sul A
on the a string
Coda
Closing section of a movement
Andante
at a moderate pace, walking speed
Counterpoint
Two or three melodic lines played at the same time
resonant bowing
creating string sound with increased bow length and speed
Glissando
Sliding between two notes
Grandioso
Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played grandly
piu mosso
more motion, faster
scherzando
in a playful or in a lively manner
bossa nova
A Brazilian dance popular in the 1950’s and 1960’s
Largo
slow and broad
stringendo
pressing onwards, or in a hurrying way or manner
assai
very, extremely
Pesante
heavy
L’istesso tempo
the same tempo
intense bow
creating string sound with a slow, weighted bow
Cantabile
singable, songlike
Subject
The initial motif or musical idea in a Fugue
Meno mosso
less motion, slower
con Fuoco
with fire