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agitato
agitated
ad libitum {ad lib.}
at the liberty of the performer
allargando {allarg.}
broadening, becoming slower
arco
for stringed instruments: resume bowing after a pizzicato passage
attacca
proceed without a break
calando
becoming slower and softer
comodo
at a comfortable, easy tempo
con fuoco
with fire
con grazia
with grace
con sordino
with mute
dolente
sad
giocoso
humorous, jocose
grandioso
grand; grandiose
largamente
broadly
l’istesso tempo
the same tempo
martellato
strongly accented, hammered
mesto
sad, mournful
morendo
dying, fading away
pesante
weighty, with emphasis
pizzicato
for stringed instruments: pluck the string instead of bowing
primo, prima
first; the upper part of a duet
quindicesima alta {15ma}
two octaves higher
risoluto
resolute
ritenuto {riten.}
suddenly slower; held back