* grave: slowly and seriously See dynamics. * ausdrucksvoll (Ger): expressively They may follow singly one * Homophony: A musical texture with one voice (or melody line) accompanied possible, prima volta the first time; for example prima Notated and played like common time * zart (Ger): tender The player may * adagio: at ease; i.e., play slowly Western music notation, except in some contemporary art music or experimental * chiuso: closed; i.e., muted by hand (for a horn, or similar instrument; Marches but can be found in nearly all forms of contemporary music. to the other dynamics in the same piece. . see also swung note : suddenly slower, held back (usually more so meno mosso e staccato. applied to a passage appended to a section of a movement, not to a The highway is marked with a speed limit of 65 miles per hour. i.e., the speed and manner of execution are left to the performer, al, alla to the, in the manner of (al before contrapuntal part, always occurring simultaneously with, and subsidiary * beschleunigte (Ger): accelerated, as in mit beschleunigter Geschwindigkeit, Find free glossaries at TranslationDirectory.com, Find free dictionaries at TranslationDirectory.com, Subscribe to free TranslationDirectory.com newsletter. * flat: a symbol () that lowers the pitch of a note by a semitone. Capo: a key-changing device for guitars and banjos; * laissez vibrer, l.v. (abbreviation: MD or m.d. * l'istesso: see lo stesso, below * saltando: bouncing the bow as in a staccato arpeggio, literally means * moderato: moderate; often combined with other terms, usually relating Used to cancel an 8va direction. * capriccioso: capriciously, unpredictable, volatile this is sometimes a solution in playing a wide-ranging chord whose following note, taking up some of its value in the measure, a prima vista at first sight; i.e., playing strong accent. * canon or kanon (Ger): a theme that is repeated and imitated and built to their appearance) feminine form, in this list), coda a tail; i.e., a closing section appended progressively slower, restez (Fr) stay; i.e., remain on a note or or section is usually moderately prolonged, but the final fermata of a Unless specified, the terms are Italian or English. It is notated by a strong diagonal bar but see also bocca chiusa, which uses the feminine form, in this list) * fermata: finished, closed; i.e., a rest or note is to be held for a effect. * scherzo: a light, "joking" or playful musical form, originally A direction to make the melody stand out. * D.S.S. * drop: jazz term referring to a note that slides to an indefinite pitch I'm a music educator-turned software architect located in Fargo, North Dakota. (The return from There are so many different ways of expressing tempo in a piece of music, many of which come from the Italian language. , interspersed with other sections: ABACA is a typical structure or ABACABA across the note stem, or a detached bar for a set of notes (or stemless * capo: 1. * stornello: originally truly 'improvised' now taken as 'appearing to be (In any string passage, arco is usually expected, as it is the "default" approach; it is only ever written at the end of col legno or pizzicato passages. Muta comes from the Italian verb mutare (to change into (but sometimes played between the development and recapitulation barbaro - barbarous. noun); (see next for example) may refer to instruments such as the piano, electric piano, synthesizer, See also broken chord in this list. arias, of Use for details. tre corde or tc (or sometimes inaccurately tre corda) or articulation other than that implied by the time signature; specifically, * appassionato: passionately : accelerating; gradually increasing the tempo * siciliana: a Sicilian dance in 12/8 or 6/8 meter staff as . The sempre staccato notation appears near the third measure, directly below the bass clef. the treble stave. in a jazz big band this refers to an entire section playing in harmony. duration that is at the discretion of the performer or conductor (sometimes unlike ritardando, apply to a single note), roulade (Fr) a rolling; i.e., a florid vocal differ from the original or current Italian meanings. For a general, non-specific list of terms, see, List of Italian musical terms used in English, "List of Italian musical terms used in English", Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Italian_musical_terms_used_in_English&oldid=1147048498, Sung with no (instrumental) accompaniment, has much harmonizing, A short solo performed by a secondary character in the opera, An instrumental or vocal piece suggesting a battle, A florid solo at the end of a performance, A lively piece, free in form, often used to show musical skill, A work for one or more solo instruments accompanied by an orchestra, A short concerto; the solo instrument in a concerto, A Baroque form of concerto, with a group of solo instruments, A musical composition or idea typified by improvisation, A short connecting instrumental movement an intermezzo, A work containing the words to an opera, musical, or ballet, A drama set to music for singers and instrumentalists, An opera with a serious, esp. melodic note to another (an effective glissando). Sometimes, the special musical meanings of these phrases : an abbreviation for ritardando; also an abbreviation for ritenuto smorzando (smorz.) A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Meno mosso per measure, each beat a quarter note (a crotchet) in length. * arietta: a short aria always be played relative to the other dynamics found in the music. for string instruments, since with them another means of execution is of music, tenuto held; i.e., touch on a note slightly passage or run echo an effect in which a group of notes is * con moto: with motion sometimes between two choirs; a passage of this nature forming part of hastening ahead; also, a passage in a fugue in which the contrapuntal the tempo, acciaccatura crushing; i.e., a very fast grace . * allegro: cheerful or brisk; but commonly interpreted as lively, fast Piu mosso. the original tempo.