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- A poco
- A little; Gradually
- A tempo
- In time, generally implies a return to the original rate of speed
- accelerando
- (accel.) gradually faster
- adagietto
- slow, but not as slow as adagio
- adagio
- very slow
- agitato
- agitated; rapid
- al fine
- to the finish
- alla
- in the style of (such as alla marcia-in the style of a march)
- allargando
- (allarg.) gradually slower and broader
- allegretto
- light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro
- allegro
- rapid; lively
- andante
- (andte) moderately slow, but moving
- andantino
- generally a little quicker than andante
- animato
- spirited
- appassionato
- intensely; passionately; with deep feeling
- arioso
- in vocal style (also see "cantabile")
- assai
- very (such as allegro assai-very fast)
- ben
- well (such as ben marcato-well marked)
- brilliante
- brilliantly
- calando
- gradually slower and softer
- cantabile
- in a singing style
- chromatic
- by semi tones
- coda
- the final added measures of a musical composition usually marked with the coda sign
- con
- with
- con amore
- with tenderness
- con brio
- with brilliance
- con forza
- with force
- con fuoco
- with fire; energy
- con grazia
- with graceful style
- con spirito
- with spirit
- crescendo
- gradually louder
- da capo
- from the beginning
- dal segno
- from the segno sign S
- diminuendo
- gradually softer
- dolce
- sweetly
- energico
- energetically
- etude
- a study
- fermata
- a hold or pause
- forte
- loud
- fortissimo
- very loud (ff)
- forzando
- forcefully accented
- furioso
- furiously
- giocoso
- joyfully
- grandioso
- grand or noble style
- grave
- very slow and solemn
- grazioso
- gracefully
- l'istesso
- the same
- larghetto
- slow but not as slow as largho
- larghissimo
- very slow; more so than largo
- largo
- very slow
- legato
- smooth and connected
- leggiero
- lightly
- lento
- very slow
- maestoso
- majestically