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Adagio
Slowly
it
Adagietto
Slightly faster than Adagio
it
Allegro
Fast, lively
it
Allegretto
Moderately fast
it
Allegro assai
Very fast
it
Allegro con brio
Fast with vigor
it
Allegro ma non troppo
Fast, but not too much
it
Andante
Walking pace
it
Andantino
Slightly faster than Andante
it
Andante con moto
Walking pace with motion
it
Grave
Very slow, solemn
it
Largo
Very slow, broad
it
Larghetto
Slightly faster than Largo
it
Lento
Slowly
it
Moderato
Moderate speed
it
Presto
Very fast
it
Prestissimo
As fast as possible
it
Vivace
Lively, fast
it
Vivacissimo
Very lively
it
Rubato
Flexible tempo
it
Accelerando
Gradually faster
it
Ritardando
Gradually slower
it
Rallentando
Gradually slower
it
Ritenuto
Immediately slower
it
Stringendo
Pressing, hastening
it
Calando
Getting slower and softer
it
Morendo
Dying away
it
Smorzando
Dying away
it
A tempo
Return to original tempo
it
Tempo primo
Return to first tempo
it
Tempo giusto
In exact tempo
it
L'istesso tempo
Same tempo
it
pianissimo
Very soft
it
piano
Soft
it
mezzo piano
Moderately soft
it
mezzo forte
Moderately loud
it
forte
Loud
it
fortissimo
Very loud
it
fortepiano
Loud then immediately soft
it
sforzando
Sudden strong accent
it
sforzato
Forced, accented
it
rinforzando
Reinforcing
it
crescendo
Gradually louder
it
decrescendo
Gradually softer
it
diminuendo
Gradually softer
it
perdendosi
Dying away completely
it
sotto voce
In an undertone
it
messa di voce
Crescendo then decrescendo on one note
it
agitato
Agitated, excited
it
affettuoso
Affectionately
it
amabile
Amiable, lovable
it
amoroso
Lovingly
it
animato
Animated, lively
it
appassionato
Passionately
it
brillante
Brilliantly
it
cantabile
In a singing style
it
capriccioso
Capricious, whimsical
it
con affetto
With affection
it
con anima
With soul
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con brio
With vigor
it
con calore
With warmth
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con dolore
With grief
it
con espressione
With expression
it
con fuoco
With fire
it
con grazia
With grace
it
con moto
With motion
it
con spirito
With spirit
it
deciso
Decisively
it
delicato
Delicately
it
disperato
Desperately
it
dolce
Sweetly, softly
it
dolente
Sorrowfully
it
doloroso
Painfully
it
energico
Energetically
it
eroico
Heroically
it
espressivo
Expressively
it
feroce
Fiercely
it
festivo
Festively
it
flebile
Mournfully
it
funebre
Funereal
it
furioso
Furiously
it
giocoso
Playfully
it
grandioso
Grandly
it
grazioso
Gracefully
it
impetuoso
Impetuously
it
innocente
Innocently
it
lacrimoso
Tearfully
it
lamentoso
Lamenting
it
leggiero
Lightly
it
lugubre
Mournfully
it
lusingando
Coaxingly
it
maestoso
Majestically
it
marziale
Martial, march-like
it
mesto
Sadly
it
misterioso
Mysteriously
it
nobile
Nobly
it
parlando
Speaking style
it
patetico
Pathetically
it
pesante
Heavily
it
placido
Calmly
it
pomposo
Pompously
it
religioso
Religiously
it
risoluto
Resolutely
it
scherzando
Playfully, jokingly
it
semplice
Simply
it
sereno
Serenely
it
soave
Sweetly, gently
it
sonore
Sonorously
it
sostenuto
Sustained
it
spiritoso
Spiritedly
it
teneramente
Tenderly
it
tranquillo
Calmly, peacefully
it
trionfale
Triumphantly
it
vigoroso
Vigorously
it
assai
Very, much
it
ben
Well
it
ma non troppo
But not too much
it
meno
Less
it
molto
Very, much
it
più
More
it
poco
A little
it
poco a poco
Little by little
it
quasi
As if, almost
it
sempre
Always, continuously
it
subito
Suddenly
it
troppo
Too much
it
legato
Smoothly connected
it
legatissimo
Very smoothly
it
staccato
Short, detached
it
staccatissimo
Very short
it
marcato
Marked, accented
it
tenuto
Held, sustained
it
portato
Semi-detached
it
portamento
Sliding between pitches
it
pizzicato
Plucked
it
arco
With the bow
it
col legno
With the wood of the bow
it
con sordino
With mute
it
senza sordino
Without mute
it
sul ponticello
Near the bridge
it
sul tasto
Over the fingerboard
it
tremolo
Rapid repetition
it
trillo
Trill
it
vibrato
Vibrating tone
it
glissando
Sliding between notes
it
fermata
Hold, pause
it
arpeggio
Broken chord
it
acciaccatura
Crushed note (grace note)
it
appoggiatura
Leaning note (grace note)
it
attacca
Go on immediately
it
da capo
From the beginning
it
dal segno
From the sign
it
coda
Closing section
it
fine
End
it
cadenza
Solo improvised passage
it
opus
Work number
la
tutti
All together
it
solo
Alone
it
unisono
In unison
it
divisi
Divided
it
ossia
Or, alternatively
it
recitativo
Recitative
it
senza
Without
it
segue
Continue without pause
it
tacet
Be silent
la
volta
Time (ending)
it
Langsam
Slowly
de
Schnell
Fast
de
Bewegt
With motion
de
Mäßig
Moderately
de
Lebhaft
Lively
de
ruhig
Calmly
de
zart
Tenderly, delicately
de
kräftig
Strongly, vigorously
de
ausdrucksvoll
Expressively
de
breit
Broadly
de
feierlich
Solemnly
de
fließend
Flowing
de
innig
Heartfelt, intimate
de
schwer
Heavily
de
stürmisch
Stormily
de
sehr
Very
de
nicht
Not
de
etwas
Somewhat
de
très
Very
fr
Lent
Slowly
fr
Vite
Fast
fr
Modéré
Moderately
fr
doux
Softly, gently
fr
léger
Lightly
fr
animé
Animated
fr
Cédez
Yield, slow down
fr
en dehors
Prominently
fr
Retenu
Held back
fr
souple
Flexibly, supple
fr
with energy
With energy
en
sweetly
Sweetly
en
boldly
Boldly
en
gracefully
Gracefully
en