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Adagio

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A slow tempo

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A tempo

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Return to the original tempo

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Allegretto

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Fairly fast

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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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A little faster than andante

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Cantabile

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In a singing style

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Con pedal

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With pedal

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Crescendo

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Becoming louder

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Da capo

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From the beginning

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Dal segno

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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

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Becoming softer

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Diminuendo

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Becoming softer

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Dolce

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Sweet, gentle

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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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Fortissimo

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Very loud

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Grazioso

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Graceful

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Larghetto

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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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Lento

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Slow

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Maestoso

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Majestic

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Mano destra

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Right hand

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Mano sinistra

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Left hand

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Marcato

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Marked or stressed

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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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Moderato

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At a moderate tempo

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Pedale

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Pedal

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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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Prestissimo

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As fast as possible

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Presto

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Very fast

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Rallentando

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Slowing down

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Ritardando

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Slowing down gradually

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Staccato

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Detached

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Tempo

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Speed at which music is preformed

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Tempo primo

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Return to original tempo

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Tenuto

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Held, sustained

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Accent

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Stressed note

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Tie

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Hold for the combined value of tied note

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Slur

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Play the notes legato

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Fermata

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Pause, hold the note or rest longer that it’s written value

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Accelerando

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Becoming quicker

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Alla

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In the manner of

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Animato

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Lively, animated

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Assai

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Much, very much

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Ben

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Well

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Brilliante

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Brilliant

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Col

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With

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Con brio

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With vigor, spirit

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Con espressione

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With expression

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Con moto

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With movement

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E, ed

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And

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Espressivo

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Expressive, with expression

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Fortepiano

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Loud, then suddenly soft

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Grave

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Slow and solemn

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Leggiero

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Light, nimble, quick

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Loco

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Return to normal register

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Ma

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But

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Meno Mosso

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Less movement, slower

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M.M.

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Maelzel’s metronome

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Molto

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Much, very

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Non

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Not

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Non troppo

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Not too much

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Più

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More

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Più mosso

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More movement

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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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Quasi

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Almost as if

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Rubato

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With some freedom of tempo to enhance musical expression

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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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Spiritoso

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Spirited

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Tranquillo

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Quiet, tranquil

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Tre corde

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Three string

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Troppo

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Too much

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Una corda

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One string

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Vivace

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Lively, brisk

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