TAKTE
(German) Measure; bar.
TEIL
(German) Part.
TEMPO
The time or speed at which a piece should be performed.
TEMPO BRILLANTE
(Italian) At a brilliant, showy rate or pace.
TEMPO COMODO
(Italian) Pace of the piece is at the soloist's convenience and accommodation.
TEMPO GIUSTO
(Italian) A favorite term during the Baroque era (1600-1750). It means that the tempo should feel right and be governed by the style of the piece.
TEMPO PRESTO PRIMO
(Italian) Return to a fast, rapid pace as at the beginning.
TEMPO PRIMO
(Italian) Return to the first tempo.
TEMPO RUBATO
(Italian) Literally "to rob." The tempo is governed by the melodic importance of the notes; hastening unimportant notes and dwelling on notes that emphasize the expressiveness of the
phrase.
TENDRE
(French) Tender; stretch; strain.
TENDREMENT
(French) Tenderly; gently.
TENERAMENTE
(Italian) With tender emotion; softly.
TENERO
(Italian) Tender.
TENUTO
(Italian) Abbreviated "ten." Stress the note by holding it to its full value.
TIEFE
(German) Deep.
TOUJOURS
(French) Always.
TRANQUILLO
(Italian) In a tranquil, peaceful style.
TRAUERMUSIK
(German) Funeral music.
TREMOLANDO
(Italian) With a quivering, fluttering of the tone.
TREMOLO
(Italian) A rapid alternation of tones; or on a stringed instrument, rapid alternation of up-bows and down-bows.
TRĂˆS
(French) Very.
TRILL
The rapid alternation of a principal note with its auxiliary a minor or major second higher.
TRISTAMENTE
(Italian) Sadly.
TRISTE
(French) Sadly.
TRIUMPHANT
(Italian) Triumphant; majestic.
TUTTI
(Italian) Indicates that the entire ensemble joins in, usually indicated after a solo passage.
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