leger
light, lightly
lentement
slowly
modere
at a moderate tempo
mouvement
tempo;motion
vite
fast
ausdrucksvoll
expressively
bewegt
agitated, excited
B moll
B flat minor
dur
major
H dur
B major
langsam
lively
lebhaft
lively
massig
moderately, moderate
moll
minor (key)
ruhig
quietly
sehr
very
schnell
fast, quick
ad libitum
at the liberty of the performer
agitato
agitated
allargando
broadening, becoming slower
arco
for stringed instruments: resume bowing after playing pizzicato
attaca
proceed without a break
comodo, commodo
at a comfortable, easy tempo
con fuoco
with fire
con grazia
with grace
con sordino
with the mute
dolente
sadly
giocoso
humorously, jocose
grandioso
grandly, grandiose
largamente
broadly
l’stesso tempo
at the same speed
martellato
hammered, strongly accented
mesto
sadly, mournfully
morendo
dying, fading away
pesante
weighty, with emphasis
pizzicato
for stringed instruments: pluck the string instead of bowing
primo
first; the upper part of a duet
ritenuto
suddenly slower, held back
scherzando
playfully
secondo, seconda
second; second or lower part of a duet
semplice
simply
sforzando
a sudden strong accent of a single note or chord
simile
continue in the same manner as has just been indicated
sonore
sonorously
sostenuto
sustained
sotto voce
soft, subdued, under the breath
strepitoso
boisterous, noisy
stringendo
pressing, becoming faster
subito
suddenly
sul ponticello
on the bridge
tacet
be silent
tutti
all performers are to take part
vivo
lively
volta
time
volti subito
turn the page quickly
triad
a chord consisting of a root, a 3rd, and a 5th
7th chord
a chord consisting of a root, a 3rd, a 5th and a 7th
quartal chord
a chord built on a series of fourths
polychord
a combination of two or more different chords
cluster
a chord consisting of at least three adjacent notes of a scale