accelerando
gradually faster
adagio
very slow
agitato
agitated, rapid
al Fine
to the finish
allargando
gradually slower and broader
Allegretto
light and moderately quick, but not as fast as Allegro
Allegro
rapid, lively
Andante
moderately slow but moving
Andantino
a little faster than Andante
animato
spirited
appassionato
intensely, passionately, with deep feeling
arioso
in vocal style (see also Cantabile)
assai
very
a tempo
in time, return to original speed/tempo
brillante
brilliantly
calando
gradually slower
Cantabile
in a singing style
chromatic
by semi-tones
coda
the final added measures of a musical composition
con amore
with tenderness
con anima
with animation
con brio
with spirit
con fuoco
with energy
con spirito
with spirit
crescendo
gradually louder
Da Capo
from the beginning

Dal Segno (D.S.)

from the sign
diminuendo
gradually softer
dolce
sweetly
energico
energetically
etude
a study
fermata
a hold or pause
Forte (f)
loud
fortissimo
very loud
forza
force
forzando
forcefully accented
furioso
furiously
giocoso
joyfully
grandioso
grand or noble style
Grave
very slow and solemn
Grazioso
gracefully
Larghetto
slow, but not as slow as Largo
Larghissimo
very slow, slower than Largo
Largo
very slow
legato
smooth and connected
leggiero
lightly
Lento
very slow
L’istesso
the same
maestoso
majestically
marcato
marked, with emphasis
marcia
march style
marziale
martial
meno
less
mezzo
medium, half
Moderato
moderately
molto
very
morendo
dying away
mosso
motion, movement
moto
motion, movement
non troppo
not to much
opus
a musical work or composition
pesante
heavily, with emphasis
pianissimo
very softly
piano
softly
piu
more
poco
little
poco a poco
little by little
Prestissimo
very fast, faster then Presto
Presto
very fast
primo
first
rallentando (rall)
gradually slower
ritardando (rit)
gradually slower
ritenuto
gradually slower
rubato
lengthening of certain beats at expense of others
Scherzo
playfully, usually in rapid tempo
segno
the sign
sempre
always, continually
senza
without
sforzando (s f z)
forced, with emphasis
simile
the same
soli
a group of solo performers
solo
a composition or passage for one performer
sostenuto
sustained
staccato
separated, detached
stringendo
gradually faster
subito
suddenly
tacet
silent
tempo
time, speed
tenuto (ten)
sustain full value
un poco
gradually
Vivace
vivacious, lively
vivo
lively, brisk