leger
light, lightly
lentement
slowly
modere
at a moderate tempo
mouvement
tempo; motion
vite
fast
bewegt
moving
langsam
slow, slowly
massig
moderate, moderately
mit Ausdruck
with expression
sehr
very
schnell
fast
ad libitum, ad lib.
at the liberty of the performer
agitato
agitated
allargando, allarg.
broadening, becoming slower
arco
for stringed instruments: resume bowing after a pizzicato passage
attacca
proceed without break
comodo
at a comfortable, easy tempo
con fuoco
with fire
con grazia
with grace
con sordino
with mute
dolente
sad
giocoso
humorous, jocose
grandioso
grand, grandiose
largamente
broadly
l’istesso tempo
the same tempo
martellato
strongly accented, hammered
mesto
sad, mournful
morendo
dying, fading away
pesante
weighty, with emphasis
pizzicato, pizz.
for stringed instruments: pluck the string instead of bowing
primo, prima
first; the upper part of a duet
ritenuto, riten.
suddenly slower, held back
scherzando
playful
secondo, seconda
second; second or lower part of a duet
semplice
simple
sforzando, sf, sfz
a sudden strong accent of a single note or chord
simile
continue in the same manner as has just been indicated
sonore
sonorous
sostenuto, sost.
sustained
sotto voce
soft, subdued, under the breath
strepitoso
boisterous, noisy
stringendo, string.
pressing, becoming faster
subito, sub.
suddenly
tacet
be silent
tutti
a passage for the ensemble
vivo
lively
volta
time (for example, prima volta, first time; seconda volta, second time)
volta subito, v.s.
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 4ths
polychord
a combination of two or more different chords
cluster
a chord consisting of at least three adjacent notes of a scale