front 1 sotto voce | back 1 soft, subdued, under the breath |
front 2 tacet | back 2 be silent |
front 3 vivo | back 3 lively |
front 4 tutti | back 4 a passage for the ensemble |
front 5 scherzando | back 5 playful |
front 6 volti subito, v.s. | back 6 turn the page quickly |
front 7 semplice | back 7 simple |
front 8 pesante | back 8 weighty, with emphasis |
front 9 morendo | back 9 dying, fading away |
front 10 mesto | back 10 sad, mournful |
front 11 grandioso | back 11 grand, grandiose |
front 12 giocoso | back 12 humouurous, jocose |
front 13 dolente | back 13 sad |
front 14 rubato | back 14 with some freedom of tempo to enhance musical expression |
front 15 senza | back 15 without |
front 16 tre corde | back 16 three strings; release the left pedal (on the piano |
front 17 volta | back 17 time (for example, prima volta: first time; seconda volta: second time) |