Music Terms

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Opus

A musical work

Cadenza

A solo passage played with freedom

Agitato

Agitated

Tutti

All together

Loco

As written

Ad Libitum

At Liberty

Da Capo

Back to the beginning

Dal Segno

Back to the sign

Tacet

Be silent, don't play

Brillante

Brilliant and sparkling

Attacca

Continue with little or no pause

Divisi

Divided parts

Morendo

Dying away

Perdendosi

Dying away in sound and speed

Espressivo

Expressively

Presto

Extremely fast

Allegro

Fast and lively

Fine

Finish, the end

Grazioso

Gracefully, elegantly

Accelerando

Gradually faster

Crescendo

Gradually louder

Rallentando

Gradually slower

Ritardando

Gradually slower and slower

Decrescendo

Gradually softer

Diminuendo

Gradually softer

Ritenuto

Hold back at a slower speed

Alla Marcia

In a march style

Cantabile

In a singing style

Quasi

In the style of

Meno

Less

Poco a poco

Little by little

Forte

Loud

Maestoso

Majestic, dignified

Marcato

Marked with emphasis

Moderato

Moderately

Allegretto

Moderately fast

Mezzo Forte

Moderately loud

Andante

Moderately slow and flowing

Mezzo Piano

Moderately soft

Mosso

More

Animato

More animated

Embouchure

Mouth muscles used in controlling the tone of a wind instrument

Arpeggio

Notes of a chord played separately

Simile

Play in a similar manner

Sforzando

Played with sudden force

Scherzando

Playful, jestingly

Giocoso

Playfully, gaily

Pomposo

Pompously and dignified

Segue

Proceed in the same style

Tranquillo

Quietly

Enharmonic

Same in pitch but different notation

Accidentals

Sharps, flats and naturals not in the key signature

Andantino

Slightly faster than Andante

Largo

Slow and broad

Adagio

Slow and leisurely

Larghetto, Lento

Slowly

Legato

Smooth and connected

Piano

Soft

Subito

Suddenly, without pause

Sostenuto

Sustained

Dolce

Sweetly

Tempo Primo

Tempo same as the beginning

L'istesso

The same

A Tempo

Used to "resume original tempo"

Vivace

Very fast, vivaciously

Fortissimo

Very loud

Grave

Very slow, ponderous and solemn

Pianissimo

Very soft

Molto

Very, much

Syncopation

When the accent falls on the weak beats

Bravura

With boldness and spirit

Grandioso

With grandeur

Appassionato

With passion

Senza

Without


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