All Musical Terms

Question 1

accelerando, accel.

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becoming quicker

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accent

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a stressed note

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ad libitum, ad lib.

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at the performer’s liberty or will

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adagio

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slow

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agitato

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agitated

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alla, all’

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in the manner of

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allargando, allarg.

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getting slower

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allegretto

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fast, but slower than allegro

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allegro

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fast

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andante

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moderately slow

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andantino

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slightly faster than andante

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animato

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animated

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arco

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on a bowed string instrument, return bowing after a pizzicato passage

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a tempo

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return to original tempo

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attacca

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proceed without break

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ben, bene

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well

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bewegt

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moving

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calando

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becoming slower and softer

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cantabile

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in a singing style

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cedez

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yield the tempo

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col, coll’, colla, colle

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with

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comodo

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at a comfortable easy tempo

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con

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with

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con brio

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with vigor

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con espressione

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with expression

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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 moto

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with motion

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con sordino

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with mute

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crescendo

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becoming louder

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da capo, D.C.

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from the beginning

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dal segno, D.S.

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from the sign

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D.C. al Fine

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Repeat from the beginning and end at ‘Fine’

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decrescendo, decresc.

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becoming softer

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diminuendo, dim.

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becoming softer

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dolce

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sweet

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dolente

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sad

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e, ed

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and

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espressivo, espress.

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expressive

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fine

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the end

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forte

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loud

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fortepiano

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loud then suddenly soft

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fortissimo

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very loud

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giocoso

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humorous

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grandioso

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grand

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grave

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slow and solemn

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grazioso

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graceful

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langsam

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slowly

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largamente

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broadly

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larghetto

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slow, but not as slow as largo

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largo

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very slow

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legato

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smooth

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leger

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light

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leggiero

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light

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lentement

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slowly

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lento

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slow

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l’istesso tempo

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the same tempo

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loco

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return to the normal register

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ma

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but

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maestoso

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majestic

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mano destra, m.d.

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right hand

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mano sinistra, m.s.

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left hand

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marcato

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marked or stressed

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martellato

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strongly accented

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massig

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moderate

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meno

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less

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meno mosso

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less movement

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mesto

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sad

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mezzo forte

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moderately loud

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mezzo piano

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moderately soft

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mit Ausdruck

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with expression

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moderato

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at a moderate tempo

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modere

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at a moderate tempo

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molto

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much

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morendo

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dying, fading away

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mouvement

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tempo, motion

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non

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not

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ottava, 8va

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the interval of an octave

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pedale, ped.

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pedal

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pesante

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weighty, with emphasis

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pianissimo

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very soft

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piano

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soft

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piu

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more

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piu mosso

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more movement

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pizzicato

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to pluck strings instead of bowing

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poco

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little

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poco a poco

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little by little

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prestissimo

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as fast as possible

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presto

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very fast

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primo, prima

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upper part of a duet

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quasi

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almost

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quindicesima alta, 15ma

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2 octaves higher

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rallentando, rall.

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slowing down

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risoluto

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resolute

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ritardando, rit.

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gradually slowing down

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ritenuto, riten.

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suddenly slower, held back

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rubato

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with freedom of tempo

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scherzando

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playful

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schnell

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fast

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secondo, seconda

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lower part of a duet

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sehr

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very

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semplice

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simple

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sempre

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always, continuously

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senza

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without

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sforzando, sf, sfz

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sudden strong accent on a note or chord

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simile

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continue in the same manner as has 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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subdued

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spiritoso

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spirited

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staccato

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detached

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stringendo

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pressing

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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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tempo

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speed at which music is played

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Tempo primo (Tempo I)

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return to original tempo

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tranquillo

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quiet, tranquil

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tre corde

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release left pedal

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troppo

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to much

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tutti

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a passage for the ensemble

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vite

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fast

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una corda

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depress the left pedal

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vivace

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lively

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vivo

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lively

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volta

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time

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volti subito, v.s.

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