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  1. a piacere
    at pleasure

    The performer is not bound to follow the given rhythm exactly.
  2. ad libitum
    at choice; freely

    • 1) A passage may be performed freely.
    • 2) An instrument in a score may be omitted.
  3. adagietto
    • rather slow
    • Usually a little faster than adagio
  4. adagio
    • slowly
    • Often indicates a speed somewhere between andante and largo
  5. affabile
    friendly
  6. affettuoso
    tenderly
  7. affrettando
    hurrying
  8. agitato
    agitated; restless
  9. al; alla
    • in the manner of
    • eg: alla marcia = in the style of a march
  10. alla breve
    • with a minim beat
    • cut time; half time; "playing in 2"
  11. allargando
    broadening
  12. allegretto
    • fairly quick
    • Faster than Andante and usually slower than Allegro
  13. alt
    • high
    • "in alt" is used in volcal music to refer to notes in the octave above the treble stave.
  14. amabile
    • amiable; pleasant
    • tender, gentle
  15. amore
    Love
  16. andante
    • walking speed
    • Moderately slow
  17. andantino
    • like walking speed
    • This can mean either slightly slower or slightly faster than andante. It is ambiguous.
  18. anima
    • soul; spirit
    • eg: con anima = with spirit
  19. animando
    becoming more lively
  20. animato
    animated; lively
  21. appassionato
    with passion
  22. arioso
    • like an aria
    • Play in the style of an aria (singing)
  23. assai
    • very
    • eg: allegro assai = very fast
  24. attacca
    • go straight on
    • Indicates an immediate move to the next section of music.
  25. ben
    well
  26. bis
    • twice
    • Indicates the repetition of a short passage.
  27. bravura
    skill; brilliance
  28. brio
    • vigour
    • eg: con brio = with vigour
  29. calando
    • getting softer; dying away
    • Usually includes slowing down
  30. cantabile
    in a singing style
  31. cantando
    singing
  32. capriccioso
    • in a whimsical or fanciful style
    • in a free, playful, impulsive style
  33. col; colla; colle
    • with
    • eg: colla voce = with the voice
  34. come
    • as; similar to
    • eg: come prima = as before
  35. comodo
    • convenient
    • eg: tempo comodo = at a comfortable speed
  36. con
    • with
    • eg: con moto = with movement
  37. da capo (D.C.)
    • from the beginning
    • An instruction to repeat the misc from the beginning.
  38. dal segno (D.S.)
    • from the sign
    • An instruction to repeat the misc from the sign.
  39. deciso
    with determination
  40. dolce
    • sweetly
    • eg: dolcissimo = as sweet as possible
  41. dolente
    sad; mournful
  42. dolore
    • grief
    • eg: doloroso = sorrowful
  43. doloroso
    sorrowful
  44. doppio movimento
    twice as fast
  45. e; ed
    and
  46. estinto
    as soft as possible
  47. facile
    easy
  48. felice
    happy
  49. fermata
    pause
  50. feroce
    fierce
  51. flessibile
    flexible
  52. forza
    • force
    • eg: forzando (fz) = strongly accented
  53. fretta
    haste
  54. fuoco
    fire
  55. furioso
    furious
  56. giocoso
    playful; humerous
  57. giojoso
    joyful; merry
  58. giusto
    proper; exact
  59. grandioso
    grandly
  60. grave
    very slow; solemn
  61. grazioso
    graceful
  62. impetuoso
    • impetuous
    • acting or done quickly and without thought or care.
  63. incalzando
    getting quicker
  64. inquieto
    restless
  65. in relievo
    • prominent
    • A direction to make the melody stand out.
  66. lacrimoso
    sad
  67. largamente
    broadly
  68. larghetto
    • rather slow
    • Slightly faster than largo.
  69. largo
    rather slow; stately
  70. legato
    • smoothly
    • Indicates no break between notes.
  71. leggiero
    light; nimble
  72. lento
    slow
  73. liberamente
    freely
  74. l'istesso
    • the same
    • eg: l'istesso tempo = at the same speed
  75. loco
    • at the normal pitch
    • Used to cancel an 8va direction. Also used to confirm that 8va is not intended.
  76. lugubre
    mournful
  77. lunga
    • long
    • eg: lunga pausa = long pause
  78. lusigando
    coaxing
  79. ma
    • but
    • eg: allegro ma non troppo = quick but not too quick
  80. maestoso
    majestic
  81. mancando
    fading away
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