A

At, To, By, In, with

A battuta

in strict time

A tempo

return to original tempo

Accelerando

gradually growing faster

Ad libitum

At pleasure, freely

Adagio

Slowly, smoothly, gently

Agitato

agitated, excited

Al fine

to the end

Al segno

to the sign

Alla breve

rapid duple-simple meter in which half note is unit

Alla marcia

in march style

Allargando

gradually growing slower

Allegretto

diminutive of allegro

Allegro

cheerful, happy, buoyant

Amoroso

amorous

Andante

to go, moving, flowing

Andantino

diminutive of andante

Animato

animated

Anime

animated

Appassionata

with passion

Aria

air, song

Arioso

melodious

Assai

very much

Attacca

attached

Aufhalten

to retard

Avec

with

Bewegter

faster, more animated

Bravura

spirit, dash,skill

Breit

broad, stately

Brillante

sparkling, brilliant, glittering

Brio

vigor, spirit, animation

Cadenza

cadence

Calando

grow softer

Cantabile

in a singing style

Capo

head

Capriccioso

whimsical, capricious

Coda

tail, end

Colla parte

with the principal part

Con

with

Con spirito

with spirit

Crescendo

increase sound

Da capo

from the top

Dal segno

from the sign

Decrescendo

decrease sound

Detache

detached, short

Diminuendo

diminish sound

Dolce

sweet

Doppio movimento

twice as fast

Doppio piu lento

twice as slow

Drangend

hastening, pressing ahead

Espressione

expression, vivid

Espressivo

expressively

Etwas

somewhat

Fine

end

Forte

strong

Fortissimo

augmentation of forte

Forzando

forcefully

Fuoco

fire

Furioso

furious, violent, frantic

Grave

heavy, serious

Grazioso

gracefully

Immer belebter

growing more lively

Immer langsamer werden

growing gradually slower

Istesso tempo

same tempo

Kraftig

strong, powerful

Larghetto

diminutive of largo

Largo

broad, large

Legato

connected, fastened

Leggiero

lightly

Lento

Slow

Ma non troppo

but not too much

Maestoso

masterful, majestic

Marcato

marked, pronounced

Marziale

martial

Massig bewegt

with moderate animation

Meno

less

Mezzo

middle

Mit

with

Moderato

at a moderate tempo

Molto

much, a great deal

Morendo

dying away

Mosso

rapid, animated

Moto

motion

Nicht zu schnel

not too fast

Niente

nothing

Ohne

without

Opus

work

Ossia

or, or rather

Pesante

heavy, tiresome

Pianissimo

augmentation of piano

Piano

soft

Piu

more

Pochissimo

very little

Poco

little

Prestissimo

augmentation of presto

Presto

quickly

Prima

first

Prima volta

the first time

Rallentando

gradually become slower

Recitativo

a speechless passage

Ritardando

gradually become slower

Rubato

robbed, irregular time

Ruhig

quiet, tranquil

Scherzando

joking, playful

Schnell

quickly

Secco

dry

Segue

follows

Sehr

very, much, greatly

Sempre

always

Senza

without

Sforzando

forced

Simile

similar

Sostenuto

sustained

Sotto voce

in a low, soft voice

Spiritoso

spirited, vivacious, jocular

Staccato

detached, separate

Stringendo

urgently, quickly

Subito

suddenly

Tacet

to be silent

Tempo

time

Tenuto

tenuous, hold on

Tranquillo

tranquil

Tres

very, greatly

Tutti

total, all

Vicace

lively, vivacious

Zeitmass

tempo, time

Zuruckhalten

hold back