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agitato

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agitated

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ad libitum {ad lib.}

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at the liberty of the performer

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allargando {allarg.}

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broadening, becoming slower

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arco

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for stringed instruments: resume bowing after a pizzicato passage

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attacca

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proceed without a break

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calando

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becoming slower and softer

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comodo

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at a comfortable, easy tempo

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con fuoco

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with fire

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con grazia

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with grace

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con sordino

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with mute

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dolente

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sad

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giocoso

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humorous, jocose

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grandioso

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grand; grandiose

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largamente

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broadly

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l’istesso tempo

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the same tempo

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martellato

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strongly accented, hammered

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mesto

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sad, mournful

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morendo

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dying, fading away

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pesante

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weighty, with emphasis

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pizzicato

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for stringed instruments: pluck the string instead of bowing

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primo, prima

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first; the upper part of a duet

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quindicesima alta {15ma}

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two octaves higher

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risoluto

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resolute

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ritenuto {riten.}

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suddenly slower; held back

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scherzando

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playful

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secondo, seconda

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second; second or lower part of a duet

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semplice

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simple

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sforzando (sf) (sfz)

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a sudden strong accent of a single note or chord

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simile

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continue in the same manner as had just been indicated

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sonore

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sonorous

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sopra

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above

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sostenuto

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sustained

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sotto voce

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soft, subdued, under the breath

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stringendo

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pressing, becoming faster

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subito

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suddenly

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tacet

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be silent

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tutti

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a passage for the ensemble

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vivo

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lively

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volta

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time (eg: prima Volta: first time)

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volti subito {v.s.}

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turn the page quickly