📖 Musicale Words Album

very slow and solemn

very slow and broad

slow, but less so than largo

slow

slow, at ease

at a walking pace

slightly faster than andante

at a moderate speed

fairly fast, lighter than allegro

fast, lively

lively and brisk

very fast

as fast as possible

gradually getting faster

gradually slowing down

gradually slowing down

held back immediately

return to the previous speed

return to the first tempo

with flexible, expressive timing

very soft

soft

moderately soft

moderately loud

loud

very loud

gradually getting louder

gradually getting softer

gradually getting softer

with sudden strong accent

loud, then immediately soft

smooth and connected

detached, short

very short and detached

marked, emphasised

held for full value

slightly detached but carried

plucked (strings)

in a singing style

sweetly

with expression

gracefully

majestically

with spirit and vigour

with movement

agitated, restless

lightly

sustained

calmly

playfully

resolute, determined

simply

passionately, with strong feeling

lovingly, tenderly

animated, with spirit

brilliant, sparkling

calmed, becoming peaceful

capricious, whimsical

with affection, tenderly

with soul, with feeling

with grief, sorrowfully

with fire, fiery

with tenderness

delicately

sorrowful, painful

energetically

furiously, wildly

joyful, playful

joyously

tearful, mournful

lamenting, plaintive

melancholy

in a march style, martial

sad, mournful

mysteriously

nobly, with dignity

heavy, weighty

pleasantly, agreeably

resonant, full-sounding

tenderly

triumphantly

vigorously

from the beginning

from the sign

the end

closing section

continue in the same manner

play at written pitch

an octave higher (or lower)

all players together

alone, one performer

little by little

very, much

less

more

always

suddenly

go on to the next movement without a break

slow

very slow

moderately

with movement, animated

lively

fast

very fast

hurrying

hesitating, holding back

do not drag

somewhat, a little

always

loud

soft, quiet

strong

weak, faint

increasing (getting louder)

decreasing (getting softer)

accented, stressed

legato, connected

detached, staccato

sustained, solemn

expressively

with expression

heartfelt, intimate

tender, delicate

calm, peaceful

solemn, ceremonial

vigorous, powerful

sadly

cheerfully

in a singing style

joyfully

full of longing

lamenting, plaintive

passionately

cheerful, serene

gloomy, sombre

mysteriously

jokingly, playfully

with sweep and verve

wistful, melancholy

proudly

angrily

with pedal

without pedal

right hand

left hand

major (key)

minor (key)

movement of a work

piece

song

waltz

repeat

ending, close

breve — 8 beats in 4/4

semibreve — 4 beats in 4/4

minim — 2 beats in 4/4

crotchet — 1 beat in 4/4

quaver — half a beat in 4/4

semiquaver — a quarter of a beat in 4/4

demisemiquaver — an eighth of a beat in 4/4

hemidemisemiquaver — a sixteenth of a beat in 4/4

semibreve rest — silence lasting 4 beats in 4/4

minim rest — silence lasting 2 beats in 4/4

crotchet rest — silence lasting 1 beat in 4/4

quaver rest — silence lasting half a beat in 4/4

semiquaver rest — silence lasting a quarter of a beat in 4/4

a dot adds half the value of the note again

two dots add half, then a quarter of the value

two notes played in the time of three of the same value

three notes played in the time of two of the same value

four notes played in the time of three of the same value

five notes played in the time of four of the same value

six notes played in the time of four of the same value

seven notes played in the time of four of the same value

any irregular grouping marked with a number

joins two notes of the same pitch into one longer sound

curved line asking for smooth, connected playing

the bar joining eighth notes and shorter into groups

the space between two barlines

vertical line dividing the music into bars

incomplete bar of notes before the first full bar

the first, strongest beat of the bar

accents placed off the expected strong beats

each beat divides into two

each beat divides into three

hold the note longer than its written value