allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
andantino—faster than andante, slower than allegretto. Sometimes andantino is interpreted as the opposite: slower than andante
chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
concertante [I], concertant, concertans—in the manner of a concerto, e.g. individual instruments within the ensemble enjoy featured solos; playing against each other with brilliant display
duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
gran [I], grandioso, grandiose [F], Gross [G], Grand—great, grand
pastorale, pastoral—referring to the bucolic setting of shepherds, the countryside and an idealized relationship to nature