| A | B |
|---|
| a tempo | return to the normal tempo |
| adagio | slow |
| al fine | to the end |
| allegro | fast |
| crescendo | gradual increase in volume |
| con sordino | with mute |
| detache | detached, single bowing with slight articulation on each note |
| diminuendo | gradual decrease in volume |
| divisi | divided |
| fugue | a. introduction b. development c. final statement |
| larghetto | somewhat faster than Largo |
| largo | broad very slow |
| marcato | stressed |
| meno mosso | less moved or agitated |
| moderato | moderate |
| molto | very |
| non divisi | not divided |
| pizzicato | plucked |
| ritard | slow down |
| ritornello | musical form using the tutti-solo-tutti-solo pattern |
| rondo | musical form using the ABACAD pattern |
| sempre | always |
| senza sordino | without mute |
| simile | continue in the same manner |
| subito (sub.) | suddenly |
| spiccato | bounced bow stroke |
| stretto | overlapping of subjects in a fugue |
| tutti | all |
| vivace | lively |
| episode | portion of the fugue subject that appears in the development |
