affrettando (affrett.)
Quicken the tempo.
allein
solo, alone
ancora
again
arrêt
stop
bestimmt
Energetic.
bewegt
agitated. Bewegter – More agitated
Blech
brass instruments
bouché
muted french horn
breit
broadly
chiuso
Muted french horn–using hand
colla parte
in unison with another part; for example, col. vln, with violings. Commonly used in Jazz scores.
come prima
like the first time
coro
chorus (not french horn)
en animant
with increasing animation
enchainez
continud to next section without pausing. As, attaca.
en dehors
in front of; with emphasis; to be clearly heard through the ensemble.
espansione
broadening
fiero
fiercely
gestopft
Muted french horn, using hand
guisto
moderately
gradamente
gradually
Holz
woodwinds
laissez vibrer (LV)
let vibrate, do not dampen (for harp, perc, keyboard, etc)
lebhaft
lively
legerement
lightly
l’istesso
the same
m;ssig
moderate
mezzo
half
modo
style
mosso
movement, agitated
moto
motion
mouvement
tempo
muta, mutando
change (usually a change in tuning or instrument)
ordinario
return to previous method of performance (usually following instructions for a special techinique)
otez
remove
parlante
sung in a speaking style
Partitur
the score
perendosi
gradually dying away
peu
a little
piacere
at the performer’s pleasure
pieno
Full.
portando la voce
vocal glissando, sliding from one note to the next
premier mouvement (1er mouvt.)
at the original tempo. (Erster tempo, Tempo I, a tempo)
Pult
desk or stand
retenu
held back
ritenuto
more immediate slowing of tempo
ruhig
Quietly, tranquil
sans timbres
without snares
schmachtend
Languid
seconda volta
second time
sempre
always
smorzando
dying away
soutenu
sustained
stentando, stentato (stent.)
delaying, holding back
stesso movimento
same tempo
Stimme
voice or voice part
Stimmung
tuning
suivez
Follow. indicates where the soloist may take liberties
supra
above–for keyboard hand crossings
très
Very.
troppo
too much
vide
Empty. Cut, indicated by vi. . . at the beginning of the cut and . . .de at the end of the cut.
wüthend
Furiously.
zeitmass
tempo.
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