va - go on.
vaccilando - irregular in time.
vago - rambling, uncertain as to time or expression.
variation - the modified repetition of a theme or melody without the loss of it's entire identity; a form based on this technique.
veloce - swiftly.
velocissimo - with extreme rapidity.
vibrato - a slight varying of pitch produced by the rapid movement of the left hand on a stringed instrument.
vigoroso - bold, energetic.
violento - boisterous, vehement.
virtuosity - prominent display of technical facility in performance.
vitamente - briskly, immediately.
vivace/vivo - animated, briskly.
vocal - music to be performed by the human voice or voices.
voice - the human organ of sound, classified according to registers (e.g., soprano, alto, tenor, bass). Also, a part in polyphonic music (e.g., a four-voice madrigal, a five-voice fugue).
volta - time.
volta prima - first time.
volta seconda - the second time.
volti - turn over.
volti subito - turn the page over quickly.
volubilita - freedom of performance.
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