Music directions

al: to

Avec: with

Con: with

e: and
Senza: Without
Non/Nicht: not

ma: But
Ben/Sehr/Assai: Very
Etwas/Assez: Rather
Poco: Little
Molto: Much
Tanto: So much

Sord/Sourdine: Mute
Con sord: with mute
Senza sord: without mute
Avec Sourdine: with mute

Andante/Adagio/Lent/Lento/Largo/Langsam/Larghetto: Slow
Tranquillo: Calm
Sehr innig: Very calm/sincere
Retenu: Held back, a little slow
Graxioso: Gracefully
Adantino: Light & quick
Valse: Waltz speed
tres douz: very sweetly
Allegro: Lively
Adantino: Light & Quick
Geschwind: Quick
Schnell: Fast
Anima: Animation
Brio: Vigour
Vif: Bright
Glocoso/Scherzando: Playful
Dolce: Sweet & Gentle
Doloroso: Sorrowful
Dolente: Sad
Massig: At a moderate speed / at a walking pace
Ziemlick: Moderately
Marziale: in a military style
Legato: play the notes smoothly & connected
Cedez: relax the speed
Ritard: Getting slower
Retenu: held back, a little slow
Rubato: with freedom of time
Morendo: Dying away
Calando: Getting softer/ dying away
Smorz. (Smorando): dying away / fading away
Chiuso: Stopped

Mouvement/Moto: Movement
Cantate/Cantabile: in a singing style
Sotto voce: In an undertone
Mezza/Mezzo: in an undertone
Semplic: Simple/ Straight-forward
Pesante: Heavy
Subito: Suddenly
Simile: Continue in the same way
Sons ordinaires: Rather quick
Un poco meno vivo: little by little less lively
Poco meno mosso: reduce motion or slower tempo
Marc. (Marcato): Marked
Port. (Portamento): slide from one note to next
Zus. (zusammen): Split into 2 groups too

Glissando: Drawing fingers rapidly across the strings of harp / Slide rapidly across the string of brass instrument

Divisi: divide into 2 or more groups
zu2/a2/unis.: in unison, spilt into 2 groups, each playing a bar

Strings
arco.: resume bow after pizzicato
pizz.: play by plucking using fingers
sul G: play on G String
sul D: play on D String
sul ponticello: play on the bridge
v: up bow
n: down bow
col legno: strike string with the wood of the bow
Tremolo: Rapidly alternating bow stroke of the same note

Woodwind
+ (horn): hand stopped
Tremolo: Rolling the tongue while blowing

Bassoon
Muta in cfg: change instrument to double bassoon

Timpanist
Thrill: Drum roll (getting louder/softer)