Piano: Soft
Pianissimo: Very soft
Staccato: Short and detached
Legato: Smooth and connected
Crescendo: Gradually getting louder
Diminuendo: Gradually getting softer
Accelerando: Gradually getting faster
Ritardando: Gradually getting slower
Fortissimo: Extremely loud
Adagio: Slow and stately
Allegro: Fast and lively
Andante: Moderate speed
Moderato: Moderate speed
Scherzo: A lively, playful movement
Sonata: A musical composition for one or more instruments
Symphony: A large-scale musical composition for orchestra
Concerto: A musical composition for a solo instrument and orchestra
Opera: A dramatic work set to music
Cantata: A vocal composition for soloists, chorus, and orchestra
Oratorio: A large-scale vocal composition for soloists, chorus, and orchestra