Word of the Day
Pianissimo - very soft
Piano - soft
Mezzo Piano - medium soft
Mezzo Forte - medium strong
Forte - strong
Fortissimo - very strong
Crescendo - gradually louder
Diminuendo - gradually softer
Forte Piano - start loud, get suddenly soft
Sforzando - strong, sudden emphasis
Subito - suddenly, immediately
Molto - much, very
Poco - a little
Poco a poco - littly by little, bit by bit, gradually
Lento - slow
Largo - broadly
Larghetto - rather broadly
Adagio - slow and stately
Andante - at a walking pace
Moderato - at a moderate pace
Alegretto - fairly fast
Allegro - fast
Presto - very fast
Vivace - quick and lively
Accelerando - gradually speeding up
Ritardando - gradually slowing
Ritenuto - hold back, slowing more quickly than ritardando
Allargando - gradually slowing
A Tempo - back to the tempo (after a change)
Tempo Primo - back to the original tempo of the piece
Meno Mosso - less motion (slower)
Piu Mosso - more motion (faster)