A Tempo
Used to resume original format
Accelerando
Gradually faster
accidentals
Sharps, flats, and natuals not in the key signature
Adagio
Slow and leisurely
Agitato
Agitated
Allegretto
Moderately fast
Allegro
Fast and lively
Andante
Moderately slow and flowing
Andantino
Slightly faster than andante
Animato
More animated
Appassionato
With passion
Arpeggio
Notes of a chord played separatly
Brillante
Brilliant and sparkling
Cadenza
A solo passage played with freedom
Cantabile
In a singing style
Crescendo
Gradually louder
Da Capo
Back to the beginning
Dal segno
Back to the sign
Decrescendo
Gradually softer
Diminuendo
Gradually softer
Dolce
Sweetly
Embrouchure
Mouth muscles used in controlling the tone of a wind instument
Enharmonic
Same in pitch but different in notation
Esressivo
Expressively
Fine
Finish, the end
Forte
Loud
Fortissimo
Very loud
Grave
Very slow, ponderous and solemn
L’istesso
Slower tempo
Larghetto, Lento
Slowly
Largo
Slow and broad
Legato
Smooth and connected
Maestoso
Majestic, dignified
Marcato
Marked with emphasis
Meno
Less
Mezzo Forte
Moderately loud
Mezzo Piano
Moderately soft
Moderato
Moderately
Molto
Very, much
Morendo
Dying away
Mosso
More
Pianissimo
Very soft
Piano
Soft
Poco a Poco
Little by little
Presto
Extremely fast
Rallentando
Gradually Slower
Scherzando
Playful, jestingly
Sforzando
Played with sudden force
Simile
Play in a similar manner
Sostenuto
Sustained
Subito
Suddenly, without pause
Syncopation
When the accent falls on the weak beats
Tutti
All together
Vivace
Very fast, vivaciously