Multilingual Music Glossary

# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Hint: Don't worry about accents over letters, just skip them.

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  • 15ma [Italian] A directive to perform two octaves higher than written.
  • 15mb [Italian] A directive to perform two octaves lower than written.
  • 1er mouvement [French] See a tempo.
  • 8va [Italian] A directive to perform an octave higher than written.
  • 8va bassa [Italian] See 8vb.
  • 8vb [Italian] A directive to perform an octave lower than written.