Tempo in The Music

8eva? one octave higher
A tempo? resume normal speed after shifting
Accelerando (accel.)? gradually become faster
Adagio? slowly, relaxing
Ad libitum? at pleasure, very free
Agitato? with agitation
Allargando? widespread, often with improved tone
Allegretto? fast enough, slightly slower than allegro
Allegro? life and fast enough
Andante? at a walking pace
Andantino? slightly slower (or slightly faster than Andante)
Animato? with animation
Arco? (For string players) with a bow
Attacca? continues at a time
Ben MARCATO? also marked
Brilliante? shimmering, brilliant
Brio? spirit
Calando? get softer and slower
Cantabile? in the style of singing
Capo? early
Con anima? with feeling
Con crowd? with spirit
Con Forza? with Forza
Con grazia? with grace
Con moto? with motion
Con sordini? with mute
Crescendo (cresc.)? gradually becomes louder
Da Capo (D. C)? from the beginning
Dal capo al fine or fines DC al written under the last bar of each section? music must be repeated from the beginning to achieve a word? fine (the end).
Dal Segno? of the mark, the music must be repeated where signs occur earlier in the piece, and then brought to an end.
Decrescendo (decresc.)? gradually becomes softer
Diminuendo (dim.)? gradually becomes softer
Dolce? soft and sweet
Forte (f)? hard
Forte-piano (fp)? loud then immediately soft
Fortissimo (ff)? very hard
Forzando (FZ or SFZ)? with a strong accent
Giocoso? gay, merry
Tomb? very slow
Grazioso? graceful
Largo? slow and stately, spacious
Larghetto? slower than Largo
Legato? smooth
Leggiero? lightly
Lento? slowly
Loco? at normal pitch (usually after playing an octave higher)
Maestoso? graceful
The main droite (M. D.)? right hand
Top awkward (M. G)? left hand
Marcato? marked, accented
Meno Mosso? slower, less motion
Mezzo forte (mf)? rather loud
Mezzo piano (mp)? rather soft
Mezzo staccato? rather short and detached; indicated by dots are covered with a slur
Misterioso? mysterious
Moderato? At a moderate speed
Molto? very much
Morendo? dying away
M. M? Maelzel? S metronome
Opus? a work or group of works
Ossia? or (alternate version)
Ped. ? pressing the sustain pedal pianoforte
Perdendosi? dying away
Pesante? weight
Piacevole? please
Piano (p)? soft
Pianissimo (pp)? very soft
Piu Mosso? fast
Pizzicato (pizz.)? learned (in string music)
Poco? a little
Poco a poco? little by little (gradually)
Presto? very fast
Prestissimo? very quickly, or as quickly as possible
Rallentando (rall.)? gradually become slower
Risoluto? by resolution, bold
Ritardando (retard.)? gradually become slower
Ritenuto (riten. Or rit.)? soon more slowly or hold
Ritmico? rhythmic
Scherzando? play
Sempre - always
Senza? without
Sforzando (sf)? accent (suddenly) strong
Simile? in the same way
Sostenuto? continously
Staccato? a separate, short, note lasts for half the length of the written (indicated by a dot above or below each note)
Stringendo? gradually faster
Subito? suddenly
Tempo? speed music
Tenuto (ten.)? hold
Tranquillo quiet ,? Quiet
Tre corde? releasing the left soft pedal pianoforte (with three strings)
Troppo? too much
Une corda? pressing the left soft pedal pianoforte (with one string)
Vivace? agile
Vivo - live
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