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1
Q

Largamente

A

Broadly

2
Q

Larghetto

A

Rather Broadly

3
Q

Prestissimo

A

Extremely fast (or as fast as possible)

4
Q

Con moto

A

With movement.

5
Q

Calando

A

Getting softer/slower.

6
Q

Morendo

A

Dying away.

7
Q

Forte-Piano

A

Loud then immediately soft.

8
Q

Sforzando

A

A strong accent

9
Q

Agitato

A

With agitation

10
Q

Attacca

A

Go on at once

11
Q

Animato

A

With animation

12
Q

Tranquillo

A

Calmly

13
Q

Con anima

A

With feeling

14
Q

Con brio

A

With spirit

15
Q

Con grazia

A

With grace

16
Q

Con Forza

A

With force

17
Q

Dolce

A

Soft and sweet

18
Q

Risoluto

A

With resolution

19
Q

Ben marcato

A

Well marked

20
Q

Main droite (M.D.)

A

Right hand

21
Q

Main gauche (M.G.)

A

Left hand

22
Q

Une corda

A

With the soft pedal

23
Q

Tre corde

A

Release the soft pedal

24
Q

Ad libitum

A

At pleasure, quite freely

25
Q

Loco

A

At the normal pitch

26
Q

Opus

A

A work or group of works

27
Q

M.M.

A

Maelzel’s Metronome

28
Q

Arco

A

Playing with the bow.

29
Q

Pizzicato

A

Plucked with the fingers.

30
Q

Tremelo.

A

Bowing back and forth very rapidly to produce a shimmery or wavering effect.

31
Q

Sul ponticello

A

Playing with the bow near the bridge.

32
Q

Sul tasto.

A

Playing with the bow on or near the finger board.

33
Q

Cantando

A

In a singing style.

34
Q

Tenuto.

A

Held.

35
Q

Piacevole.

A

Pleasant, agreeable.

36
Q

Portamento

A

A smooth gliding from one note to another.

37
Q

Dolente

A

Sadly, plaintive. Played with sorrow.

38
Q

Doloroso

A

Expressing sorrow.

39
Q

Sotto voce

A

Softly, in an undertone.

40
Q

Giocoso

A

Gay, merry.

41
Q

Grazioso

A

Gracefully.

42
Q

Assai

A

Very.

43
Q

Quasi

A

As if, as it were.

44
Q

Scherzando

A

Playfully.

45
Q

Subito

A

Suddenly.

46
Q

Non troppo

A

Not too much.

47
Q

Tempo commodo.

A

At a comfortable speed.

48
Q

Tempo giusto.

A

At a consistent speed.

49
Q

l’istesso tempo

A

At the same speed.

50
Q

Grave.

A

Slow with solemn.

51
Q

Rubato.

A

With some freedom in the time.

52
Q

Stringendo.

A

Pressing on faster.

53
Q

Perdendosi.

A

Fading away.

54
Q

Smorzando.

A

Dying away.

55
Q

Rinforzando.

A

Reinforcing the tone.

56
Q

Pesante.

A

Heavily.

57
Q

Uppermordent

A

Squiggle

58
Q

Lower mordent

A

Squiggle with line

59
Q

Turn

A

Necklace lock/clasp

60
Q

Inverted turn

A

With line through or vertical (instead of horizontal)

61
Q

Trill

A

tr. w squiggle

62
Q

Acciacatura

A

Crushed note w line

63
Q

Appogiatura

A

Leaning note (w/out line)