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| to the finish "da capo al fine |
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| in the style of "alla marcia" |
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| gradually slower and broader |
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| light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro |
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| moderately slow; a walking pace |
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| in tempo; usually referring to a return to the original rate if speed |
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| gradually slower and softer |
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| an ending added to a piece; "tail" |
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| with (con anima - with spirit) |
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| from the beginning (head) |
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| extremely slow and solemn |
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| the same (l'istesso tempo - the same speed) |
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| marked accent; with emphasis |
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| usually alla marcia - march style |
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| very (milto allegro - very fast) |
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| dying away (same as smorzando) |
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| not too much (allegro non troppo - not too fast) |
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| a musical work or composition, listed in chronological order |
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| heavily; with heavy emphasis |
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| a little (cresc. poco a poco - louder little by little; poco rit. - little slower) |
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| extremely fast - faster than presto |
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| first (tempo primo - original tempo) |
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| a steady pace, but slower than the preceding tempo |
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| speeding and slowing of tempo within a phrase for expressive purposes; literally means "robbed," suggesting the robbing from the length of some notes to add on to the length of others |
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| without (senza vibrato - without vibrato) |
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| in a playful, jesting manner |
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| a quick heavy accent at the beginning of a sustained note |
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| the same; continue in like manner |
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| dying away (same as morendo) |
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| a melodic passage for more than one performer |
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| a melodic passage for one performer |
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| a mute (con sordino - with mute; senza sordino - without mute) |
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| short and detached articulation of a note |
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| time; s[eed of musical beats |
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| lengthening or sustaining of a note |
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| Tempos from slowest to fastest |
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| Largo (grave), Lento, Adagio, Andante, Allegretto, Allegro, Presto, Prestissimo |
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