| Nach | (German) after |
| Nach belieben | (German) 'ad libitum' |
| Nachdruck, Nachdrücklich | (German) emphasis, emphatic |
| Nachgehend | (German) following |
| Nachlassend | (German) slackening speed |
| Nachschlag | the two notes that sometimes terminate a trill, a supplementary note that placed after a main note, 'steals' time from it |
| Nachspiel | (German) postlude |
| Nachtanz | (German) the second of two contrasting dances |
| Nachtmusik | serenade |
| Nachstück |
(German) nocturne |
| Nach und nach | (German) 'bit by bit', 'little by little', gradually |
| Nach wie vor | (German) 'as before' , 'as previously' |
| Naenia (Latin), Nenia (It.) | dirge |
| Nahe | (German) near |
| Naïf, Naïve | (French) artless |
| Naïvement | (French) artlessly |
| Nämlich | (German) the same, namely |
| Napolitana (It.), Napolitaine (Fr.) | a light magrigal of Neapolitan origin |
| Narrante | (Italian) in a declamatory manner |
| Naso, Nasetto | (Italian) point (or tip) of a bow |
| Natural | a note neither sharpened nor flattened, the sign placed before such a note |
| Naturale (It.), Natürlich (Ger.) | in a natural (or normal) manner |
| Navarraise | a Spanish dance originating from Navarre |
| Ne jamais | (French) never |
| Ne pas, Ne point | (French) no, not |
| Ne que | (French) only |
| Neapolitan Sixth | a chord which in the key of C major would be made up of the notes 'F', 'A flat' and 'D flat' |
| Neben | (German) near, 'at the side of', subsidiary |
| Nebst | (German) 'together with', including |
| Negli | (Italian) in the, at the |
| Negligente, Negligentemente | (Italian) negligently |
| Nehmen | (German) to take |
| Nei, Nel, Nello, Nella, Nell', Nelle | (Italian) in the |
| Nera | (Italian) a crotchet, a quarter-note |
| Nerveux | (French) nervous, sinewy |
| Net (It.), Nette (It.), Netto (It.), Netta (It.) | clear |
| Nettement (Fr.), Nettemente (It.) | clearly |
| Neue, Neues | (German) new |
| Neuf | (French) nine |
| Neun | (German) nine |
| Neuvième | (French) ninth |
| Nicht | (German) not |
| Nieder | (German) down |
| Niederdrücken | (German) press down, depress |
| Niederschlag, Niederstrich | (German) bow down-stroke |
| Niente | (Italian) nothing |
| Nobile, Nobilmente, Nobiltà or Noblezza | (Italian) noble, nobly, nobility |
| Noch | (German) still, yet |
| Noche | (Spanish) night |
| Nocturne (Fr., Eng.), Notturno (It.) | a calm, reflective piece of music |
| Node | the point on a vibrating string that is at rest - the point of maximum displacement is called the 'anti-node' |
| Noire | (French) a crotchet, a quarter-note |
| Non | (French, Italian) not |
| Nonet (Eng.), Nonette (Fr.), Nonetto (It.), Nonett (Ger.) | a group of nine players, a piece written for such a group to perform |
| Nonnengeige | (German) tromba marina |
| Note-row | a sequence of the twelve notes of the dodecuple scale (in effect the chromatic secale), each and every note (or one of its octaves) appearing only once in the sequence, to form the basis of a musical composition, a concept 'invented' by Arnold Schönberg and championed by, what is sometimes called, 'the second Viennese school' |
| Notturnino | (Italian) diminuative of Notturno |
| Nourri, bien | with a rich and full tone |
| Nove | (Italian) nine |
| Nowell (Eng.), Noël (Fr.) | a Christmas carol |
| Nuova, Nuova | (Italian) new |
| Nur | (German) only |
| Nut | a slightly raised bar at the top of a violin neck, or after the tuning pins of a keyboard instrument, that forms one end of the vibrating or speaking string length, the other end being at the bridge |
| Nutrendo, Nutrito | (Italian) full rich or well-sustained tone |
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