| largo | | moderately |
| furioso | | time; speed |
| accelerando | | not too much |
| con brio | | by semi-tones |
| appassionato | | light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro |
| adagio | | in a singing style |
| da capo | | the same (such as l'istesso tempo-the same speed) |
| sempre | | sweetly |
| molto | | a steady pace, but slower than preceding tempo |
| prestissimo | | furiously |
| grave | | (D.S.) from the sign |
| con grazia | | very |
| sforzando | | temporary irregularity of time, lengthening certain notes at the expense of others |
| marziale | | energetically |
| rubato | | in time; generally implies a return to original rate of speed |
| allargando | | a little; gradually |
| coda | | slow, but not as slow as adagio |
| moderato | | the same; continue in same manner |
| cantabile | | (accel.) gradually faster |
| vivace | | with animation; spirited |
| maestoso | | to the finish |
| dolce | | very slow |
| a tempo | | less (such as meno mosso-less movement; slower) |
| allegro | | in the style of (such as alla marcia-in the style of a march) |
| con forza | | with force |
| grazioso | | spirited |
| al fine | | (dim.) gradually softer |
| chromatic | | marked; with emphasis |
| staccato | | very fast; more so than presto |
| sostenuto | | vivacious; lively |
| tempo | | (andte) moderately slow, but moving |
| diminuendo | | (allarg.) gradually slower and broader |
| brilliante | | brilliantly |
| mosso | | (D.C.) from the beginning |
| subito | | smooth and connected |
| andante | | separated, detached style |
| alla | | always; continually |
| con anima | | majestically |
| legato | | slow, but not as slow as largo |
| tacet | | very slow too |
| lento | | suddenly |
| meno | | generally a little quicker than andante |
| andantino | | (ten.) sustain full value; also marked with |
| etude | | with spirit, brilliance |
| tenuto | | intensely; passionately; with deep feeling |
| ritenuto | | silent |
| marcato | | gracefully |
| l'istesso | | with spirit; brilliantly |
| allegretto | | (sfz) forced; with emphasis |
| agitato | | with graceful style |
| a poco | | a study |
| dal segno | | motion; movement |
| non troppo | | rapid; lively |
| adagietto | | very slow and solemn |
| energico | | sustained |
| simile | | agitated; rapid |
| larghetto | | very slow |
| grandioso | | the final added measures of a musical composition usually marked with |
| animato | | martial |
| con spirito | | grand or noble style |
