Largamente
Broadly
Larghetto
Rather Broadly
Prestissimo
Extremely fast (or as fast as possible)
Con moto
With movement.
Calando
Getting softer/slower.
Morendo
Dying away.
Forte-Piano
Loud then immediately soft.
Sforzando
A strong accent
Agitato
With agitation
Attacca
Go on at once
Animato
With animation
Tranquillo
Calmly
Con anima
With feeling
Con brio
With spirit
Con grazia
With grace
Con Forza
With force
Dolce
Soft and sweet
Risoluto
With resolution
Ben marcato
Well marked
Main droite (M.D.)
Right hand
Main gauche (M.G.)
Left hand
Une corda
With the soft pedal
Tre corde
Release the soft pedal
Ad libitum
At pleasure, quite freely
Loco
At the normal pitch
Opus
A work or group of works
M.M.
Maelzel’s Metronome
Arco
Playing with the bow.
Pizzicato
Plucked with the fingers.
Tremelo.
Bowing back and forth very rapidly to produce a shimmery or wavering effect.
Sul ponticello
Playing with the bow near the bridge.
Sul tasto.
Playing with the bow on or near the finger board.
Cantando
In a singing style.
Tenuto.
Held.
Piacevole.
Pleasant, agreeable.
Portamento
A smooth gliding from one note to another.
Dolente
Sadly, plaintive. Played with sorrow.
Doloroso
Expressing sorrow.
Sotto voce
Softly, in an undertone.
Giocoso
Gay, merry.
Grazioso
Gracefully.
Assai
Very.
Quasi
As if, as it were.
Scherzando
Playfully.
Subito
Suddenly.
Non troppo
Not too much.
Tempo commodo.
At a comfortable speed.
Tempo giusto.
At a consistent speed.
l’istesso tempo
At the same speed.
Grave.
Slow with solemn.
Rubato.
With some freedom in the time.
Stringendo.
Pressing on faster.
Perdendosi.
Fading away.
Smorzando.
Dying away.
Rinforzando.
Reinforcing the tone.
Pesante.
Heavily.
Uppermordent
Squiggle
Lower mordent
Squiggle with line
Turn
Necklace lock/clasp
Inverted turn
With line through or vertical (instead of horizontal)
Trill
tr. w squiggle
Acciacatura
Crushed note w line
Appogiatura
Leaning note (w/out line)