Terminology

Question	Answer
a tempo	return to former speed
accelerando (accel.)	gradually becoming faster
adagio	slowly
allargando	becoming broader
allegretto	moderately fast
allegro	lively and fast
andante	at an easy walking pace
cantabile	in a singing style
crescendo (cres.) (cresc.)	gradually becoming louder
da capo al fine	from the beginning to the word 'fine'
dal segno	from the sign
decrescendo (decres.) (decresc.)	gradually becoming softer
diminuendo (dim.)	gradually becoming softer
forte	loud
fortissimo	very loud
pianissimo	very soft
largo	broadly
legato	smooth, well connected
leggiero	lightly
lento	slowly
maestoso	majestic
mezzo forte	moderately loud
mezzo piano	moderately soft
mezzo staccato	moderately detached and short
moderato	at a moderate speed
molto	very
piano	soft
piú mosso	quicker
poco	a little
presto	very fast
rallentando (rall.)	gradually becoming slower
ritardando (ritard.) (rit.)	gradually becoming slower
ritenuto (riten.) (rit.)	immediately slower, or held back
sempre	always
senza	without
sostenuto	sustained
staccato	detached, short
vivace	lively, spirited
vivo	lively, spirited
Image: Crescendo (binary/octet-stream)	crescendo (gradually becoming louder)
Image: Descrendo (binary/octet-stream)	descrescendo/diminuendo (gradually becoming softer)
Image: Fortissimo (binary/octet-stream)	fortissimo (very loud)
Image: Forte (binary/octet-stream)	forte (loud)
Image: Mezzo Forte (binary/octet-stream)	mezzo forte (moderately loud)
Image: Mezzo Piano (binary/octet-stream)	mezzo piano (moderately soft)
Image: Pianissimo (binary/octet-stream)	pianissimo (very soft)
Image: Piano (binary/octet-stream)	piano (soft)
Image: Staccato (binary/octet-stream)	staccato (detached and short)

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