Terms for Fall 2012

1. A capriccio-Whimsical
2. A piacere-At pleasure
3. A tempo-Previoius tempo (used after one of the above variations)
4. Accelerando-Gradually faster
5. Adagio/Lento-Slow
6. Agitato-Agitated
7. Agogic accent-Accent by longer duration of a note
8. Alla misura-Strict tempo
9. Allargando-Gradually slower and louder
10. Allegretto-Moderately fast
11. Allegro-Fast, quickly
12. Andante-Slow but moving
13. Andantino-Moderately slow
14. Animato-Animated
15. assai - very
16. caesura - a break in the musical line
17. Calando-Gradually slower and softer
18. Cantabile-Singing
19. cola parte - with the other part
20. Con bravura-With boldness
21. Con brio-With vigor
22. Con fuoco-With fire
23. con moto - with motion
24. Con tenerezza-With tenderness
25. Crescendo (cresc.)-Becoming louder
26. Crescendo e diminuendo (cresc. e dim.)-Gradually louder, then gradually softer
27. Crescendo molto (cresc. molto)-Becoming much louder
28. Crescendo poco a poco (cresc. poco a poco)-Louder little by little
29. Decrescendo (decresc.)-Becoming softer
30. Diminuendo (dim.)-Diminishing
31. Dolce-Sweetly
32. Dolente-Sad, mournful
33. doppio valore - twice as slow
34. Dynamic accent-Accent by stress or reinforcement
35. Espressivo-Expressively
36. feroce - wildly or fiercely
37. Forte (f)-Loud
38. Forte-piano (fp)-Loudly-softly
39. Fortissimo (ff)-Very loud
40. fuoco - fire
41. Giocoso-Humorously
42. Grave - tempo-Very slow and heavy
43. Grave -character-Solemn
44. grazia - gracefully
45. ictus - the point of the beat
46. Irregular accent-Accent on a normally unaccented beat
47. L'istesso tempo-Same tempo (beat remains the same even though meter changes)
48. langsam - slow
49. Larghetto-Very slow but moving
50. Largo-Very slow and broad
51. Legato-Smoothly connected
52. leggiero - lighly or airy
53. lento - slowly
54. Maestoso-Majestic
55. Marcato-Marked emphasis
56. Meno mosso-Less motion
57. Mezzo forte (mf)-Moderately loud
58. Mezzo piano (mp)-Moderately soft
59. Moderato-Moderately paced
60. molto - much
61. Morendo-Dying away
62. mosso - motion
63. non troppo - not too much
64. ossia - otherwise, or refers to a simplified part
65. Pesante-Heavy
66. Pianissimo (pp)-Very soft
67. Piano (p)-Soft
68. Piu allegro-More lively
69. Piu mosso-More motion
70. pochissimo - very little
71. poco - little
72. Portato-Slurred staccato
73. Prestissimo-As fast as possible
74. Presto-Very fast
75. Rallentando-Gradually slower and broader
76. retenu - held back
77. Rinforzando-Accent by strengthening
78. Ritardando-Gradually slower
79. Ritenuto-Suddenly slower
80. ritmico - rhymical 
81. rubato - phrasing, give and take, shading of tempo, borrowing of time
82. Scherzando-Playful, jesting
83. Secondary accent-Accent on a beat other than the down beat, e.g. beat three in common time
84. Semplice-Simple, unaffected
85. sempre - always
86. Senza misura-Freely
87. simile - in a similar manner
88. Sforzando (sfz)-Loudly accented
89. Sforzando/Forzando-Accent by forcing/pressure
90. smorzando - dying away
91. Sostenuto-Sustaining
92. Sotto voce-Subdued voice
93. spicato - springing or bouncing of bow off the string (a staccato technique)
94. Staccato-Detached
95. stentato - labored
96. Stringendo-Gradualy faster and hastening
97. Subito forte (sub. f)-Suddenly loud
98. Subito piano (sub. p)-Suddenly soft
99. tacet - silent for a particular instrument
100. Tempo giusto-In exact tempo
101. Tempo primo-First tempo
102. Tempo Rubato-Taken freely
103. Tenuto-Held, sustained
104. tessitura - the range within most notes lie
105. Tonic accent-Accent by rise of pitch, rather than by stress
106. Tranquillo-Gently
107. troppo - too much
108. tutti - everyone
109. Vivace-Lively
110. vivo - lively or brisk; spirited