Combined Conducting Terms

Accelerando

gradually get faster

Allargando

gradually go slower, broader as you go slow

L'istesso

stay the same

Mosso

motion

Rallantando

gradually go slower, grander

Ritardando

gradually get slower

Rubato

robbed time, pushing/pulling of tempo

Stretto

gradually get faster by sort of building on top of things (creates impression)

Stringendo

gradually get faster, hurry pace

A tempo

previous tempo, go back to the tempo before

Caesura

to break or pause

Da Capo (D.C)

the top/beginning

Del Segno (D.S)

the sign

Fermata

to hold

Fine (al fine)

the end

Tempo 1 (Tempo Primo)

the original tempo at the beginning

A due (A2)

2 play, or both parts play

A piacere

at your leisure

Assai

vary

Attaca

to go directly into

Ma non troppo

but not too much

Volti Subito (V.S)

turn page quickly

Alla breve

cut time

Con

with

Meno

less

molto

much

Piu

more

Poco a poco

little by little

Sans

Without

Senza

without

Subito

suddenly

Tacet

don't play

Tutti

everyone

Cantabile

singingly

Con moto

with motion

Dolce

sweetly

Espressivo

expressively

Leggiero

lightly

Maestoso

majestically

Scherzando

playfully

Secco

dry

sostenuto

sustained

stepitoso

noisely

tenuto

half accent or connected

tranquillo

tranquail

legato

connecting

marcato

marked

staccato

separated

fortissimo

very loud

forte

loud

mezzo

medium, middle

piano

soft

pianissimo

very soft

Cres.

grad. getting louder

Decres.

gradually get softer

dimenuendo

gradually get softer

morendo

dying away

niente

nothing

Sforzando

sudden accent reinforced

Grave

very slow

largo

very slow

lento

very slow

adagio

slow - walmart version

andante

walking pace

moderato

moderate

allegro

quick and lively, bouncy

vivace

very fast

presto

very fast

lent

slow

modere

moderate

vif

fast, not very

Tres

very fast

Langsam

slow

Massig

medium tempo

Lebhaft

allegro, lively

Schenll

fast

Sehr

fast