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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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ritenuto {riten.}

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suddenly slower; held back

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scherzando
playful
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secondo, seconda
second; second or lower part of a duet
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semplice
simple
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sforzando (sf) (sfz)
a sudden strong accent of a single note or chord
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simile
continue in the same manner as had just been indicated
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sonore
sonorous
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sopra
above
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sostenuto
sustained
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sotto voce
soft, subdued, under the breath
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stringendo
pressing, becoming faster
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subito
suddenly
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tacet
be silent
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tutti
a passage for the ensemble
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vivo
lively
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volta
time (eg: prima Volta: first time)
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volti subito {v.s.}
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