzo moderately mit with moderato/modere affects tempo a bit slower moins less molto very morendo gradually dying away mosso rapid moto motion muta change -as in change keys nicht not niente from nothing non not non troppo not too much ohne without ossia aternatively otez off perdendosi losing volume pesante pesant like peu little piano/pianissimo soft/very soft pistons part of brass instruments piu more plus more poco little poco a poco little by little portamento/portato carrying to carry posaune trombone pressez accelerando presto/prestissimo quick very quickly primo/primo first quasi as if rallentando slowing down reprise repeat retenu hold back rinforzando reinforced risoluto resolute, bold, resolved ritardando/ritard slowing down ritenuto held back momentarily rubato rhythmic flexibility ruhig calm sans without scherzando playfully schleppend slowly dragging schnell(er) fast sec/secco dry segno sign segue moving onward sehr very semplice simple sempre always senza without sforzando/forzando pushed attack simile in the same manner sonore full deep rich sound sordine/sordino/sourdine muted sostenuto sustained sotto voce under the voice spirito/spiritoso with spirit staccato accented short stringendo gradually faster subito suddenly tacet don’t play tenuto held tranquillo tranquilly tres very tromba trumpet trompeten old trumpet instrument troppo fast tutta forza full power tutti together un a veloce played rapidly via with -‘mute’ vif lively vivace very fast vivo with life volta musical repeats volti to turn V.S. turn suddenly vorwarts forward zart tender zeitmass tempo zuruckhaltend held back Related posts: Musical Terms Musical Terms Musical Terms Musical Terms Worksheet Conducting Terms Musical Terms AB G1 Theory Musical Terms AB G2 Theory Musical Terms Common Musical Terms