1
Q
f (forte)
A
loud
2
Q
facile
A
easy
3
Q
ff (fortissimo)
A
very loud
4
Q
fine
A
the end
5
Q
forza
A
force
6
Q
fp (fortepiano)
A
loud, then soft
7
Q
fuoco
A
fire
8
Q
giocoso
A
merry
9
Q
giusto
A
exact
10
Q
grave
A
very slow, solemn
11
Q
grazioso
A
gracefully
12
Q
incalzando
A
getting quickly
13
Q
lacrimoso
A
sad, tearful
14
Q
largamente
A
broadly
15
Q
larghetto
A
rather slow
16
Q
largo
A
slow, stately
17
Q
legato
A
smoothly
18
Q
leggiero
A
light, nimble
19
Q
lento
A
slow
20
Q
l’istessio (l’istesso tempo)
A
the same (at the same speed)
21
Q
loco
A
at normal pitch after 8va sign
22
Q
lunga (lunga pausa)
A
long, long pause
23
Q
lusingando
A
coaxing, in a sweet and persuasive style
24
Q
ma
A
but
25
maestoso
majestic
26
marcato (marc)
emphatic, accented
27
marziale
in a military style
28
meno
less
29
mesto
sad
30
mezzo
half
31
mf (mezzo forte)
moderately loud
32
misura (alla misura, senza misura)
measure, in strict time, in free time
33
moderato (allegro moderato)
moderately, moderately fast
34
molto
very, much
35
morendo
dying away
36
mosso, moto (meno mosso, con moto)
movement, slower, with movement
37
mp (mezzo piano)
moderatly soft
38
niente (a niente)
nothing, dying away
39
nobilmente
nobly
40
non
not
41
ossia
or, alternatively
42
p (piano)
soft
43
perdendosi
dying away
44
pesante
heavy
45
piacevole
pleasant
