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Largo

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Slow and Broad

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Grave

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Very slow, ponderous and solemn

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Larghetto

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Slowly

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Adagio

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Slow and leisurely

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Lento

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Slowly

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Andante

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Moderately slow and flowing

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Andantino

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Slightly faster than Andante

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Moderato

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Moderately

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Allegretto

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Moderately fast

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Allegro

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Fast and lively

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Vivace

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Very fast, vivaciously

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Presto

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Extremely fast

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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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Mezzo Piano

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Moderately soft

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Mezzo Forte

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Moderately Loud

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Forte

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Loud

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Fortissimo

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Very loud

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Sforzando

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Played with sudden force

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Forte-piano

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Loud, then immediately soft

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Crescendo

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Gradually louder

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Diminuendo

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Gradually softer

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Decrescendo

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Gradually softer

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Morendo

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Dying away

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Perdendosi

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Dying away in sound and speed

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Ritardando

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Gradually slower and slower

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Rallentando

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Gradually slower

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Accelerando

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Gradually faster

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Ritenuto

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Hold back at a slower speed

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A Tempo

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Used following one of the above markings to “resume the original tempo”

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Tempo Primo

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Tempo same as the beginning

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Staccato

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Short

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Tenuto

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sustained, broad

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Fermata

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Hold, give extra time

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Accent

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play with force

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Da Capo

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Go back to beginning

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Dal Segno

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Go back to sign

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Ad Libitum

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At liberty

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Agitato

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Agitated

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Alla Marcia

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In a march style

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Animato

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More animated

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Appassionato

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With passion

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Bravura

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With boldness and spirit

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Brillante

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Brilliant and sparkling

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Cantabile

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In a singing style

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Dolce

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Sweetly

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Espressivo

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Expressively

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Giocoso

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Playfully, gaily

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Grandioso

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With grandeur

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Grazioso

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Gracefully, elegantly

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Legato

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Smooth and connected

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Maestoso

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Majestic, dignified

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Marcato

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Marked with emphasis

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Pomposo

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Pompously and dignified

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Scherzando

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Playful, jestingly

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Sostenuto

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Sustained

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Tranquillo

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Quietly

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Accidentals

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sharps, flats and naturals not in the key signature

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Arpeggio

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Notes of a chord played separately

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Attacca

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Continue with little or no pause

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Cadenza

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A solo passage played with freedom

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Divisi

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Divided parts

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Embouchure

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Mouth muscles used in controlling the tone of a wind instrument

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Enharmonic

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same in pitch but different notation

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Fine

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finish, the end

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L’istesso

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The same

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Loco

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As written

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Meno

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Less

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Molto

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Very, much

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Mosso

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More

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Opus

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A musical work

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Poco a poco

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Little by little

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Quasi

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In the style of

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Segue

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Proceed in the same style

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Senza

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Without

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Simile

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Play in a similar manner

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Subito

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Suddenly, without pause

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Syncopation

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When the accent falls on the weak beats

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Tacet

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Be silent, don’t play

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Tutti

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