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Side A ------ Side B
Cedez ------ Yield, hold the tempo back
Leger ------ Light, Lightly
Lentement ------ Slowly
Modere ------ At a moderate tempo
Mouvement ------ Tempo; Motion
Vite ------ Fast
Bewegt ------ Agitated, Excited
Langsam ------ Slow; Slowly
Massig ------ Moderate; Moderately
Mit Ausdruck ------ With Expression
Sehr ------ Very
Schnell ------ Fast
Ad Libitum, Ad Lib. ------ At the liberty of the performer
Agitato ------ Agitated
Allargando ------ Broadening, Becoming Slower
Arco ------ For a Stringed instruments: Resume Bowing after pizzicato passage
Attaca ------ Proceed without break
Calando ------ Becoming slower and softer
Comodo ------ At a comfortable, easy tempo
Con Fuoco ------ With fire
Con Grazia ------ With Grace
Con Sordino ------ With mute
Dolente ------ Sad
Giocoso ------ Humorous, jocose
Grandioso ------ Grand, Grandiose
Largamente ------ Broadly
Martellato ------ Strongly accented, hammered
Mesto ------ Sad, Mournful
Morendo ------ Dying, Fading away
Pesante ------ Weighty, with emphasis
Pizzicato ------ For stringed instruments: pluck the string instead of bowing
Primo, prima ------ First, the upper part of a duet
Quindicesima alta (15ma) ------ Two Octaves Higher
Risoluto ------ Resolute
Ritenuto, riten ------ Suddenly Slower, held back
Scherzando ------ Playful
Secondo, seconda ------ Second; second or lower part of a duet
Simplice ------ Simple
Sforzando (sF, sFz) ------ A sudden strong accent of a single note or chord
Simile ------ Continue in the same manner as has just been indicated
Sonore ------ Sonorous
Sopra ------ Above
Sostenuto ------ Sustained
Sotto Voice ------ Soft, subdued, under the breath
Stringendo ------ Pressing, becoming faster
Subito ------ Suddenly
Tacet ------ Be Silent
Tutti ------ A passage for the ensemble
Vivo ------ Lively
Volta ------ Time (i.e. prima volta is first time, seconda volta is second time)
Volti Subito, v.s. ------ Turn the Page Quickly
L'istesso Tempo ------ The Same Tempo
Cluster ------ A chord consisting of at least three adjacent notes of a scale
Polychord ------ A Combination of two or more different chords
Quartal Chord ------ A Chord built on a series of 4ths
Seventh (7th) Chord ------ A chord consisting of a Root, a 3rd, a 5th, and a 7th.
Triad ------ A Chord consisting of a Root, a 3rd, and a 5th

Side A ------ Side B
Cedez ------ Yield, hold the tempo back
Leger ------ Light, Lightly
Lentement ------ Slowly
Modere ------ At a moderate tempo
Mouvement ------ Tempo; Motion
Vite ------ Fast
Bewegt ------ Agitated, Excited
Langsam ------ Slow; Slowly
Massig ------ Moderate; Moderately
Mit Ausdruck ------ With Expression
Sehr ------ Very
Schnell ------ Fast
Ad Libitum, Ad Lib. ------ At the liberty of the performer
Agitato ------ Agitated
Allargando ------ Broadening, Becoming Slower
Arco ------ For a Stringed instruments: Resume Bowing after pizzicato passage
Attaca ------ Proceed without break
Calando ------ Becoming slower and softer
Comodo ------ At a comfortable, easy tempo
Con Fuoco ------ With fire
Con Grazia ------ With Grace
Con Sordino ------ With mute
Dolente ------ Sad
Giocoso ------ Humorous, jocose
Grandioso ------ Grand, Grandiose
Largamente ------ Broadly
Martellato ------ Strongly accented, hammered
Mesto ------ Sad, Mournful
Morendo ------ Dying, Fading away
Pesante ------ Weighty, with emphasis
Pizzicato ------ For stringed instruments: pluck the string instead of bowing
Primo, prima ------ First, the upper part of a duet
Quindicesima alta (15ma) ------ Two Octaves Higher
Risoluto ------ Resolute
Ritenuto, riten ------ Suddenly Slower, held back
Scherzando ------ Playful
Secondo, seconda ------ Second; second or lower part of a duet
Simplice ------ Simple
Sforzando (sF, sFz) ------ A sudden strong accent of a single note or chord
Simile ------ Continue in the same manner as has just been indicated
Sonore ------ Sonorous
Sopra ------ Above
Sostenuto ------ Sustained
Sotto Voice ------ Soft, subdued, under the breath
Stringendo ------ Pressing, becoming faster
Subito ------ Suddenly
Tacet ------ Be Silent
Tutti ------ A passage for the ensemble
Vivo ------ Lively
Volta ------ Time (i.e. prima volta is first time, seconda volta is second time)
Volti Subito, v.s. ------ Turn the Page Quickly
L'istesso Tempo ------ The Same Tempo
Cluster ------ A chord consisting of at least three adjacent notes of a scale
Polychord ------ A Combination of two or more different chords
Quartal Chord ------ A Chord built on a series of 4ths
Seventh (7th) Chord ------ A chord consisting of a Root, a 3rd, a 5th, and a 7th.
Triad ------ A Chord consisting of a Root, a 3rd, and a 5th