Adagio
Slow
Allegro
Fast and lively
Gavotte
French dance in duple time
Aria
Song
F (forte)
Loud
P (piano)
Soft
Mf (mezzo forte)
Moderately loud
Riten. Seconda Volta
Hold back (slow down) second time round
Piu Mesto
More sad
Andante
At a walking pace
A tempo
At the original speed
Riten. (Ritenuto)
Hold back (slow down)
Dim. (Diminuendo)
Gradually softer
Pp. (pianissimo)
Very soft
Dolce
Sweetly
Opus
A work or group of works
Fine
Finish/end
Fz /sfz (sforzando)
Accented, forced
Lent
Slow
3/4
Simple Triple time, 3 crotchet beats in a bar
12/8
Compound Quadruple time, 4 dotted crotchets in a bar