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A |
| A | At, to, by |
| A Cappella | (lit, in the church style.) Unaccompanied vocal music |
Accelerando
Accel. | Gradually faster |
Ad libitum
Ad lib. | At pleasure. The speed and manner of performance are left to the performer |
| Acciaccatura | ..... |
| Adagio | Slow |
| Adagietto | Rather slow |
| Adagissimo | Very slow |
| Affrettando | Hurrying, pressing onwards |
| Agitato | Agitated |
| Alla Breve | Formerly stood for four minims in a bar, now more often indicates two minim beats. |
| Allargando | Getting slower, with an implication also of generally bigger tone. |
| Allegro | Lively, fast |
| Allegretto | Rather lively (but less so than Allegro) |
| Andante | (lit, walking). At a moderate pace |
| Andantino | Alternatively faster or slower than Andante. |
| Anima | Soul. Con anima, with deep feeling |
| Animato | Animated |
| A piacere | At pleasure |
| Appassionato | Passionately |
| Appoggiatura | A grace-note |
| Arco | A direction to string players to resume the use of the bow after a passage of pizzicato |
| Arpeggio | ..... |
| Assai | Very |
| A tempo | In time, i.e. resuming normal speed after a deviation |
| Attacca | Go on at once |
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B | |
| B (Ger.) | The note B flat. H is used for B natural. |
Bemol
Bemolle | The Flat sign |
| Ben, Bene | Well |
| Bewegt (Ger.) | With movement |
| Bis (Lot.) | Twice |
| Breit (Ger.) | Broad |
| Bravura (con.) | (With) boldness and spirit |
| Breve | (lit, short). Originally a note of relatively short duration, but now the longest note, equal to four minims |
| Brillante | Brilliant |
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