poco a poco Definition of the Italian term poco a poco in music: little by little, gradually Language Italian Combinations Italian musical terms that include poco a poco: crescendo poco a poco – slowly gradually louderdiminuendo poco a poco – slowly gradually softerlegato e poco a poco crescendo – legato (smooth and connected notes) and gradually ...ma poco a poco – but little by little, but graduallyma poco a poco agitato – but gradually agitatedma poco a poco crescendo – but slowly gradually louderma poco a poco meno – but gradually lessperdendo poco a poco – gradually dying away (gradually slower and softer)poco a poco accelerando – gradually acceleratingpoco a poco allargando – gradually broadening (gradually slower)poco a poco animando – gradually enliveningpoco a poco animato – gradually livelypoco a poco appassionato – little by little more passionatepoco a poco calando – little by little decreasing (gradually slower and ...poco a poco crescendo – gradually louderpoco a poco diminuendo – gradually softerpoco a poco meno – gradually lesspoco a poco meno mosso – gradually less movingpoco a poco più animato – gradually more livelypoco a poco più mosso – gradually more movingpoco a poco più ritenuto – gradually more slowpoco a poco più tranquillo – gradually more calm, gradually more quietpoco a poco rallentando – gradually slowing downpoco a poco ritardando – gradually slowing downpoco a poco ritenuto – gradually slowerstringendo poco a poco – gradually accelerating the tempoShow more Related terms Italian musical terms related to poco a poco: a – at...poco – little, not much, a bit...