These are adverbs which in conjunction with the nouns above give more precision to musical directions. Most of them are still part of the everyday Italian language.
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| poco po’ |
little,few Poco allegro, un po’più mosso |
| un poco | a little un poco adagio |
| pochissimo | very little pochissimo ritenuto |
| a poco a poco poco a poco |
little by little. Poco a poco is incorrect Crescendo a poco a poco |
| meno | less Meno mosso |
| più | More Più allegro |
| con moto | with movement Andante con moto |
| mosso | movement più mosso, meno mosso |
| non troppo | not too much Non troppo adagio |
| ma non troppo | but not too much Allegro ma non troppo |
| molto di molto |
much Allegro molto or molto allegro. Allegro di molto is incorrect. |
| con fuoco | with fire Allegro con fuoco |
| assai | very Allegro assai |
| ancora | still more/still less ancora più veloce |
| sempre | always sempre piano |
| con | with con grande espressione |
| senza | without senza ritardare |
| gran grande |
great Adagio con grand’ espressione |
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