2007 Senior All-State Terms                                                                     
a poco a little; gradually leggiero lightly
a tempo
 		 in time; generaly implies a return to original
rate of speed		 lento
maestoso		 very slow
majestically
accelerando (accel.) gradually faster marcato marked; with emphasis
adagietto slow, but not as slow as adagio marcia march style
adagio very slow marziale martial
agitato agitated; rapid meno less (such as meno-mosso-less movement: slower)
al fine
alla		 to the finish
in the style of (such as alla marcia-in the style		 mezzo
 		 medium; half (such as mezzo forte-medium loud;
mezzo piano-medium soft)
  of a march) moderato moderately
allargando (allarg.) gradually slower and broader molto very
allegretto
 		 light and moderately quick, but not as fast
as allegro		 morendo
mosso		 dying away
motion; movement
allegro rapid; lively moto motion; movement
andante (andte) moderately slow but moving non troppo not too much
andantino generally a little quicker than andante opus (op.) a musical work or composition
animato
appassionato		 spirited
intensely; passionately; with deep feeling		 ottava
 		 (8va)-an octave (such as ottava alta-octave higher;
ottava bassa-octave lower)
arioso in a vocal style pesante heavily; with emphasis
assai very (such as allegro assai-very fast) pianissimo (pp) very softly
ben well (such as ben marcato-well marked) piano (p) softly
brillante brillantly piu more (such as piu lento-slower; piu mosso-faster)
calando
cantabile		 gradually slower and softer
in a singing style		 poco
 		 a little (such as poco animato-a little more animated;
poco meno-a little less
chromatic by semi-tones poco a poco little by little
coda
 		 the final added measures of a musical
composition usually marked with coda.gif (98 bytes)		 prestissimo
presto		 very fast; more so than presto
very fast
con with primo first
con amore with tenderness rallentando (rall.) gradually slower
con amina with animation; spirited religioso in solemn style
con brio with spirit; brilliantly ritardando (rit.) gradually slower
con forza with force ritenuto a steady pace, but slower than preceding tempo
con fuoco
con grazia		 with fire, energy
with graceful style		 rubato
 		 temporary irregularity of time, lengthening certain
notes at the expense of others
con spirito with spirit, brillance scherzando in light, playful style
crescendo
da capo		 (cres.) (cresc.gif (82 bytes)) gradually louder
(D.C.) from the beginning		 scherzo
 		 playfully; usually in rapid tempo with rhythmic and dynamic contrasts
dal segno (D.S.) from the sign ds.gif (90 bytes) segno the sign ds.gif (90 bytes)
decrescendo (decres.) (decresc.gif (83 bytes)) gradually softer sempre always; continually
diminuendo (dim.) (decresc.gif (83 bytes)) gradually softer senza without
dolce sweetly sforzando (sfz) forced; with emphasis
energico energetically simile the same; continue in same manner
etude a study smorzando (smorz.) dying away
fermata (fermata.gif (73 bytes)) a hold or pause soli more than one performer in unison
forte (f) loud solo a composition or passage for one performer
fortissimo (ff) very loud sordino mute (consordino-with mute; senza sordino-
forzando forcefully accented   without mute)
furioso furiously sostenuto sustained
giocoso joyfully staccato separated, detached style
grandioso grand or noble style stringendo (string.) gradually faster
grave very slow and solemn subito suddenly
grazioso gracefully tacet silent
l'istesso the same (such as l'istesso tempo-the same tempo time; speed
  speed) tempo di valse waltz time
larghetto slow, but not as slow as largo tenuto (ten.) sustain full value; also marked tenuto.gif (86 bytes)
larghissimo very slow; more so than largo valse waltz
largo very slow veloce very fast
legato smooth and connected vivace vivacious; lively
    vivo lively; brisk