accelerando- getting faster

adagietto- rather slow

adagio- slow
affettuoso- with affection
affrettando- hurrying
agitato- agitated
alla marcia- in the style of a March
allargando- getting slower and louder
allegretto- rather lively
allegro-lively
amabile- amiable
andante- at a walking pace
andantino- faster/slower than andante
anima- spirit
animato- animated
apaise- calm
arco- resume use of bow after passage of pizzicato
a piacere- at pleasure
appassionato- passionately
assai- very
assez- enough
a tempo- in time
attacca- go on at once
ausdruck(svoll)- (with) expression
avec- with
ben, bene- well
bestimmt- definite
bewegt- agitated
bedachtig- with delibration
bis- twice
bravura- brillance
breit- broad
brio- vigour
calando- dying away
calmato/calme- calm
cantabile- in singing style
cedez- relax the tempo
col,coll,colla,colle- with, with the
col legno- wood of bow is used
chiuso- stopped note
cuivre- forcing tone by blowing hard w hand inside bell of horn
colla parte- follow soloist
colla voce- follow singer
con sordini/mit dampfer/avec sound- w the mute
con pedal- depress the sustaining pedal
come prima- as before
come sopra- as above
comodo- convenient
cres- getting louder
da capo- from beginning
dampfer- mute
deciso- with decision
delicato- delicately
detache- detached
deutlich- distinct
diminuendo- getting softer
divisi- to divide into 2 or more groups
dolce- sweetly
dolente- sadly
double stopping- stopping and playing on 2 strings at a time
dolore- sorrow
doppelgriff- double stopping
doppio movimento- twice as fast
douce,doux- sweet
einfact- simple
empfindung- feeling
emporte- fiery
en animant- getting more lively
en cedant- giving way
en dehors- emphasized
energico- energetic
enlevez- take off
en mesure- in time
en pressant- hurrying
en retenant- getting slower
en serrant- getting faster
espressione- expression
espressivo- expressively
estinto- very softly
etwas- rather
facile- easy
felice- happy
feroce- fierce
feurig- fiery
fin,fine- end
flessibile- in flexible tempo
fliessend- flowing
flottant- floating
fortepiano- loud then soft at once
forza-force
forzando- accented
frei- free
fretta- haste
frisch- vigorous
frohlich- joyful
fuoco- fire
furioso- furious
gebunden- smoothly
gehend- at walking pace
gesangvoll- singing style
geschwind- lively
giocoso- gay
gestopft- stopped note
glissando- rapid sliding of finger along string
giusto- strictly
gracieux- graceful
grandioso- grandly
grave- very slow
grazioso- gracefully
harmonics- effect obtained by lightly touching a vibrating
string at certain points along length
immer- always
impetuoso- impetuous
incalzando- getting faster
innig- sincere
in relievo- prominently
lacrimoso,lagrimando,lagrimoso- sadly
lamentoso- lamenting
langsam- slow
largamente- broadly
larghetto- rather slow
largo- slow
lebhaft- lively
legerement,leggiero,leicht- lightly
leid- sorrow
leidenschaft- passion
leise- softly
lent,lento- slow
liberamente,librement- freely
licenza- freedom
con alcuna licenza- w freedom in tempo and rhythm
lieblich- lovely
laissez vibrer- cymbals are allowed to vibrate
until the sound dies away
l'istesso- the same
loco- notes are played at normal pitch
lointain,lontana- from a distance
lourd- heavy
lugubre- sadly
lunga- long
lusingando- in sweet manner
lustig- happy
maestoso- majestically
main droite, mano destra- right hand
MG- left hand
mancando- dying away
marcato- marked
martele, martellato- hammered out
marziale- martial
muta G in D- change tuning of timpanis from G to D
massig- at walking pace
meno- less
mesto- sadly
mezza(o)- half
mezza voce- in an undertone
misterioso- mysteriously
misura- measure
alla misura- in strict time
senza misura- in free time
mit- with
moderato,modere- at walking pace
moins- less
molto- much
morendo- dying away
munter- lively
nach und nach- gradually
naturale- resume the normal way of preforming
nicht- not
niente- nothing
nobilmente- nobly
nuovo- new
di nuove- again
obbligato- obligatory, cannot be left out
ohne- without
ossia- an alternative version of passage
ostinato- frequently repeated rhythmic/melodic feature
ottava,ott- octave
parlando,parlante- in speaking manner
patetico- with pathos
perdendosi- dying away
pesante- heavily
peu- little(peu a peu: little by little)
piacevole- pleasing
piangevole- plaintively
pietoso, pietosamente- tenderly
pres de la table- plucking the strings near the soundboard
bisbigliando- playing the repeated notes quickly and
softly by using the fingers of both hands
piu- more
pavillon en l'air- making the tone more prominently
by raising the bell of instrument high in air
placido- peaceful
plus- more
pizzicato- plucking the strings w fingers
portamento- playing 2 diff notes on same string by gliding
the finer along the 2 positions
plotzlich- suddenly
pochettino, poch- very little
pochissimo- as little as possible
poco- little
precipitando/precipitato/precipitoso- precipitately
presser,pressez- pressing onwards
presto- lively
quasi- as if
quasi recitativo- like a recitative
quasi una fantasia- like a fantasia
ralentir- getting slower
rasch- lively
repetizione, replica- repetition
retenu- a little slower
rigoroso, rigore- strictly
rinforzando- reinforcing
roll- rapidly alternating the blows from the 2
drum-sticks to create sustained sound
risoluto- resolute
risvegliato- getting more animated
ritenuto, rit- held back
ritmico- rhythmically
rubato, tempo rubato- tempo of pieceallowed some
flexibility for expressive purpose
ruhig- calmly
sans- without
saltando- bouncing the bow up and down
on the strings to produce a light effect
scherzando/scherzoso- playfully
scherzo- a joke
schnell- fast
schwach- weak
schwungvoll- with energy
sec,secco- short, detached
sec- damp the sound of cymbal at once
seconda, secondo- second
seconda volta- second time
segue- go on without stopping
senza sordini/ohne dampfer/otez les sourds- without the mute
senza pedal- do not use the sustaining pedal
sons bouches- stopped note
sons etouffes- string is damped to produce a staccato sound
stopped note- pushing the hand inside bell of horn
spiccato- making every note light and short
sehr- very
sul G- on the G string
sul ponticello- bowing the strings very near or on the bridge
semplice- simple
sempre- always
senza- without
serrer/serrez- getting faster
sforzando,sfz- accented
simile, sim- in a similar manner
slargando, slentando- getting slower
smorzando- smorz- dying away
soave- gently
solenne- solemn
sonoramente,sonore- sonorous
sopra- above
sordini, sord- mute
sostenuto, sost.- sustained
sotto- below
sourdine- mute
sous- under
spiritoso- spirited
strepitoso- noisily
stretto- getting faster
stringendo- getting faster
subito- suddenly
suss- sweetly
tacet- silent
tanto- so much
tacet- complete silence in orchestral
tre corda- release the soft pedal of piano
tasto solo TS- basso continuo player is directed to play
the given bass part alone without harmony
teneramente, tenerezza- tenderly
tenuto, ten.- held
tosto- rapidly
tranquillo- tranquil
trauriq- sadly
tremolo- quivering the bow very rappidly to produce
a shimmering effect
tre corde: release left pedal of pianoforte
tremolando/tremolo- rapid repetition of note or
rapid alternation between 2 notes
tres- very
trionfale- triumphantly
tristamente- sadly
troppo- too muchj\
tutti- all, a passage where the whole orchestral
plays together after a solo passage
unisono- to play in unison after having been divided
una corda- depress soft pedal of piano
veloce- quick
vibrato-vibrating/ stopping the string by
shaking left hand to make tone warmer
viel- much
vif- lively
vigoroso- vigorously
vite,vivace,vivement,vivo- lively
voce,voix- voice
volante- fast
voll- full
volti subito VS- turn the page quickly
vorgetragen- with prominence
wenig- little
wieder- again
zart- delicately
ziemlich- moderately
zu- too