#music notation

• Affettuoso — An Italian musical direction instructing the performer to play a piece with deep feeling, sentiment, and warmth; it demands a tender, expressive, and affectionate interpretation, often associated with slower, lyrical movements.
• Affrettando — An Italian musical direction instructing the performer to increase the tempo in a hurried, rushing, or pressing manner, carrying an implication of excitement or heightened nervous energy.
• Amoroso — An execution directive written on classical musical scores, through which the composer requests the performer (solist or orchestra) to render that specific passage in a warm, tender manner, full of love, affection, and romantic sensitivity. As a borrowed adverb, it guides the tempo and expressiveness of the instrumental performance.