Region Band Terms
animato
animated; spirited
chromatic
by semi-tones
allegro
rapid; lively
staccato
separated, detached style
tacet
silent
legato
smooth and connected
piano
softly
tenuto
sustain full value
dolce
sweetly
coda
the final added measures of a musical composition
cantabile
in a singing style
a tempo
in time; generally implies a return to the original rate of speed
solo
a composition or passage for one performer
fermata
a hold or pause
etude
a study
da capo
from the beginning
dal segno
from the sign
andantino
generally a little quicker than andante
grazioso
gracefully
accelerando
gradually faster
crescendo
gradually louder
rallentando
gradually slower
ritardando
gradually slower
decrescendo
gradually softer
diminuendo
gradually softer
allegretto
light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro
poco a poco
little by little
forte
loud
maestoso
majestically
marcato
marked; with emphasis
marziale
martial
mezzo
medium; half
moderato
moderately
andante
moderately slow, but moving
soli
more than one performer in unison
segno
the sign
tempo
time; speed
al fine
to the finish
molto
very
presto
very fast
fortissimo
very loud
largo
very slow
pianissimo
very softly
con spirito
with spirit; brilliance
con brio
with spirit; brilliantly
