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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