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A
at, to, by, for, in, in the style of
aber (Ger)
but
a cappella
in the manner of singing in a chapel; i.e., without instrumental accompaniment
accelerando
accelerating; gradually increasing in tempo
accentato
accented; with emphasis
acciaccatura
crushing; i.e., a very fast grace note that is “crushed” against the note that follows and takes up no value in the measure
accompagnato
accompanied; i.e., with the accompaniment following the soloist, who may speed up or slow down at will
adagietto
somewhat slow
adagio
slowly
adagissimo
very slowly
as libitum (commonly ad lib; Latin)
at liberty
affettuoso
tenderly
affrettabdo
hurrying, pressing onwards
agile
swiftly
agitato
agitated
al, alla
to the, in the manner of
alla breve
two beats to a bar, rather than four
alla marcia
in the style of a march
allargando
broadening, becoming a little slower
allegretto
a little lively, moderately fast
allegro
cheerful or brisk; fast
altissimo
very high
alto
high; often refers to a particular range of voice
am Steg (Ger)
at the bridge; i.e., playing a bowed string instrument near its bridge
