Italian Musical Terms Used in English - Musical Expression (general)

Musical Expression (general)

Molto very Used with other terms, such as molto allegro
Assai very Used with other terms, such as allegro assai
Più more Used with other terms, such as più mosso
Poco Little "A little". Used with other terms, such as poco diminuendo
Poco a poco little by little "little by little", "slowly but steadily". Used with other terms, such as poco a poco crescendo
ma non troppo But not too much But not too much, such as allegro ma non troppo
Meno less Used with other terms, such as meno mosso

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