lento
at a slow tempo
poco accelerando
slowly getting faster
forte
loud
piano
soft
espressivo
play with expression
diminuendo
gradually decrease in volume
pianissimo
very soft
rallentando
gradual decrease in speed
pianississimo
very very soft
poco piu mosso
a little more movement
sforzando
forceful accent and is abbreviated
crescendo
a gradual increase in dynamics
trill
rapid alternation between two adjacent notes
rubato
expressive and rhythmic freedom by a slight speeding up and then slowing down of the tempo
poco stringendo
a little hastening in tempo
poco a poco
little by little
poco a poco crescendo
getting louder a little by little
pizzicato
plucking of a string
mezzo forte
moderately loud
arco
with a bow
cadenza
a solo passage inserted into a movement
andante
moderately slow temple
poco crescendo
increasing in dynamics by a little
pochissimo sostenuto
a little sustained
appassionato
performed with great emotion
senza crescendo
without getting louder
sostenuto espressivo
sustained expression
ritardando
gradually getting slower
subito
suddenly
breve
simple-duple meter with a half-note pulse
allegretto moderato
moderately quickly
grazioso
play with grace and elegance
forte piano
played loudly followed by an immediate dynamic change to soft
con sordino
with mute
molto crescendo
speed up very quickly
poco rallentando
a little slower
andante maestoso
moderately slow with march feel
fortissimo
very loud
sempre
always
sul IV
lowest string on the instrument its marked on (in this case the violin)
8va
to play up an octave
allegro con moto
fast with movement
poco ritenuto
a little sudden decrease in tempo
animato
animated and in a lively manner
tempo 1
back to the original tempo
string
plucking
rallent. e dim
gradually slower and softer
staccato
detached and short
accent
an emphasis on articulation
dotted rhythm
an extension of the note equivalent to minim + crotchet + quaver
triplet
tri - p - let
fermata
a pause of unspecified length
tenuto
full length value or longer (a slight rubato)
accent with tenuto
an emphasised full valued note
A2
both players play single note in unison
divisi
seperate lines
ritmo di 3 battute
rhythm in the place goes in groups of 3 bars
unison
all together
stringendo
quickening in tempo
poco meno mosso
little less movement
grace note
an extra note added as an embellishment and not essential to the harmony or melody.
leggiero grazioso
light and graceful
poco sostenuto
a little sustained
poco a poco accel
getting faster in tempo a little by little
allegro vivace
fast and lively
pochissimo
as small as possible
ad libitum. div
at own pace, divided
poco rubato
a little bit of expressive, rhythmic freedom
colla parte
with the soloist
sostenuto
sustained
allegro molto vivace
very fast and lively