BATTEMENT
(French) A trill, or in contemporary music, the acoustic effect produced from two very close notes (micro intervals).
BEGINNEND
(German) Beginning.
BEIDE
(German) Both.
BEINAHE
(German) Almost.
BELEBTER
(German) Briskly.
BEN
(Italian) Well; quite.
BENE
(Italian) Well; quite.
BESCHLEUNIGEND
(German) Accelerate; hurry.
BESCHLUSS
(German) With decisiveness and resolve.
BETONUNG
(German) Emphasis.
BEWEGTER
(German) Proceed with motion and some rapidity; same as the Italian term 'piu mosso'.
BIS ZUM
(German) Until the.
BISBIGLIANDO
(Italian) Harp technique: a soft and frequent chord tremolo.
BOUCHÉ
(French) Stopped tones, for brass instruments. Open or close the instrument with hand or mute. Sometimes used to indicate a change in pitch.
BRAVURA
(Italian) Bold; dashing.
BREIT
(German) Broad.
BREITER
(German) Broadly.
BRILLANTE
(Italian) Brilliant; sparkling.
BRIOSO
(Italian) Lustily; with spirit.
BRUSCAMENTE
(Italian) Sharply; roughly.