| mosso | | perform a passage "moderately"; or not too much |
| loure | | to perform a passage with a pressing forward or acceleration of the tempo |
| leading tone | | subtle modifications of intensity, tempo, phrasing |
| recitative | | bowing the strings as close as possible to the bridge |
| arpeggio | | mute |
| unison | | perform a passage with a gradual slowing of the tempo |
| sul ponticello | | movement, motion, agitated; piu mosso means "more moved" or faster |
| rubato | | growing broader, louder, slower |
| rallentando | | instrumental ensemble consisting of members of the string family, typically violins, violas, cellos, basses |
| fugue | | in a singing style |
| sordino | | a broken chord in which the notes are sounded one after the other not simultaneously |
| grazioso | | two or more instruments or sections playing exactly the same notes |
| hemiola | | the major seventh of a scale; it lies 1/2 step below the tonic and "leads" toward the tonic |
| bariolage | | in a graceful, smooth or elegant manner |
| dolce | | a slow, dignified French dance of the 17th and 18th centuries |
| coda | | the part of a composition where the final presentatoin of the original theme is stated usually at the end |
| string orchestra | | a concluding passage at the end of a composition; "the tail" |
| meno | | note upon which a scale or key is based; the first note of a scale or key |
| allargando | | very small printed notes that indicate what other instruments are playing |
| non troppo | | theme or subject is introduced by one voice and is imitated by other voices in succession |
| exposition | | broken chord technique where the bow rapidly changes strings creating an arpeggiated effect |
| recapitulation | | an adaptation of a composition for instruments other than those for which it was orginially composed |
| cue notes | | the rythmic technique in which duplets are played against triplets in another voice; 3:2 |
| tonic | | a section solo |
| cantabile | | a narrative song describing action, thought, or emotion; follows the natural flow of the vocal soloist |
| non troppo | | the part of the composition (usually the beginning) where the first statement of theme occurs |
| arrangement | | perform a passage "moderately"; or "not too much" |
| nuance | | perform in a manner following the tempo and style of the solo performer, recitative-like |
| stringendo | | sweetly, softly, with tender emotion |
| colla voce | | less |
| soli | | tastefully stretch, slow down or hurry the tempo to impart flexibility and emotion to the performance |
