Segment of The Dilettante's Dictionary of Music
ALLREGRETTO:
When you are 16 measures into a piece and realize you took it too fast.
ANGUS DEI:
To play with a divinely beefy tone
A PATELLA:
Accompanied by knee slapping
APPOLOGGIATURA:
A piece you regret playing
APPROXIMENTO:
A musical entrance somewhere in the vicinity of the correct pitch
CACOUGHANY:
A composition for people with chest colds
DILL PICCOLINI:
A small green instrument playing only sour notes
FIDDLER CRABS:
Grumpy string players
FLUTE FLIES:
Tiny mosquitoes bothering musicians at outdoor gigs
GAUL BLATTER:
A French Horn player
PLACEBO DOMINGO:
A faux tenor