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Dive deep into the musical realm with the Ultimate List of Musical Terms! Uncover the secrets & master the language of music today!
As you learn more about music in Year 3 and 4, you will need to know a number of key musical terms. Below is a glossary of these words that you can come back to when you need.
A variety of musical terms are encountered in printed scores, music reviews, and program notes. Most of the terms are Italian, in accordance with the Italian origins of many European musical conventions. Sometimes, the special musical meanings of these phrases differ from the original or current Italian meanings.
TIL: The term "con man" (or "con artist") is actually short for "confidence man" and also led to the use of "con" as a verb. The terms came into popular use during the mid-1800s.
What follows is a fairly long list of musical definitions and descriptions gleaned primarily from multiple Internet searches (utilizing available translation services). I also used a few book sources, mostly for purposes of corroboration.
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Italian Musical Terms. The majority of musical terms are in Italian, so this page has quite a long list. The other common languages for musical terms are German and French. Some of the words below have an audio file attached so you can hear how it is pronounced. Just click on the speaker icon.
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Jan 7, 2005 · con – with; used in very many musical directions, for example con allegrezza (with liveliness), con amore (with tenderness); (see also col, colla, above) con amore, or (in Spanish and sometimes in Italian) con amor – with love, tenderly; con affetto – with affect (that is, with emotion) con brio – with spirit, with vigour
