Latin musical terms
List of over 1,000 Latin musical terms in the music dictionary. Select a letter below to see terms starting with that letter, and click on a term to see its definition. You can also use the search function to find specific terms.
A. (altus)abab initioaccentusactus musicusacutaacutaacutumacutusad lib. (ad libitum)ad libitumad placitumAdeste FidelesaequaleaequaleaequalisAevia (alleluia)Agnus Deialio modoaliquotalleluiaAlma Redemptoris Materalt. (alteratio)Alt. (altus)alteratioalternatimaltusambitusanapaestusAngelusanteludiumantiphonaantiphonaleantiphonariumantiphonariusapertumars antiquaars musicaars novaars subtiliorars veterumars vetusauctoritasaugmenaugmentatioaugmentationemaulaeumAve MariaAve maris stellaAve Regina caelorumAve verum corpus
B. (bassus)B durumB molleB quadratumB rotundumbacchanaliaBass. (bassus)bassusBeatae Mariae VirginisBenedicamus DominoBenediciteBenedictusbiciniumbipunctumbisbis terquebreviariumbrevisbuccinaburdo
C. (cantus)C. figuratus (cantus figuratus)C. firmus (cantus firmus)C. mensurabilis (cantus mensurabilis)C. planus (cantus planus)C. prius factus (cantus prius factus)Can. (cantoris)cancrizanscanoncanon apertuscanon cancrizanscanon claususcanon duplexcanon motu contrariocanon motu contrario e rectocanon motu rectocanon perpetuuscanon quadruplexcanon quintuplexcanon simplexcanon triplexCant. (cantus)cantatoriumcanticumcantilenacantiocantio sacracantio sacracantionalecantiones sacraecantorcantoriscantuscantus ambrosianuscantus choraliscantus coronatuscantus ecclesiasticuscantus figuratuscantus firmuscantus Gregorianuscantus mensurabiliscantus planuscantus prius factuscantus romanuscarmencarmina buranacaudacentoCF (cantus firmus)c.f. (cantus firmus)cf. (cantus firmus)choraguschoralischoraliterchorumchoruschroma duplexcirculuscitharaclaraclarumclarusclassicusclausulaclausumclaviorganumclavisclimacuscliviscloccacollegium musicumcolorcomescommuniocompletoriumcompositioconcentusconcinereconductusconfinalisconservatoriumconsonanscontracontrafactumcontr'alto (contratenor altus)contrapunctuscontratenorcontratenor altuscontratenor bassusconversiocopulacornucoronacoryphæuscredocrotalumcrucifixacrucifixumcrucifixuscuculuscum quinque vocibuscum Sancto Spiritucustoscymbalacymbalumcythara
D. (discantus)dactylusDe profundisdecanidecemdecimadecima voxdecimamdecimumdecimumdecimusdeductiodemideminutiodeuterusdeuterus authentusdeuterus maneriadeuterus plagisdextradiabolus in musicaDies iraedifferentiadiminutiodiminutio simplexdirector musicesdiscantusdiscantus ex improvisoditonusDominicadominusDona nobis pacemdoxologiaductiaduoduodecimduodecimaduodecima voxdupladupladuplexduplex longaduplumduplumduplusduradurumdurusdux
elevatioepisemaepistolaet incarnatus esteuouaeevangeliumevolutioexequiaexequiaeexordiumexplicitexplico
gamutgenusgloriaGloria in excelsis DeoGloria PatriglottisgradualeGraduale Romanumgradus ad parnassumgravissima
iambusictusimproperiaimproperiumimprovisuaimprovisumimprovisusin campo apertoIn nominein seculumincipitinferiorinferiusinitiuminterludiumintermediumintroitusinventioinversioinvitatoriumioculatorIte missa estiubilatioiubilo
lamentumlaudeslauslectiolib. (libitum)liberLiber UsualisliberaliberimlibitumlimmaliralitanialiturgiaLiturgia Horarumlituuslongaluduslux æternalyralyra mendicorum
magnificatMagnus Libermaiormaneriamanualitermatinamatinummatinusmatutinummaximamaximamaximodusmaximodus imperfectusmaximodus perfectusmaximummaximusmediamediummediusmelodiamelopoeiamemoriamemoriammensuraminimaminimaminimumminimusministerialisminormisereremiserere nobismissamissa brevismissa cantatamissa defunctorummissa lectamissa mortuorummissa parodiamissa pro defunctismissa solemnismissa votivamissaleMissale Romanummodi ecclesiasticimodusmodus contrariusmodus imperfectusmodus lascivusmodus longarummodus maiormodus maximarummodus minormodus non rectusmodus operandimodus perfectusmodus rectusmollemollemollismoramotectummotetusmotumotu contrariomotu propriomotu rectomotusmusicamusicamusica coloratamusica falsamusica fictamusica figuratamusica humanamusica instrumentalismusica mensurabilismusica mundanamusica planamusica rectamusica reservatamusica veramusicummusicus
octavaoctava voxoctavumoctavusoctooffertoriumofficiumofficium defunctorumOfficium Divinumofficium divinumofficium lectionisomneomniaomnisop. (opus)opusopusculumopusculum musicesoratiooratoriumordinariaordinariumOrdinarium MissaeordinariusOrdines Romaniorganistaorganistrumorganumorganum duplumorganum mensuratumorganum plenumorganum purumorganum quadruplumorganum triplumorificium
palmulapanduraPange lingua gloriosi corporis mysteriumparaphrasisparsPater Nosterpax ejpedaliterperper augmentationemper diminutionemper motu contrarioperpetuum mobilepesphonascuspia cantiopiae cantionespileatapileatumpileatusplagiusplanctusplectrumplicapneumapodatusporrectuspositiopostpostludiumpraeambulumpraecentorpraefatiopraeludiumpraeludium et fugapraepunctispraestantprexprimaprimaprimariusprimumprimusprimus chorusprincipaleprincipalisprolatioprolatio imperfectaprolatio maiorprolatio minorprolatio perfectaprooemiumproportioproportio duplaproportio quadruplaproportio sesquialteraproportio sesquiquartaproportio sesquitertiaproportio subduplaproportio subtriplaproportio triplapropriapropriumpropriumpropriusprosaprosceniumprotusprotus authentusprotus maneriaprotus plagisPs. (psalmus)psalmuspsalteriumpulpitumpunctumpunctus contra punctum
Q. (quinta vox)Q. (quintus)quadratumquadriviumquadruplaquadruplexquadruplumquadruplusquartaquartumquartusquattuorquilismaquinquequintaquinta modiquinta voxquintumquintusquodlibet
R. (responsorium)recte et retroRegina caeli laetarerelatio non harmonicarequiemRequiem aeternamrequiesres factaresolutioresponsoriumresponsorium gradualeretroretrogradusrhythmusrondellusrotarussicarussicorussicumrussicus
S. (superius)sacramentumsacratasacratumsacratussalicusSalve Reginasanctasanctoralesanctumsanctusscandicusscenicascenicumscenicusschola cantorumseculumsecundasecundumsecundussecundus chorussedecimsemisemibrevissemifusasemiminimasemitoniumseptemseptimaseptima voxseptimumseptimussequentiasesquioctavasesquiquartasesquitertiasexsextasexta voxsextumsextussignum congruentiaesistrumsollemnesollemnissonusspatiumspondeespondeusStabat MaterStabat Mater dolorosastantipesstilusstrophicusstylus gravisstylus luxurianssubsubpunctissubpunctumsubsemifusasubsemitoniumsubsemitonium modisubtonium modisupersuperiussymphoniasymphoniacus
tac. (tacet)tacettacet al finetactustaleaTe Deumtemporaletempustempus imperfectumtempus perfectumtenebraetenortertius chorustestudotetrardustetrardus authentustetrardus maneriatetrardus plagistibiatibia clausatibia majortibia minortibia parestibia plenatibia profundatibia sylvestristibicentibicinatintinnabulumtonaletonariumtonariustonustonus peregrinustorculustractustransitatransitiotransitumtransitustredecimtrestrias deficienstrias harmonicatribrachystriciniumtriplatriplextriplumtriplustritonustritustritus authentustritus maneriatritus plagistriviumtrochaeustropustubatuba magnatuba mirabilisturbatympanum
v. (vide)V. (vox)V. acuta (vox acuta)V. angelica (vox angelica)V. capitis (vox capitis)V. celestis (vox coelestis)V. gravissima (vox gravissima)V. gutturis (vox gutturis)V. Hum. (vox humana)V. Humana (vox humana)V. mystica (vox mystica)V. nasalis (vox nasalis)V. nihili (vox nihili)V. organalis (vox organalis)V. pectoris (vox pectoris)V. populi (vox populi)V. principalis (vox principalis)Veni Creator SpiritusVeni Sancte Spiritusvenite exsultemusversiculusversusVesperaVictimae paschali laudesvidevigiliaevirgavirgulavocivocisvoxvox acutavox amorosavox angelicavox capitisvox coelestisvox gravissimavox gutturisVox H. (vox humana)Vox Hum. (vox humana)vox humanavox mysticavox nasalisvox nihilivox organalisvox pectorisvox populivox principalisvox virginea