Tempo
Moderate walking pace
What is andante?
Majestic
What is maestoso?
medium loud
What is mezzo forte?
Songlike
What is cantabile?
All play
What is tutti?
Fast
What is Allegro?
What is rubato?
subito piano
What is suddenly soft?
Sotto voce
What is "under the voice?"
Gaining a sense of urgency
What is stringendo?
Marked or emphasized
What is marcato?
Loud, then soft
What is forte piano?
With expression
What is con espressivo?
Do not play
What is tacet?
Faster than Allegro, slower than Presto.
What is Vivace?
dry; without sustain
What is secco?
without gradually getting louder
What is senza crescendo?
Sempre dolce
What is always sweet?
Glissando
What is a slide from one pitch to another?
The slowest tempo on the vocab list
What is grave?
Performer has freedom to interpret
What is ad lib?
Sforzando
What is sudden emphasis?
Split parts rejoin and a return to the original speed
a due y a tempo
The same tempo
What is L'istesso?