1
Q
cantabile
A
in a singing style
2
Q
da capo (or D.C.)
A
repeat from the beginning
3
Q
dal segno (or D.S.)
A
repeat from the sign s
4
Q
fine
A
the end
5
Q
legato
A
smoothly
6
Q
mezzo
A
half
7
Q
poco
A
a little
8
Q
staccato
A
detached
9
Q
alla marcia
A
in the style of a march
10
Q
dolce
A
soft, sweet
11
Q
espressivo (espress., espr.)
A
espressive
12
Q
giocoso
A
merry
13
Q
grave
A
very slow, solemn
14
Q
grazioso
A
gracefully
15
Q
maestoso
A
majestic
16
Q
simile (sim.)
A
in the same way
17
Q
sostenuto
A
sustained
18
Q
tenuto
A
held
19
Q
ad libitum (ad lib.)
A
at choice, freely
20
Q
agitato
A
agitated
21
Q
amore
A
love (amoroso: loving)
22
Q
anima
A
soul, spirit (con animal with spirit)
23
Q
animato
A
animated, lively (animando: becoming more lively)
24
Q
brio
A
vigor (con brio: with vigor)
25
comodo
convenient (tempo comodo: at a comfortable speed)
26
deciso
with determination
27
delicato
delicate
28
energico
energetic
29
forza
force
30
largamente
broadly
31
leggiero
light, nimble
32
marcato (marc.)
emphatic, accented
33
marziale
in a military style
34
mesto
sad
35
pesante
heavy
36
risoluto
bold strong
37
ritmico
rhythmically
38
scherzando, scherzoso
playful, joking
39
semplice
simple, plain
40
tranquillo
calm
41
triste, tristamente
sad, sorrowful
Performance Directions for Musicians
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