con
Definition of the Italian term con in music:
- with
Language
Italian
Abbreviation
c.
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include con:
- adagio con discrezione – slowly with discretion...
- adagio con espressione – slowly with expression...
- adagio con gran affetto – slowly with great affection...
- adagio con gran espressione – slowly with great expression...
- adagio con grazia – slowly with grace...
- adagio con molto anima – slowly with much soul...
- adagio con molto espressione – slowly with much expression...
- adagio con moto – slowly with movement...
- adagio con sentimento – slowly with feeling...
- agitato con passione – agitated with passion
- agitato con pianto – agitated with grief
- agitato e con fuoco – agitated and with fire (with passion)
- agitato e con moto – agitated and with movement
- agitato e con passione – agitated and with passion
- allegretto con amarezza – moderately fast with bitterness...
- allegretto con anima – moderately fast with soul...
- allegretto con brio – moderately fast with liveliness...
- allegretto con energia – moderately fast with energy...
- allegretto con espressione – moderately fast with expression...
- allegretto con fuoco – moderately fast with fire (with passion)...
- allegretto con grazia – moderately fast with grace...
- allegretto con grazioso – moderately fast and graceful...
- allegretto con leggierezza – moderately fast with lightness...
- allegretto con malevolenza – moderately fast with malevolence...
- allegretto con morbidezza – moderately fast with softness...
- allegretto con moto – moderately fast and with movement, slightly faster...
- allegretto con semplicità – moderately fast with simplicity...
- allegretto con spirito – moderately fast with spirit...
- allegretto con tenerezza – moderately fast with tenderness...
- allegretto con variationi – moderately fast with variations (followed by varia...
- allegretto con variazioni – moderately fast with variations (followed by varia...
- allegro con allegrezza – fast with cheerfulness...
- allegro con anima – fast with soul...
- allegro con brio – fast with liveliness...
- allegro con brio ed espressivo – fast with liveliness and expressiveness...
- allegro con festevole – fast with a festive character...
- allegro con fuoco – fast with fire (with passion)...
- allegro con grazia – fast with grace...
- allegro con molto fuoco – fast and very fiery...
- allegro con moto – fast with movement...
- allegro con spirito – fast with spirit...
- allegro di molto e con brio – very fast and with liveliness...
- allegro e con brio – fast and with liveliness...
- allegro molto e con brio – very fast and with liveliness...
- allegro vivace e con brio – fast and lively with spirit...
- andante con amore – moderately slow with love...
- andante con anima – moderately slow with soul...
- andante con espressione – moderately slow with expressiveness...
- andante con gravità – moderately slow with seriousness...
- andante con grazia – moderately slow with grace...
- andante con gusto – moderately slow with taste...
- andante con moto – moderately slow with movement...
- andante con sentimento – moderately slow with feeling...
- andante con tenerezza – moderately slow with tenderness...
- andante con variazioni – moderately slow with variations (followed by varia...
- andantino con affetto – slightly faster than andante with affection...
- andantino con elevazione – slightly faster than andante with elevation...
- andantino con espressione – slightly faster than andante with expressiveness...
- andantino con grazia – slightly faster than andante with grace...
- andantino con moto – slightly faster than andante with movement...
- andantino con semplicità – slightly faster than andante with simplicity...
- andantino con tenerezza – slightly faster than andante with tenderness...
- animato con calore – lively with warmth
- animato con fuoco – lively with fire (with passion)
- animato con passione – lively with passion
- cantabile con espressione – singable (in a singing style) with expression
- cantabile con passione – singable (in a singing style) with passion
- con abbandono – with abandonment
- con affetto – with affection
- con affezione – with affection, with feeling
- con agilità – with agility, with nimbleness
- con alcuna licenza – (to be played) with some liberty...
- con allegrezza – with cheerfulness, with happiness, with gladness
- con alma – with soul, with spirit
- con alterezza – with haughtiness
- con amabilità – with pleasantness, with amiability
- con ammirazione – with admiration
- con amore – with love, with affection
- con ampiezza – with breadth
- con angoscia – with anguish, with sorrow
- con anima – with soul, with spirit
- con appello – with plea, with appeal
- con ardore – with ardor, with warmth
- con azione – with action, staged
- con bacchetta – with drumstick, with mallet
- con bachette dolci – with soft drumsticks
- con baldanza – with boldness, with audacity
- con bellezza – with beauty
- con bravura – with skill, with boldness
- con brio – with liveliness, with spirit, with vivacity, with ...
- con calore – with warmth
- con delicatezza – with delicacy, with elegancy
- con desiderio – with desire, longingly
- con dignità – with dignity
- con discrezione – with discretion (instruction to not play too loud ...
- con disprezzo – with contempt
- con dolcezza – with sweetness
- con dolore – with sadness, with pain, with sorrow
- con due pedali – with two pedals (on piano usually an indication to...
- con duolo – with grief, with sorrow, with pain
- con durezza – with harshness, with toughness
- con ebbrezza – with intoxication
- con effetto – with effect
- con effusione – with warmth, with affection
- con eleganza – with elegance, with grace
- con elevazione – with elevation, in a lofty manner
- con emozione – with emotion
- con energia – with energy, with vigor
- con enfasi – with emphasis
- con entusiasmo – with enthusiasm
- con esaltazione – with exaltation
- con espansione – with expansion
- con espressione – with expression
- con espressione dolente – with sorrowful expression
- con espressivo – with expression
- con fantasia – with fantasy
- con fermezza – with firmness, with steadiness
- con fervore – with fervor, with passion
- con festività – with festivity
- con fierezza – with pride, with boldness
- con finezza – with finesse, with elegance
- con fluidezza – with fluidity
- con fluidità – with fluidity
- con forza – with force, with power
- con fretta – with haste, with hurry
- con fuoco – with fire (with passion)
- con furia – with fury
- con garbo – with grace, with politeness
- con gioia – with joy, with delight
- con giubilo – with jubilation, with rejoicing
- con gran bravura – with great skill
- con grande – with great
- con grande sentimento – with great feeling, with great emotion
- con grandezza – with grandeur
- con gravità – with seriousness, with gravity
- con grazia – with grace
- con gusto – with taste, with style
- con impeto – with force, with impetus
- con insistenza – with insistence, with persistence
- con intensità – with intensity
- con intenzione – intentionally, deliberately
- con la – with the
- con lamento – with regret
- con lancio – with forward motion
- con larghezza – with width, with breadth
- con leggerezza – with lightness, with nimbleness
- con lentezza – with lentezza
- con licenza – with freedom (at the performer's discretion)
- con maestà – with majesty
- con malinconia – with melancholy, with sadness
- con malizia – with malice, with mischievousness
- con mazza – with mallet, with drumstick
- con meraviglia – with wonder, with astonishment, with amazement
- con mollezza – with weakness, with softness
- con molta – with much
- con molta forza – with much force
- con molto – with much, with very much
- con molto arco – with much bow
- con molto carattere – with much character
- con molto espressione – with much expression
- con molto fuoco – with much fire
- con molto passione – with much passion
- con morbidezza – with softness, with tenderness
- con moto – with movement, with motion (expression often used ...
- con ottava – with the octave (double the notes at the octave, u...
- con ottava bassa – with low octave (double the notes an octave below)
- con parodia – with parody
- con passione – with passion
- con pedale – with the pedal (with the damper pedal)
- con perfidia – with perfidy, with treachery
- con petulanza – with insolence, with arrogance
- con pigrizia – with laziness
- con precipitazione – with haste
- con precisione – with precision, with accuracy
- con rabbia – with rage, with fury
- con replica – with repeat
- con rigore – with rigor, with strictness
- con ripieni – with the full orchestra
- con riposo – with rest, restful
- con ritmico – with rhythm
- con rudezza – with roughness, with toughness
- con ruvidezza – with roughness, with coarseness
- con scioltezza – with agility, with ease, with fluency
- con sdegno – with scorn, with disdain
- con semplicità – with simplicity
- con sentimento – with feeling, with emotion
- con serenitá – with serenity, with calm, with quietness
- con serietà – with seriousness, with earnestness
- con slancio – with a burst of enthusiasm
- con sonoritá – with sonority, with resonance
- con sordina – with mute...
- con sordino – with mute...
- con spirito – with spirit
- con sprezzo – with contempt, with scorn, with disdain
- con stanchezza – with fatigue, with tiredness, with weariness
- con stravaganza – with extravagance, with eccentricity
- con strepito – with noise
- con suono – with sound
- con tenerezza – with tenderness, with softness
- con timidezza – with timidity, with shyness, with bashfulness
- con tinto – with shading or inflection
- con tristezza – with sadness
- con tutta forza – with full force
- con tutta la forza – with all the force
- con umore – with humor
- con un dito – with one finger
- con unghia – with the fingernail
- con vaghezza – with charm, with grace
- con variazioni – with variations (followed by variations of the the...
- con velocità – with velocity, with speed
- con vigore – with vigor, with strength
- con violenza – with violence, with force
- con vivacità – with vivacity
- con voce – with the voice
- con voce cupa – with a gloomy or dark tone
- con voce nasale – with nasal voice
- dolce con delicatezza – sweet and with delicacy
- dolce con dolore – sweet and with pain
- dolce con espressione – sweet and with expression
- dolce con grazia – sweet and with grace
- dolce con gusto – sweet and with taste
- dolcissimo con grazia – very sweet with grace
- energico e con fuoco – energetic and with fire (with passion)
- espressivo ma con ritmico – expressive but with rhythm
- forte e con calore – loud and with warmth
- fortissimo e con strepito – very loud and with noise
- grazioso con moto – graceful with movement
- grazioso con spirito – graceful with spirit
- grazioso e con espressione – graceful and with expression
- grazioso e con gusto – graceful and with taste
- larghetto con devozione – somewhat slow with devotion...
- larghetto con dolcezza – somewhat slow with sweetness...
- larghetto con grazia – somewhat slow with grace...
- larghetto con molto espressione – somewhat slow with much expression...
- larghetto con moto – somewhat slow with movement...
- largo con espressione – slow with expression...
- largo con gran espressione – slow with great expression...
- largo con passione – slow with passion...
- largo con sordino – slow with mute...
- largo con tristezza – slow with sadness...
- leggiero con grazia – light with grace
- leggiero con moto – light with movement
- leggiero e con grazia – light and with grace
- lento con amore – slow with love...
- lento con espressione – slow with expression...
- lento con gran espressione – slow with great expression...
- lento con grande sentimento – slow with great feeling...
- lento con grazia – slow with grace...
- lento con moto – slow with movement, slightly faster than lento...
- lento con solennità – slow with solemnity...
- lento con spirito – slow with spirit...
- lento con tenerezza – slow with tenderness...
- lento e con dignità – slow and with dignity...
- lento e con sentimento – slow and with feeling...
- ma con profonda espressione – but with deep expression
- maestoso con moto – majestic with movement
- maestoso ma con moto – majestic but with movement
- marcato con energico – accented with energy
- marcato con impeto – accented with force
- moderato con anima – moderate tempo with soul...
- moderato con brio – moderate tempo with liveliness...
- moderato con espressione – moderate tempo with expression...
- moderato con fervore – moderate tempo with fervor...
- moderato con grazia – moderate tempo with grace...
- moderato con molto sentimento – moderate tempo with much feeling...
- moderato con moto – moderate tempo with movement...
- moderato con passione – moderate tempo with passion...
- moderato con sentimento – moderate tempo with feeling...
- moderato con spirito – moderate tempo with spirit...
- più forte e con moto – louder and with movement
- presto con brio – very fast with liveliness...
- presto con fuoco – very fast with fire (with passion)...
- presto con spirito – very fast with spirit...
- presto e con sentimento – very fast and with feeling...
- quasi con sordino – as if with mute
- risoluto con forza – resolute with force
- risoluto con moto – resolute with movement
- scherzando con grazia – playful with grace
- sempre con energia – always with energy, always with vigor
- sempre con mezza voce – always with half voice (always at medium volume or...
- sempre con pedale – always with pedal
- sonata a due con basso continuo – trio sonata (genre in the Baroque era, written for...
- sostenuto con espressione – sustained (in duration) with expression
- staccato con delicatezza – staccato (short and detached notes) with delicacy
- staccato con grazia – staccato (short and detached notes) with grace
- staccato con tutto l'arco – staccato (short and detached notes) with the full ...
- tamburo piccolo con corda – piccolo snare drum with snares
- tutti con sordini – all with mutes
- vivace con brio – lively with spirit...
- vivace con fuoco – lively with fire (with passion)...
- vivace con grazia – lively with grace...
- vivace con spirito – lively with spirit...
- vivace e con spirito – lively and with spirit...
- vivacissimo con brio – very fast with liveliness...
- vivacissimo con violenza – very fast with violence...
Musical examples
Music scores that include con:
- Alfredo Casella: Symphony No. 2 (1908‑10) Page 1
- Claude Debussy: 2 Arabesques (1890‑1891) Page 2
- Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (1847) Page 2
- Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne in E-flat major (1830‑1831) Page 2
- George Frideric Handel: Hallelujah Chorus (1741) Page 2
- Haydn: The Creation (1796‑1798) Page 1
- Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique (1830) Page 1
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations (1741) Page 1
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (1803‑1804) Page 1
- Ottorino Respighi: The Pines of Rome (1924) Page 1
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to con:
- a – at...
- ad – at, to, in, for, on, by, from, with, in the style ...
- al – at the, to the, in the, in the style of, in the ma...
- all' – at the, to the, in the, in the style of, in the ma...
- alla – at the, to the, in the, in the style of, in the ma...
- anche – also, too, as well...
- ancora – again...
- che – that, than, which, who, whom, what
- ciò – this, that
- come – as, how, like
- da – from, of, by, for, at, with, to, like, as, since
- dal – from the, of the, by the, for the, at the, with th...
- dall' – from the, of the, by the, for the, at the, with th...
- dalla – from the, of the, by the, for the, at the, with th...
- del – of the, from the, by the, in the, on the, than the
- dell' – of the, from the, by the, in the, on the, than the
- della – of the, from the, by the, in the, on the, than the
- deve – must, has to
- di – of, from, by, in, on, than
- dopo – after, later, beyond, then
- e – and...
- è – is
- fin – till, until, up to, as far as
- fino – till, until, up to, as far as
- il – the (used before a masculine noun beginning with a...
- in – in, into
- lo – the (used before a masculine noun beginning with z...
- ma – but, yet, still, however
- né – nor, neither
- negli – in the
- nel – in the
- nell' – in the
- nella – in the
- non – not
- per – for, to, through, by, in order to
- poi – then, next, later, afterwards
- quanto – as much as, as many as...
- quasi – almost, nearly, like, as it were, as if
- questo – this, such
- sin' – until, up to, as far as
- sino – until, up to, as far as
- sul – on the
- sull' – on the
- sulla – on the
- suo – his, her, its...
- un – a, an...
- una – a, an...
- uno – a, an...
- va – go, go on