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Glissando : the rapid playing of a scale passage by drawing thumb or finger across the keys.A similar effect is possible across the strings of harp, or by a portamento effect on a string of a violin or a similar instrument ; or by manipulating the slide of a trombone
General Pause/Grand Pause : Indicates to an orchestral player that he is to remain silent and that all the other players are silent as well
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A tempo : Resume the normal speed
Accelerando/accel. : Becoming gradually faster
Adagio : Slow, Leisurely
Allargando : Broadening out, often with an increase of tone
Allegretto : Slightly slower than Allegro
Allegro : Lively, reasonably fast
Andante : At a moderate pace
Andantino : This word has two opposite meanings; either a little slow or a little faster than Andante
Affrettando : Hurrying
Agitayo : Agitated
Alla Breve : formely stood for four minims in a bar, now more often indicates two minim beats.
Alla marcia : In the style of a march.
Alla Polacca : In the style of Polonaise
Attacca : Go on immediately.
Ad libitum/ Ad lib. : At pleasure. The speed and manner of performance are left to the performer
Adagietto : rather slow
Adagissimo : very slow
Anima : soul/ Con anima, with deep feeling
Animato : animated
A piacere : At pleasure
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Appassionato : Passionately
Appoggiatura : A grace note
Arco : A direction to string players to resume the use of the bow after a passage of pizzicato
Assai : Very
A tempo : In time, i.e. resuming normal speed after deviation
Attacca : Go on at once
Bemol, Bemolle : The flat sign
Ben,Bene : well
Bewegt(ger.) : With movement
Bis(lat.) : twice
Breit(ger.) : Broad
Bravura(con.) : with boldness and spirit
Breve : Originally a note of relatively short duration, but now the longest note, equal to four minims
Brilliante : Brilliant
Brio : Vigour
Calando : decreasingboth tone and speed
Cantible/Cantando : in a singing style
Canyilna : short, song-like piece
Capo : the beginning
Capricco : a caprice(a piece in free-light-hearted style)
coda : a passage added at the end of a movement to make a satisfactory finish
Col,coll'/colla,collo : with the
col legno : a direction to string players to use the wood of the bow
colla parte : a direction to the accompanist
colla voce : to follow the solo instrument or voice
come : as
come prima : as at first
come sopra : as above
comodo : convenient(usually linked with the tempo)
con : with
con sordino/con sordini : with the mute, with the mutes
contra fagotto : double basson
corda : a string
cresendo/cres. : becoming gradually louder
coll' ottava : with the octave, a direction to a keyboard player to double notes an octave higher, or lower if bassa is added
con motto : with movement
da : from
da capo/D.C. : from the beginning
dal segno/D.S. : from the sign
deciso : decisively, firmly
decrescendo/decresc. : becoming gradually softer
delicato : delicate
diese(fr) : the sharp sign (#)
diminuendo/dim. : becoming gradually softer
devisi/div. : a direction to orchestral players to divide into 2 or more groups
Dolce : tenderly, sweetly
Dolcissimo : very gently, very sweetly
Dolente : sadly
Dolore : Grief, sorrow
Doppio : Double
Doppio movimento : twice as fast
Duo : A duet
Dur(GER.) : Major(G dur: Gmajor)
E,Ed : And
Einb Wenig(GER.) : Alittle
En dehors(FR.) : Prominently, I.E. emphasized
En Pressant(FR.) : Hurrying
En Retenant(FR.) : Gradually slower
Energico : with energy
Espressione : Expression
Expressivo : with expression
Etwas(GER.) : Somewhat
Facile : easy
Feurig(GER.) : Fiery
Finale : The last moment of such a work as a sonota
Fine : The end
Forte : Loud
Forte piano : Loud, then soft
Fortimiso : Very loud
Forza : Force
Forzando : forcing a sudden accent
Fuga : A fugue
Fuoco : Fire
Furioso : Furiosly
Gauche(FR.) : Left
Giocoso/Giojoso : Gay, merry
Giusto : Strict, exact
Glissando : the rapid playing of a scale passage by drawing thumb or finger across the keys.A similar effect is possible across the strings of harp, or by a portamento effect on a string of a violin or a similar instrument ; or by manipulating the slide of a trombone
General Pause/Grand Pause : Indicates to an orchestral player that he is to remain silent and that all the other players are silent as well
Grandioso : grandly, in the grand manner
Grave : very slow, solemn
Grazia : Grace
Grazioso : Gracefully
H(GER.) : The note B natural
Immer(GER.) : Always constantly
Impetuoso : Impetuosly
In Alt : Notes from Higher G to Extreme Higher F are said to be in alt
In altissimo : Notes an octave higher than in alt
Incalzando : Increasing speed, with often an implication of intersting tone
Lacrimoso : (lit. Tearfully) sadly
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