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A brilliant, often highly technical, solo often found at the end of a movement or piece
cadence
cadenza
soli
coda
Andante
solemn and very, very slow
moderately slow
fast and lively
with force
Adagio
slow
soft
moderate, neither fast or slow
slightly faster than andante
A due (A2)
2/2, cut time
a part for one performer
return to normal position
for two parts
Without
morendo
sans or senza
alla or breve
non or con
Affetuoso
sauce for pasta
getting gradually the same
tenderly, with feeling
majestic
A pause or hold
finale
etude
fermata
quasi
Appassionato
fanciful, freely
passionate, fervent
great technical skill
with force, strength
Animato
getting slower and louder
passionate and fervent
lively, animated, spirited
with force
Allargando
getting slower and faster
getting slower and louder
getting faster and louder
getting slower and softer
con Brio
with love
sweetly
with fire; with vigor
fanciful
Attacca
from the sign
from the beginning
continue without pause
a sudden accent
A Tempo
at pleasure, at will
gradually growing faster
return to the original tempo
from the beginning
Becoming softer
giocoso
loco
diatonic
decrescendo
Cantabile
in a signing style, lyrical
with vigor, vigorously
the close of a melodic phrase
continue without pause
Brillante
very fast and loud
sparkling and spirited
very high and soft
slow and lonely
Broadly
largamente
allegro
larghetto
legato
Allegro
fast and lively
as fast as possible
a casserole
getting slower
Tempo
to get faster
rate of speed
a band
be silent
Chromatic Scales
proceed by whole steps
proceed by thirds
proceed by half steps
have half steps between 3-4 and 7-8
con spirito
with mute
with love, with warm feeling
without mute
with spirit
con sordino
with dignity
with sardines
with mute
with softness
Divisi
twice as fast
2/2; cut time
divided parts where there is normally one
a part for one performer
Crescendo
be silent
sweet, gentle
becoming faster
becoming louder
Capriccioso
quieting down
in a singing style
with love
fanciful, freely
Da Capo
from the beginning
the end
a concluding passage to the form proper
from the sign
Dolce
with fire, passionately
much, very
sweet, gentle
notes within a given scale or key
Amoroso
stately, pompous
sparkling, spirited
much, very
with love
Decrescendo
becoming louder
a type of tree
becoming slower
becoming softer
Espressivo
fanciful, freely
little by little
feeling, expression
weighty, ponderous
Coda
from the beginning
from the sign
a concluding passage added to the form proper
with the power of Yoda
Dal segno
from the beginning
the end
a concluding passage added to the form proper
from the sign
Glissando
humorous, playful
exact, appropriate tempo
gracefully
a glide from one note to the next
con fuoco
with fire
with mute
detached
quiet, peaceful
Diminuendo
gradually getting faster and louder
becoming softer
becoming slower
gradually getting louder
Grave
very, very, very slow
slightly faster than andante
smooth, even, without breaks
subtle shading in style
Short and detached
segue
troppo
staccato
tenuto
Etude
a study or exercise focusing on a technical or musical problem
subtle shading in style
return to the normal position
notes within a key or scale
Maestoso
much, very
march
fading away
majestic, with dignity
Marcato
smooth, even, without breaks
majestic, with dignity
accented, stressed
fading away
Interval
subtle shading in style
pitch difference between two notes
an alternate version
raise by one full step
Finale
last movement of a multi-movement work
from the sign
from the beginning
the close of a melodic phrase
Marcia
gracefully
resounding, loud
sustained
march
Piu
less
more
almost, as if
subtle shading in style
Level of loudness or softness
amoroso
attacca
dynamics
rubato
Fortissimo
loud
soft
very loud
a pause or hold
Legato
smooth, even, without any breaks between notes
majestic, with dignity
stately, pompous
broadly
Pianissimo
very soft
very loud
twice as fast
weighty, ponderous
Mezzo forte (mf)
medium soft
medium loud
medium fast
medium slow
Morendo
weighty, ponderous
fading away
playfully
too much
Rallentando
becoming softer
twice as fast
free use of accel. and rit. in a measure
becoming slower
Pesante
weighty, ponderous
much, very
sweet, gentle
smooth, even, without any breaks
Poco a poco
more and more
less and less
little by little
as little as possible
Sonore
tone color
mute
always, throughout
resounding, loud
Molto Mosso
much motion
little by little
less motion
accented, stressed
Sans sordino
with mute
without mute
with vigor
without vigor
Which group shows softest to loudest
piano, forte, mezzo piano, mezzo forte
forte, mezzo forte, piano, mezzo piano
pianissimo, piano, mezzo piano, forte
fortissimo, pianissimo, forte, piano
Section solo
solo
soli
unison
a due
Subito
gradually getting slower
gradually growing faster
suddently, at once
too much
A part for one performer
soli
unison
a due
solo
