Affrettando
Hurrying, pressing onwards
Langsam (Langsamer)
Slowly
Simile
Similarly; i.e., continue applying the preceding directive, whatever it was, to the following passage
Cedez
(Fr): yield, give way, slowing very slightly
Zuruckhalten
Hold back
Col Legno
with the wood; i.e., the strings (for example, of a violin) are to be struck with the wood of the bow, making a percussive sound; also battuta col legno: beaten with the wood
Animoso
Animated
Assez
(Fr): enough, sufficiently
Leggiero
Lightly, delicately
Pesante
Heavy, ponderous
Ripieno
The larger of the two ensembles in the concerto grosso. This is opposed to the concertino which are the soloists.
Doppio movimento
Twice as fast
A niente
To nothing; an indication to make a diminuendo which fades to pppp
Ruhig
(Ger): peaceful
Ottava bassa
An octave lower
Ottava alta
An octave higher
Lebhaft
(Ger): briskly, lively
Smorzando
Extinguishing or dampening; usually interpreted as a drop in dynamics, and very often in tempo as well
Trattenuto
Held back with a sustained quality
Mit
(Ger): with