1
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A tempo
A
In time
2
Q
Accelerando (Accel)
A
Gradually getting faster
3
Q
Ad libitum (Ad lib.)
A
At choice
4
Q
Adagio
A
Slow
5
Q
Affettuoso
A
Tenderly
6
Q
Agitato
A
Agitated
7
Q
Al, alla
A
In the style of
8
Q
Alla breve
A
With a minim beat
9
Q
Allargando
A
Broadening
10
Q
Allegretto
A
Fairly quick
11
Q
Allegro
A
Fast
12
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Allegro assai
A
Very fast
13
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Allegro moderato
A
Moderately fast
14
Q
Amabile
A
Amiable, pleasant
15
Q
Andante
A
At a walking pace
16
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Andantino
A
Slightly faster than andante
17
Q
Animato
A
Animated, lively
18
Q
Animé
A
Animated, lively
19
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Appassionato
A
With passion
20
Q
Assai
A
Very
21
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Attacca
A
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22
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Ben
A
Well
23
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Brio
A
Vigour
24
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Cantabile
A
In a singing style
25
Cantando
Singing
26
Come
As, similar to
27
Comodo
At a comfortable speed
28
Con, col
With
29
Crescendo (Cresc.)
Gradually getting louder
30
Da capo (D.C.)
Repeat from beginning
31
Dal segno (D.S.)
Repeat from “S” sign
32
Deciso
With determination
33
Decrescendo (Decresc.)
Gradually getting quieter
34
Diminuendo (Dim.)
Gradually getting quieter
35
Dolce
Sweet, soft
36
Dolore
Grief, sorrow
37
Doloroso
Sorrowful
38
Douce
Sweet
39
E, ed
And
40
Energico
Energetic
41
Espressivo (espress.)
Expressive
42
Fine
The end
43
Forte (f)
Loud
44
Fortepiano (fp)
Loud, then immediately soft
45
Fortissimo (ff)
Very Loud
46
Forza
Force
47
Giocoso
Playful, merry
48
Grave
Very slow, solemn
49
Grazioso
Graceful
50
Langsam
Slow
51
Largamente
Broadly
52
Larghetto
Rather slow
53
Largo
Slow and stately
54
Lebhaft
Lively
55
Legato
Smoothly
56
Leggiero
Light, nimble
57
Lent
Slow
58
Lento
Slow
59
Ma
But
60
Maestoso
Majestic
61
Marcato (marc.)
Emphatic, accented
62
Marcia
March
63
Mässig
At a moderate speed
64
Meno
Less
65
Mesto
Sad
66
Mezzo
Half
67
Mezzo forte (mf)
Moderately loud
68
Mezzo piano (mp)
Moderately quiet
69
Misterioso
Mysteriously
70
Moderato
Moderate speed
71
Modéré
At a moderate speed
72
Molto
Very much
73
Morendo
Dying away
74
Mosso
Movement
75
Moto
Movement
76
Niente
Nothing (silence)
77
Non
Not
78
Perdendosi
Dying away
79
Pesante
Heavy
80
Pianissimo (pp)
Very quiet
81
Piano (p)
Quiet
82
Più
More
83
Poco
A little
84
Poco a poco
Little by little
85
Prestissimo
As fast as possible
86
Presto
Fast (faster than allegro)
87
Prima, primo
First
88
Quasi
As if, resembling
89
Rallentando (Rall.)
Gradually getting slower
90
Retenu
Held back
91
Rinforzando (rf, rfz, rinf.)
Reinforcing
92
Risoluto
Bold, strong
93
Ritardando (rit., ritard.)
Gradually getting slower
94
Ritenuto (rit., riten.)
Held back
95
Ritmico
Rhythmically
96
Rubato
With some freedom of time
97
Ruhig
Peaceful
98
Scherzando
Playfully, joking
99
Schnell
Fast
100
Semplice
Simple, plain
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Sempre
Always
102
Senza
Without
103
Sforzando (sf)
Forced, accented
104
Sforzato (sfz)
Forced, accented
105
Simile (sim.)
In the same way
106
Smorzando (smorz.)
Dying away in tone and speed
107
Sonoro
Resonant, with a rich tone
108
Sostenuto
Sustained
109
Sotto voce
In an undertone
110
Spirito
Spirit
111
Staccato (stacc.)
Detached
112
Stringendo
Gradually getting faster
113
Subito (sub.)
Suddenly
114
Tempo
Speed, time
115
Tenuto
Held
116
Tranquillo
Calm
117
Traurig
Sad
118
Tristamente, Triste
Sorrowful
119
Troppo
Too much
120
Vite
Quick
121
Vivace, vivo
Lively, quick
122
affettuoso
tenderly
123
alla breve
two minims (half notes) per bar
124
amabile
pleasant
125
appassionato
passionately
126
assai
very
127
come prima
as before
128
tempo comodo
at a comfortable speed
129
con brio
with vigour
130
deciso
decisively
131
larghetto
less slow than largo
132
mesto
sadly
133
misterioso
mysterious
134
ritmico
rhythmically
135
rubato, temp rubato
“robbed time” (flexible pulse)
136
stringendo
gradually getting faster
137
animé
animated, lively
138
douce
sweet
139
lent
slow
140
modéré
at a moderate speed
141
retenu
held back,
142
vite
quick
143
agitato
agitated
144
andantino
faster or slower than andante (at a walking pace)
145
animato
animated, lively
146
ben
well
147
con
with
148
energico
energetic
149
forza
force
150
giocoso
merry
151
leggiero
light or nimble
152
maestoso
majestically
153
marcato, marc.
emphatic, accented
154
pesante
heavy
155
prestissimo
as fast as possible
156
prima, primo
first
157
risoluto
bold, strong
158
scherzando, scherzoso
playful, joking
159
semplice
simple, plain
160
sempre
always
161
sforzando/sforzato (sf, sfz)
forced/accented
162
simile (sim.)
in the same way
163
sostenuto
sustained
164
subito
suddenly
165
tranquillo
calm
166
triste, tristamente
sad, sorrowful
piano terms
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