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Con espressione
With expression
Con fuoco
With fire
Con grazia
With grace; in a graceful or elegant style
Con moto
With motion/movement
Con pedale (con ped.) (Ped.)
With the damper pedal
Con sordino (con sord.)
To be played with the mute (string instruments, bass instruments)
Crescendo (cresc.)
Gradually becoming louder
Da Capo (D.C.)
Repeat from the beginning
Da Capo al Fine
Repeat from the beginning and end at Fine
Dal Segno
Repeat from the sign
Decrescendo (decresc.)
Gradually becoming softer
Diminuendo (dim.)
Gradually becoming softer
Dolce
Sweetly, gentle
Dolente
Sad, sorrowfully
Dur
Major
Ex: C dur, C Major
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And
Enharmonic
Two notes which are spelled differently but sound the same
Espressivo (espress.)
Expressively
Fermata
Pause; hold this note (or rest) longer than its note value indicates
Fine
The end
Forte
Loud
Fortepiano
Loud, then immediately soft
Fortissimo
Very loud
Con brio
With vigour, spirit