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General Musical Marking
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a for, at, in, etc.
a cappella for choral music without accompaniment
accelerando (accel.) gradually getting faster
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agitato agitated, excited
alla in the style of
the half note (minim) rather than the quarter

alla breve note (crotchet) takes the beat
allargando growing broader
animato with spirit
appassionato impassioned
arioso a short solo in the style of an air
the notes of a chord are played in

arpeggio succession rather than simultaneously
assai very
ben, bene well
brillante with brilliance or vivacity
a passage for solo instrument in free,

cadenza improvisatory style
cantabile in a singing style
con with
con brio with brilliance or vivacity
con dolore with sorrow
con forza with force or strength
con fuoco with fire
con giusto with taste, fitting mood and tempo
con passione with passion
con spirito with spirit
crescendo gradually get louder
decrescendo gradually get softer
delicato delicately
diminuendo gradually get softer
dolce sweetly
dolente doleful, sorrowful
e, ed and
e poi and then
espressivo expressive
fine end, close
furioso furiously
grandioso grandly
grazioso graceful
il, la the
legato smoothly
leggiero light and graceful
ma but
maestoso majestically
marcato emphasized
meno less
meno mosso less movement, slower
mezzo half
misterioso mysteriously
molto much, very
non not
ossia or
pesante heavy, weighting
piu more
pizzicato pluck the string with the finger
poco little, a little
poco a poco little by little
poi then
pomposo pompous
quasi almost
rallentando (rall.) gradually getting slower
risoluto resolutely
ritardando (rit.) gradually getting slower
ritenuto (riten.) suddenly slower, held back
rubato robbed time, speeding up and slowing down
scherzando playfully
sempre always
semplice simple
senza without
simili the same
sonore sound with full tone
sostenuto sustained
sotto voce with a barely audible sound
vigoroso vigorous, strong
vivo lively
tempo rubato robbed time
tenuto held, sustained
tranquillo tranquil, quiet, calm
a quick reiteration of the same tone on a

tremolo string instrument
troppo too much
tutti all
un poco a little
vibrato slight change of pitch on same note
vigoroso vigorous, strong
vivo lively

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General Musical Marking

a for, at, in, etc.

a cappella for choral music without accompaniment

accelerando (accel.) gradually getting faster

alla in the style of

the half note (minim) rather than the quarter

allargando growing broader

arioso a short solo in the style of an air

the notes of a chord are played in

ben, bene well

brillante with brilliance or vivacity

a passage for solo instrument in free,

con brio with brilliance or vivacity

con dolore with sorrow

con fuoco with fire

con giusto with taste, fitting mood and tempo

con passione with passion

crescendo gradually get louder

decrescendo gradually get softer

dolente doleful, sorrowful

fine end, close

meno mosso less movement, slower

pesante heavy, weighting

pizzicato pluck the string with the finger

poco little, a little

poco a poco little by little

rallentando (rall.) gradually getting slower

ritardando (rit.) gradually getting slower

ritenuto (riten.) suddenly slower, held back

rubato robbed time, speeding up and slowing down

sonore sound with full tone

sotto voce with a barely audible sound

tenuto held, sustained

tranquillo tranquil, quiet, calm

a quick reiteration of the same tone on a

vibrato slight change of pitch on same note

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