adagietto
rather slow (but faster than adagio)
ad libitum, ad lib
art choice, meaning that a passage may be played freely
agitato
agitated
alla breve
with a minim beat, equivalent to implying a faster tempo than the note values might otherwise suggest
amore
love
amoroso
loving
anima
soul, spirit (con anima can mean “with feeling” or “spirited”)
animato
animated,lively
animando
becoming more lively
ben
well
brio
vigour
con brio
with vigor, lively
comodo
convenient
tempo comodo
at a comfortable speed
deciso
with determination
delicato
delicate
energico
energetic
forza
force
largamente
broadly
leggiero
light, nimble
marcato, marc
emphatic, accented
marziale
in a military style
mesto
sad
pesante
heavy
prima, primo
first
risoluto
bold, strong
ritmico
rhythmically
rubato, tempo rubato
with some freedom of time
scherzando, scherzoso
playful, joking
seconda, secondo
second
semplice
simple, plain
sempre
always
stringendo
gradually getting faster
subito
suddenly
tanto
so much
tranquillo
calm
triste, tristamente
sad, sorrowful
volta
time
prima volta
first time
seconda volta
second time
a
at, to, by, for, in, in the style of
al, alla
to the, in the manner of
alla marcia
in the style of a march
allargando
broadening (getting a little slower and probably a little louder)
andantino
slightly faster than Andante (but may also mean slightly slower)
assai
very
allegro assai
very quick
con, col
with
dolce
sweet, soft
e, ed
and
espressivo (or espress. or espr)
expressive
fp (=fortepiano)
loud, then immediately soft
giocoso
playful, merry
grave
very slow, solemn
grazioso
graceful
larghetto
rather slow (but not as slow as largo)
largo
slow, stately
ma
but
maestoso
majestic
meno
less
molto
very, much
mosso, moto
movement
meno mosso
slower
con moto
with movement
non
not
piu
more
presto
fast (faster than Allegro)
senza
without
sf, sfz (=sforzando or sforzato)
forced, accented
simile (or sim.)
in the same way
sostenuto
sustained
tenuto
held
troppo
too much
no troppo
not too much
vivace, vivo
lively, quick