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1
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Cédez

A

Yield; hold the tempo back

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Léger

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Light, lightly

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Lentement

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Slowly

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Modéré

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At a moderate tempo

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Mouvement

A

Tempo; motion

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Vite

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Fast

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7
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Bewegt

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Moving

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8
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Langsam

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Slow, slowly

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Mässig

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Moderate, moderately

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10
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Mit Ausdruck

A

With expression

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Sehr

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Very

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12
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Schnell

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Fast

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13
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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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15
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Arco

A

For stringed instruments: resume bowing after a pizzicato passage

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16
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Attacca

A

Proceed without a break

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Calando

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Becoming slower and softer

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18
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Comodo

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At a comfortable, easy tempo

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19
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Con fuoco

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With fire

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20
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Con grazia

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With grace

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21
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Con sordino

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With mute

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22
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Dolente

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Sad

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Giocoso

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Humorous, jocose

24
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Grandioso

A

Grand, grandiose

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Largamente

A

Broadly

26
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L’istesso tempo

A

The same tempo

27
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Martellato

A

Strongly accented; hammered

28
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Mesto

A

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

31
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Pizzicato

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For stringed instruments: pluck the string instead of bowing

32
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Primo, prima

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First; the upper part of a duet

33
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Quindicesima alta (15ma)

A

Two octaves higher

34
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Risoluto

A

Resolute

35
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Ritenuto, riten.

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Suddenly slower, held back

36
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Scherzando

A

Playful

37
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Secondo, seconda

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Second; lower part of a duet

38
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Semplice

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Simple

39
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Sforzando, sf, sfz

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A sudden strong accent of a single note or chord

40
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Simile

A

Continue in the same manner as has just been indicated

41
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Sonore

A

Sonorous

42
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Sopra

A

Above

43
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Sostenuto

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Sustained

44
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Sotto voice

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Soft, subdued, under the breath

45
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Stringendo

A

Pressing, becoming faster

46
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Subito

A

Suddenly

47
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Tacet

A

Be silent

48
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Tutti

A

A passage for the ensemble

49
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Vivo

A

Lively

50
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Volta

A

Time

51
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Volti subito, v.s.

A

Turn the page quickly

52
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Accent

A

A stressed note

53
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Agitato

A

Agitated

54
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Con fuoco

A

With fire

55
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Meno

A

Less

56
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Pizzicato

A

On a bowed string instrument, pluck the string instead of bowing

57
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Sopra

A

Above

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