CVIM section leader music terms list (for 2012-13 school year)
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| 173055004 | a capella | designation for choral music without instrumental accompaniment | |
| 173055005 | a tempo | return to original tempo | |
| 173055006 | accelerando | gradually increasing in tempo | |
| 173055007 | ad libitum | at pleasure, freely | |
| 173055008 | adagio | slowing, smoothly, gently | |
| 173055009 | agitato | agitated, excited | |
| 173055010 | al fine | to the end | |
| 173055011 | alla breve | as if in 2 beats per measure | |
| 173055012 | alla marcia | in the style of a march | |
| 173055013 | allargando | gradually decreasing | |
| 173055014 | allegretto | moderately fast tempo, slower than allegro | |
| 173055015 | allegro | fast tempo | |
| 173055016 | amoroso | agreeable, tender, lovingly | |
| 173055017 | andante | moderately slow tempo | |
| 173055018 | andantino | usually interpreted as meaning slightly faster than andante | |
| 173055019 | animato | animated, spirited, brisk, buoyant | |
| 173055020 | appassionata | with passion | |
| 173055021 | assai | much, very much | |
| 173055022 | attacca | begin the next section or movement immediately, without a break | |
| 173055023 | ben marcato | well marked | |
| 173055024 | bravura | spirit, dash, skill, flair | |
| 173055025 | brilliante | sparkling, brilliant, glittering | |
| 173055026 | brio | vigor, spirit, animation | |
| 173055027 | cadenza | ornamental unaccompanied passage, cadence | |
| 173055028 | calando | smorzando, dying away | |
| 173055029 | cantabile | in a singing style | |
| 173055030 | capo | head, beginning | |
| 173055031 | capriccioso | whimsical, capricious | |
| 173055032 | coda | literally "tail" meaning the closing section of a work or movement | |
| 173055033 | col, coll, colla | with the | |
| 173055034 | come | as, like | |
| 173055035 | con | with | |
| 173055036 | con fuoco | with fire | |
| 173055037 | crescendo | gradually growing louder | |
| 173055038 | da capo | D.C., meaning from the beginning to the end or place marked fine | |
| 173055039 | dal segno | D.S., from the sign | |
| 173055040 | deciso | decisively, boldly | |
| 173055041 | decrescendo/diminuendo | gradually growing softer (de______/di_______) | |
| 173055042 | divisi | an instruction for one part or section to divide itself into two or more | |
| 173055043 | dolce | sweet, soft, pleasant, mild, charming | |
| 173055044 | doloroso | sadly | |
| 173055045 | doppio meno mosso | half as fast (the m one) | |
| 173055046 | doppio movimento | twice as fast (the m one) | |
| 173055047 | doppio piu lento | half as fast (the p one) | |
| 173055048 | doppio piu mosso | twice as fast (the p one) | |
| 173055049 | expressivo | expressively, vividly | |
| 173055050 | fermata | pause, hold | |
| 173055051 | feroce | wild, fierce, savage | |
| 173055052 | fine | end, closing | |
| 173055053 | forte | f - loud, strong | |
| 173055054 | fortissimo | ff - very loud | |
| 173055055 | fortississimo | fff - loud as possible | |
| 173055056 | forte piano | fp - loudly, immediately followed by soft | |
| 173055057 | forzando | with force | |
| 173055058 | forzato | accent a single note or chord, forced | |
| 173055059 | fuoco | fire | |
| 173055060 | furioso | furious, violent | |
| 173055061 | giocoso | playful, humorous, frantic | |
| 173055062 | giusto | strict, exact, precise | |
| 173055063 | grave | solemn, heavy, serious | |
| 173055064 | grazioso | graceful, charming, pretty | |
| 173080640 | il piu forte | most loudly | |
| 173080641 | il piu piano | most softly | |
| 173080642 | largamente | broadly | |
| 173080643 | larghetto | slow, but faster than largo | |
| 173080644 | largo | extremely slow, broad | |
| 173080645 | legato | smooth, connected | |
| 173080646 | leggiero | light, delicate, nimble, quick | |
| 173080647 | lento | slow | |
| 173080648 | l'istesso tempo | the same tempo | |
| 173080649 | ma non troppo | but not too much | |
| 173080650 | maestoso | majestic, stately, grand | |
| 173080651 | marcato | marked, accentuated, pronounced | |
| 173080652 | marcia | march | |
| 173080653 | marziale | martial, warlike | |
| 173080654 | meno | less | |
| 173080655 | mezzo | half, middle; also moderately, as in _____ piano | |
| 173080656 | mezzo forte | mf - moderately loud | |
| 173080657 | mezzo piano | mp - moderately soft | |
| 173080658 | moderato | moderate tempo | |
| 173080659 | molto | very, greatly, well | |
| 173080660 | morendo | dying away | |
| 173080661 | moto | motion | |
| 173080662 | non | not, no | |
| 173080663 | non troppo | not too much | |
| 173080664 | pesante | heavy, ponderous | |
| 173080665 | pianissimo | pp - very softly | |
| 173080666 | pianississimo | ppp - softly as possible | |
| 173080667 | piano | p - softly | |
| 173080668 | piano assai | very softly | |
| 173080669 | piu | more | |
| 173080670 | piu forte | more loudly | |
| 173080671 | piu piano | more softly | |
| 173080672 | poco a poco | little by little | |
| 173080673 | prestissimo | extremely fast | |
| 173080674 | presto | very fast | |
| 173080675 | prima/primo | first | |
| 173080676 | prima volta | the first time | |
| 173080677 | quasi | almost, as if, nearly | |
| 173080678 | rallentando | gradually slowing down | |
| 173080679 | risoluto | resolute, energetic, determined | |
| 173080680 | ritardando | rit., ritard., gradually slowing down | |
| 173080681 | scherzando | joking, playful | |
| 173080682 | scherzo | joke, jest; movement in moderate or rapid tempo, usually light or mocking in tone | |
| 173080683 | segno | sign | |
| 173080684 | seque | follow, continue indefinitely | |
| 173080685 | sempre | always, ever | |
| 173080686 | senza | without, free from | |
| 173080687 | sforzando | sf, sfz - sudden strong accent | |
| 173080688 | simile | similar, in the same manner | |
| 173080689 | sostenuto | sustained | |
| 173080690 | sotto voce | in a low, soft voice; quietly | |
| 173080691 | spiritoso | spirited, vivacious, jocular | |
| 173080692 | staccato | detached, short | |
| 173080693 | stretto | pressed, hurried | |
| 173080694 | stringendo | hastened, accelerating | |
| 173080695 | subito | sudden, quick, at once, immediately | |
| 173080696 | tacet | to be silent | |
| 173080697 | tempo | time, speed of beat | |
| 173080698 | tempo primo | original tempo | |
| 173080699 | tenuto | sustained, held | |
| 173080700 | tranquillo | tranquil, calm, quiet, peaceful | |
| 173080701 | tutti | all, whole | |
| 173080702 | un, una, uno | one | |
| 173080703 | unison | simultaneous performance of the same notes or melody by various instruments/voices, at exactly the same pitch or in a different octave | |
| 173080704 | vibrato | a slight fluctuation of pitch produced to increase the emotional quality of the sound | |
| 173080705 | vigoroso | vigorous, robust | |
| 173080706 | vivace | lively, vivacious | |
| 173080707 | vivo | lively, brisk, animated |
