Accellerando, or Accel. Quicken the time gradually.

Adagio. Very slow.

Ad Libitum, or Ad Lib. At will.

Affettuoso. Affecting, with pathos.

Agitato. Agitated.

Al Fine. To the end.

Allegretto. Somewhat cheerful, but not so quick as Allegro.

Allegro. Quick.

Al Segno, To the sign, signifying that the performer must go back to the sign,:S:, and play from that mark to the word Fine.

Amoroso. Lovingly.

Andante. Somewhat slow.

Andantino. Not quite so slow as Andante.

Animato. In an animated style.

A poco a poco. Little by little.

Aria. An air or song.

Assai. Very, extremely.

A Tempo. In the regular time.

Bis. Twice (repeat).

Brillante. Brilliant.

Calando. Diminishing gradually in tone and speed.

Cantabile. In a graceful, singing style.

Con Moto. In agitated style; with spirit.

Con Spirito. With quickness and spirit.

Coda. A few bars added to terminate a composition.

Colla Voce. With the voice or melody.

Con Brio. With brilliancy.

Con Expressione. With expression.

Crescendo, or Cres. Gradually increase the volume of tone.

Da Capo, or D. C. Repeat from the beginning to the word Fine.

Decrescendo, or Decres. Gradually diminish the volume of tone.

Delicato. Delicately.

Del Segno. See Segno.

Diminuendo, or Dim. Same as Decrescendo.

Dolce, or Dol. In a sweet, smooth style.

Doloroso. In a mournful, pathetic style.

E. And. expressivo, Expressione.

With expression.

Fine. The end.

Forte, or F. Loud.

Fortissimo, or Ff. Very loud.

Forzando, or Fz. Signifies that the note is to be given peculiar emphasis or force.

Forza. Force.

Fuoco. With fire.

Grave. Extremely slow.

Grazioso. In a graceful, elegant style.

Impromptu. An extemporaneous production.

L. H. Left hand.

Larghetto. Slow and solemn, but less so than Largo.

Largo. Very slow and solemn.

Legeramente. Lightly, gaily.

Lentando. Slower by degrees.

Legato. In a smooth and connected manner.

Lento. In a slow time.

Loco. Place, play as written,

Maestoso. Majestic and dignified.

Martellato. Struck with force.

Meno. Less.

Mezzo, or M. Neither loud nor soft - me dium.

Mezzo Forte, or Mf. Rather loud.

Mezzo Piano, or Mp. Rather soft.

Moderato. Moderate.

Molto. Very.

Mosso. Movement.

Moto, or Con Moto. With agitation and earnestness.

Morendo. Dying away.

Non Troppo. Not too much.

Obligato. Cannot be omitted.

Ottava, or 8va. An octave higher.

Patetico. Pathetically.

Pastorale. A soft and rural movement.

Piano, or P. Soft.

Pianissimo, or Pp. Very soft.

Piu. Very.

Poco. A little, somewhat.

Pomposo. Pompous, grand.

Presto. Very quick.

Prestissimo. As quick as possible.

Quasi. As if.

Rallentando, or Rall. A gradual diminution of tone and retarding of movement.

Religioso. In a solemn style.

Ritardando. or Ritar., or Rit. Gradually slower.

Rinforzando, or Rf. With additional force.

Ritenuto. Hold back the time at once.

Scherzando. Playfully.

Segue. Continue as before.

Seria. Seriously.

Sempre. Throughout - always.

Semplice. In a simple, unaffected style.

Segno, or:S:. Sign; as, Al Segno, to the sign; Dal Segno, repeat from the sign to the word Fine.

Senza. Without.

Sforzando. Emphasized.

Sincopato. Forced out of time.

Smorzando. Smoothed, decreased.

Soave. Soft and delicate.

Sotto Voce. In an undertone.

Sostenuto. In a smooth, connected style.

Spirito, or Con Spirito. With spirit.

Staccato. Detached, short.

Tempo. In time.

Tempo di Marcia. In marching time.

Tempo di Valse. In waltz time.

Tempo Primo. In the original time.

Trillando. Shaking on a succession of notes.

Tranquillo. Tranquilly.

Tutto Forza. As loud as possible.

Veloce. With velocity.

Vigoroso. Boldly, vigorously.

Vivace. With extreme briskness and animation.

Vivo. Animated, lively.

Volti Subito. Turn over the pages quickly.

Zeloso. With zeal.