A tempo
Return to main tempo
Accellerando
Accelerating, increase tempo
Accent
Emphasize
Adagio
Play slowly. Slower than andante, Faster than larghetto
Allegretto
Lively & Fast. Slower than Allegro, Faster than andante
Allegro
Brisk, fast. Faster than allegretto
Andante
Walking Pace. Slower than allegretto, Faster than adagio.
Brilliante
Perform Brightly
Brio
Liveliness- with vigor
Con brio
With Vigor; Spirit
Crescendo
Increase Loudness
D.S. al coda
From segno to coda
Decrescendo
Decrease in loudness
Diminuendo
Dwindling w/ gradual decrease
Div.
Divided into smaller parts
Dolce
Sweetly
Forte
Strong, Loud. (f)
Fortissimo
Very loud (ff)
Grandioso
Grandly
Larghetto
Fairly Slow tempo. Faster than largo, Slower than adagio
Legato
Smooth, Connected
Lento
Very Slow
Maestoso
Majestically
March
Strong accented rythm
Meno Mosso
Less Moving
Mezzo Forte
Medium Loud (mf)
Mezzo Piano
Medium Soft
Mezzo Piano
Medium Soft
Moderato
Moderate
Molto Allegro
Very Lively
Morendo
“Slowly dying away”
Pesante
Heavy
Pianissimo
Very Soft (pp)
Piano
Soft (p)
Poco ritard
Slow down a little
Presto
Quick tempo, Faster than allegro.
Proudly
Proudly
Rallantando
Progressively Slower
Ritardando
Slowing Down
Rubato
Flexible in tempo
Sim. (Simile)
Similarily
Sostenuto
Sustained
Staccato
Brief & Detached
Tempo I
Resume original tempo
Tempo Primo
Resume original tempo
Allegro con brio
Fast w / spirit
Allegro ma non troppo
Brisk but not too much
Bravura
Boldly
Fortepiano(fp)
loud, then immediately soft
Maestoso e sostenuto
Majestic & Sustained
Maestoso, come prima
Majestically like 1st time
Marc.
Marccato; Marked & Accented.
Moto Allarg.
More Broad
Molto Rit.
Much Slower
Morendo- Senza Rit.
Dying without slowing down
Pizz.
Pizzacato; Plucked
Poco accel.
A little accelerated
Poco piu mooso
A little more movement
Pocco Rall.
Little more broad in tempo
Slowest to Fastest
Largo, Larghetto, Adagio, Andante, Allegretto, Allegro