"Word:","Definition:"
"8va","An octave higher than the written notes"
"A  Cappella","Unaccompanied vocal piece."
"A piacere","At pleasure"
"A tempo","Resume normal speed."
"Accelerando    ( Accel.)","gradually faster"
"Acciaccatura","Crushed in. A crudsh note played as quikly as possible ON the beat."
"Ad libitum  (Ad lib.)","At pleasure (style and speed at performers discretion)"
"Adagietto","Fairly slow"
"Adagio","Slow"
"Adagissimo","Very slow"
"Affrettando","Hurry, pushing on"
"Agitato","Agitated"
"Alla Breve","Two minims in a bar"
"Allargando","Getting slower (more majestic)"
"Allegretto","Fairly lively and fast"
"Allegro","Fast, lively"
"Allemande","German dance in 4/4 time"
"Andante","Moderate (walking) pace"
"Andantino","Faster than andante"
"Animato","Animated"
"Appassionata","Passionately"
"Appassionato","Passionately"
"Appoggiatura","Crush note, but not crushed in. Normally  takes half the time value of it's accompanying note"
"Arco","With bow (stringed instruments)"
"Arpeggio","Like a harp. Broken Chord."
"Assai","Very"
"Attacca","Go on at once"
"Basso ostinato, Ground Bass","A bass line continuously repeated."
"Bemol  Bemolle","The flat sign"
"Ben, Bene","Well"
"Bewegt","With movement"
"Bis","Twice"
"Bourree","Stately French dance in double time"
"Breit","Broad"
"Breve","(Short !!) A long note of four minims length."
"Brillante","Brilliant"
"Brio","Vigour"
"Cadenza","A passage usually towards end of a solo piece, where soloist plays alone in a skilled way (A chance to show off)."
"Calando","Decreasing speed and tone"
"Canon","Piece of music where one voice repeats the part of another, throughout the whole piece."
"Cantabile, Cantando","Singing style"
"Cantata","A collection of songs"
"Cantilena","Short song"
"Capo","The beginning"
"Capriccio, Caprice","A light, free piece of music"
"Chaconne","A Dance in triple time with a ground bass"
"Coda","A passage at the end of a movemnt (tail)"
"Codetta","Little coda"
"Col legno","Use the wood of the bow (String instruments)"
"Col, coll', colla, collo","With the"
"Colla parte","With the soloist (directed to accompanist)"
"Colla voce","Follow the solo voice"
"Come prima","As at first"
"Come sopra","as above"
"Come","As"
"Comodo","Convenient (pace)"
"Con Anima","with feeling "
"Con moto","With movement"
"Con sordino, con sordini","With the mute"
"Con. Bravura","With boldness, bravery or spirit"
"Concertante, concertino","Soloists in earlier orchestral music"
"Contra Fagotto","Double bassoon"
"Con","with"
"Corda","String"
"Corrente","Italian dance in 3/4 time"
"Courante","French dance in 3/2 time"
"Crescendo, Cresc.","Gradually louder"
"Da capo, D.C.","From the beginning"
"Da","from"
"Dal segno, D.S.","From the sign"
"Deciso","Decisively"
"Decrescendo, Decresc.","Becoming gradually softer"
"Delicato","Delicate"
"Di molto","Very much"
"Diese","The sharp sign"
"Diminuendo, Dim.","Becoming gradually softer"
"Divisi, Div.","Divide into groups (Orchestral or band players)"
"Dolce","Sweetly, tenderly"
"Dolcissimo, Dolciss.","Very sweetly and gently"
"Dolente","Sadly"
"Dolore","Grieey or sorrow"
"Doppio movimento","Twice as fast"
"Doppio movimento","Twice the speed"
"Doppio","Double"
"Duet","Piece for two players"
"Duo","Duet"
"Dur","Major (key)"
"E, Ed.","And"
"Ein wenig","A little"
"En dehors","Emphasized"
"En pressant","Hurryin (pressing) on"
"En retenant","Gadually slower, holding back"
"Energico","With energy"
"Espressione","Expression"
"Espressivo, Espr., Espress.","With expression"
"Etwas","Somewhat"
"Facile","Easy"
"Feurig","Fiery"
"Finale","The last movement"
"Fine","The end"
"Forte piano","Loud the quikly soft"
"Forte, f","Loud"
"Fortissimo, ff, fff","Very Loud"
"Forza","Force"
"Forzando, fz","Forcingly, sudden emphasis or accent"
"Fuga","A fugue"
"Fugato","In fugal style"
"Fugue","A piece of music of contrapuntal style, based on a theme, with more than one voice."
"Fuoco","Fire"
"Furioso","Furiously"
"Galliard","Quick dance in triple time, often preceded by a pavane. (esp. Elizabethan)"
"Gauche","Left"
"Gavotte","French dance in 4/4 or 2/2 time"
"General pause, Grand pause, G.P. ","Everyoe to remain silent (pause)"
"Gigue, jig, giga","Quick British dance"
"Giocoso, Giojoso","Gay, merry"
"Giusto","Strict"
"Glissando","Rapid scale passage produced by sliding over keys or strings e.g. piano, harp, violin, trombone"
"Grandioso","Grandly"
"Grave","Very slow and solemn"
"Grazia","Grace"
"Grazioso","Gracefully"
"Immer","Always or contantly"
"Impetuoso","Impetuously"
"Incalzando","Increasing speed and tone"
"L'istesso Tempo","Keep same speed"
"L.H.","Left hand"
"Lacrimoso","Sadly, tearfully"
"Lamentoso","Mournfully"
"Langsam","Slow"
"Largamente","Broadly"
"Larghetto","Slightly faster than largo"
"Largo","Slow and stately"
"Lebhaft","Lively"
"Legatissimo","As smooth as you can"
"Legato","Smooth"
"Leggiero","Light and delicate"
"Lento","Slow"
"Lent","Slow"
"Lieder ohne worte","Song without words"
"Lied","Song"
"Loco","Back to playing notes at their normal pitch."
"Lontano","As from a distance"
"Lunga pausa","Long pause"
"Lusingando","Coaxing"
"Ma non troppo","But not too much"
"Ma","But"
"Maestoso","Majestically"
"Main droite, Mano destra, M.D.","Right hand"
"Main gauche, mano sinistra, M.G. , M.S.","Left hand"
"Mancando","Dying away"
"Marcato, Marc.","Poiinted, marked, accented"
"Marcia","March"
"Martellato","Hammered out"
"Marziale","Martial"
"Massig","Moderate"
"Meno mosso","Less movement"
"Meno","Less"
"Mesto","Sadly"
"Mezza voce",
"Mezzo forte, mf","Moderately loud"
"Mezzo Piano, mp","Moderately quiet"
"Minuet","Stately French dance in triple time"
"Misterioso","Mysterious"
"Misura","measure"
"Mit","With"
"Moderato","Moderate time"
"Moll","Minor Key"
"Molto","Much"
"Morendo","Gradually dying away"
"Mosso","movement"
"Moto, Movimento","Movement"
"MS","Manuscript"
"Muta","Change"
"Nicht","Not"
"Nobilmente","Nobly"
"Non tanto","Not so much"
"Non troppo","Not too much"
"Non","Not"
"Obbligato","Obligatory, musn't be omitted"
"Opus","A work"
"Ossia","Or"
"Ostinato","Persistently repeated (Obstinate)"
"Ottava bassa","Octave lower"
"Ottava, Ott.","Octave"
"Parlando, Parlante","Sung in a talking fashion"
"Partitur","Score"
"Passacaglia","A dance in triple time with a ground bass"
"Passepied","Lively French dance in triple time"
"Passionato","Passionately"
"Pastorale","Pastoral Style"
"Patetico","With feeling (pathos)"
"Pausa","A Rest / break"
"Pavane","Slow, stately dance. Usually paired with a Galliard (esp Elizabethan)"
"Ped.","Press the right sustaining pedal (piano), until a * is reached."
"Pedal","A single note held or repeated (usually in bass), while music continues."
"Perdendosi","Dying away"
"Pesante","Heavy, Lumpy"
"Piacevole","agreeable"
"Piangevole","Plaintively"
"Pianissimo, pp, ppp","Very soft"
"Piano, p","Soft"
"Piu allegro","quicker"
"Piu lento","Slower"
"Piu mosso","More movement, quicken"
"Piu","More"
"Pizzicato, pizz.","Plucked (Stringed instruments)"
"Plus","more"
"Pochettino","Very little"
"Pochissimo","As small as possible"
"Poco a Poco","Little by little"
"Poco","little"
"Poi","Then"
"Portamento","Smooth glide from note to note"
"Precipitato, precipitoso","impetuously"
"Prestissimo","As fast as possible"
"Presto","Very fast"
"Primo volta","First time"
"Primo","Time"
"Quasi recitativo","Like a recital"
"Quasi","As if"
"R.H.","Right hand"
"Rallentando, rall.","Getting slower gradually"
"Recitativo Secco","Unaccompanied (Or evry barely accompanied) recitative, used in opera for explanation"
"Recititavo stromentato","Accompanied recital"
"Repetizone, replica","Repeat"
"Rigoroso","Strictly, rigerous"
"Rinforzando, rf","reinforced, but not as much as an accent"
"Ripieno","Main body of orchestra in early orchestral music"
"Risoluto","Bold"
"Risvegliato","more animation"
"Ritardando, ritard","Gradually slower"
"Ritenuto, rit.","Hold back"
"Ritmico","Rythmic"
"Rubato, Tempo rubato","Robbed, note length varied or stolen from later in phrase"
"Ruhig","Calm"
"Sarabande","Slow Spanish dance "
"Scherzando","Playful"
"Scherzo","A joke, a playfull piece."
"Scherzoso","Playfully"
"Schneller","Faster"
"Schnell","Fast"
"Secco","Dry"
"Sec","Detatched (as in dry)"
"Segno","Sign"
"Segue","Carry on"
"Sehr","Very"
"Semplice","Simple"
"Sempre","Always"
"Senza misura","In free time"
"Senza sordini","Without mute"
"Senza","without"
"Sforzando, sforzato, sf, sfz","Accented (forced)"
"Simile","In a similar way"
"Sin', Sino","Until"
"Slargando, slentando","gradually slower"
"Smorzando","Dying away"
"Soave","smooth"
"Solenne","Solemn"
"Sonata","A collection of (usually four) instrumental movements"
"Sonatina","Small sonata"
"Sonato da chiesa","A Collection of church pieces"
"Sonore","Sonorous"
"Sopra","Above"
"Sordini","Mute"
"Sospirando","Sighingly"
"Sostenuto","Sustained"
"Sotto","Below"
"Spiccato","Detatched with a springy bow (stringed instruments)"
"Spiritoso","Spirited"
"Staccatissimo","Very detatched"
"Staccato, stacc.","Detatched"
"Strepitoso","Boisterous"
"Stringendo","Gradually faster"
"Suave","Gentle, smooth"
"Subito","Suddenly"
"Suite, sonata da camera, partita","A collection of pieces (often dances)"
"Sul Ponticello","Play near the bridge (Violin)"
"Sul","On"
"Suss","Sweet"
"Tacet","Silent"
"Tanto","So much"
"Tarantella","Lively Italian dance in 6/8 time"
"Tempo comodo","At a convenient speed"
"Tempo giusto","In stricttime"
"Tempo giusto","Strict time"
"Tempo primo, Tempo I","Back to original speed"
"Tempo","Speed"
"Teneramente","Tenderly"
"Tenerezza","Tenderness"
"Tenuto, Ten.","Hold"
"Tosto","Rapid"
"Tranquillo","Calm"
"Traurig","Sadly"
"Tre corde","Release the soft pedal (of piano), Three strings"
"Tremolando, tremolo, trem.","Very rapid repitition of one or two notes"
"Tre","Three"
"Trionfale, Trionfante","Triumphant"
"Troppo","Too much"
"Tutta forza","Full power, as loud as possible"
"Tutti","All"
"Un peu, un poco","A little"
"Un, una, uno","One"
"Una corda ","Use left (soft) pedal of piano, one string"
"Unis.","Play in unison again"
"Veloce","Quick"
"Vibrato","Vibrating"
"Vif","quick or lively"
"Vigoroso","Bold"
"Vite, vivace, vivement, vivo","Quick and lively"
"Vivacissimo","With vivacity, very lively"
"Voce","Voice"
"Volante","Flying"
"Voll","Full"
"Volti subito, V.S.","Turn page quickly"
"Wenig","Little"
"Zart","Delicate"
"Zu","Too"