front 1 accent | back 1 a stressed note |
front 2 allegretto | back 2 fairly fast (a little slower than allegro) |
front 3 allegro | back 3 fast |
front 4 andante | back 4 moderately slow; at a walking pace |
front 5 a tempo | back 5 return to the original tempo |
front 6 cantabile | back 6 in a singing style |
front 7 common time | back 7 a symbol for 4/4 |
front 8 crescendo, cresc. | back 8 becoming louder |
front 9 da capo, D.C. | back 9 from the beginning |
front 10 dal segno, D.S. | back 10 from the sign |
front 11 D.C. al Fine | back 11 repeat from the beginning and end at Fine |
front 12 decrescendo, decresc. | back 12 becoming softer |
front 13 diminuendo, dim. | back 13 becoming softer |
front 14 dolce | back 14 sweet, gentle |
front 15 double bar line | back 15 indicates the end of a piece |
front 16 fermata (pause) | back 16 hold the note or rest longer than its written value |
front 17 fine | back 17 the end |
front 18 forte | back 18 loud |
front 19 fortissimo | back 19 very loud |
front 20 grazioso | back 20 graceful |
front 21 legato | back 21 smooth |
front 22 lento | back 22 slow |
front 23 maestoso | back 23 majestic |
front 24 marcato | back 24 marked or stressed |
front 25 mezzo forte | back 25 moderately loud |
front 26 mezzo piano | back 26 moderately soft |
front 27 moderato | back 27 at a moderate tempo |
front 28 molto | back 28 much, very |
front 29 ottava, 8va | back 29 the interval of an octave |
front 30 pianissimo | back 30 very soft |
front 31 piano | back 31 soft |
front 32 poco | back 32 little |
front 33 presto | back 33 very fast |
front 34 rallentando, rall. | back 34 slowing down |
front 35 repeat sign | back 35 repeat the music within the double bar lines |
front 36 ritardando, rit. | back 36 slowing down gradually |
front 37 slur | back 37 play the notes smoothly (legato) |
front 38 staccato | back 38 detached |
front 39 tempo | back 39 speed at which music is performed |
front 40 tenuto | back 40 held, sustained |
front 41 tie | back 41 hold for the combined value of the tied notes |