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Conservatory Canada Theory 3.1 Flashcards

1
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A tempo

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Return to the original speed

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Accelerando (accel.)

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Gradually get faster

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Accent

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Emphasize the note

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Ad libitum (ad lib.)

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At the performer’s pleasure

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Adagio

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Slow, at ease; not as slow as Largo, but slower than Andante

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Agitato

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Excited, restless

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Alla

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In the style of

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Allargando (allarg.)

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Gradually get slower and broader

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Allegretto

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Rather lively & moderately fast; but not as fast as Allegro

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Allegro

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Quick & lively

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Andante

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At a walking pace

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Animato

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Animated, with increased life

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Arco

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Use the bow

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14
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Assai

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Very

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15
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Attacca

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Go on to the next… without a break

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16
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Ausdrucksvoll

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Expressively

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17
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Ben or bene

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Well, good

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18
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Bewegt

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Moved, either in speed or in emotion

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Brilliante

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Brilliant, bright, sparkling

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Brio

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Life, spirit

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21
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Cantabile

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In a singing style

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22
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Coll’ 8va

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Add an octave; play in octaves

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23
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Colla or col or coll’

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With the

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24
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Commodo

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Easily, without hurry

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Con brio

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With life, sprit

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Con espressione

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With expression

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27
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Con fuoco

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With fire

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Con grazia

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With grace, elegance

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29
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Con moto

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With motion

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30
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Con pedale (con ped.)

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With the damper pedal

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31
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Con sordino (con sord.)

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With the mute

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32
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Crescendo (cresc.)

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Gradually getting louder

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33
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Da capo (D.C.)

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Repeat from the beginning

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34
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Dal segno (D.S.)

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Repeat from the sign

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35
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Decrescendo

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Gradually getting softer

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36
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Diminuendo

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Gradually getting softer

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37
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Dolce

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Sweetly

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38
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Dolente

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Sorrowful, plaintive, sad

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39
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Dur

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Major (key)

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40
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E or ed

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And

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41
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Espressivo

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Expressively

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42
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Fermata

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Pause; hold the note or rest for longer than its written value

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43
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Fine

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The end; end the piece here

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44
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Forte (f)

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Loud, strong

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45
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Forte-Piano (fp)

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Loud, then immediately soft

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46
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Fortissimo (ff)

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Very loud

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47
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Giocoso

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Joyful, merry

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48
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Grandioso

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With grandeur, in a lofty style

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49
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Grave

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Slow, extremely solemn and serious

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50
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Grazioso

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In a graceful, elegant style

51
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L’istesso tempo

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The same time (use at a change of time signature)

52
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Langsam

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Slowly

53
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Largamente

A

Broadly

54
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Larghetto

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Rather slow, but not as slow as Largo

55
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Largo

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Broad, slow & stately

56
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Lebhaft

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Lively

57
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Legato

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Smoothly and connected

58
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Leggiero

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Lightly, nimble

59
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Lento

A

Slow

60
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Loco

A

Return to the original pitch (used after 8va & 8vb)

61
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Ma

A

But

62
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Maestoso

A

Majestically; with dignity

63
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Mano destra (M.D.)

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Right hand

64
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Mano Sinistra (M.S.)

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Left hand

65
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Marcato

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Marked, accented

66
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Martellato

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Strongly marked, sharply accented

67
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Mässig

A

Moderately

68
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Meno

A

Less

69
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Meno mosso

A

Less movement

70
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Mesto

A

Pensive, sad, mournful

71
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Mezzo forte (mf)

A

Moderato loud

72
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Mezzo piano (mp)

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Moderately soft

73
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Moderato

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At a moderate pace, between Andante and Allegro

74
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Moll

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Minor (key)

75
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Molto

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Much, very

76
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Morendo

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Dying away in tone and tempo

77
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Mosso

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Movement

78
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Moto

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Motion

79
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Non

A

Not

80
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Non troppo

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Not too much

81
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Ottava

A

An octave; interval of 8th

82
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Ottava Alta (8va)

A

Play one octave higher

83
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Ottava Bassa (8vb)

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Play one octave lower

84
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Pesante

A

Heavily

85
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Pianissimo (pp)

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Very soft

86
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Piano (p)

A

Soft

87
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Più

A

More

88
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Più mosso

A

More movement

89
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Pizzicato (pizz.)

A

Pluck the string with the finger

90
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Poco

A

Little

91
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Poco a poco

A

Little by little

92
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Prestissimo

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Extremely fast

93
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Presto

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Fast; faster than Allegro

94
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Quasi

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In the style of; or (when used for tempo) almost

95
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Rallentando (rall.)

A

Gradually get slower

96
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Repeat sign

A

Repeat the music inside the double bars

97
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Ritardando (rit.)

A

Gradually get slower, holding back

98
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Ritenuto (Riten.)

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Immediately hold back; at a slower rate of speed

99
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Ruhig

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Quiet, calm

100
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Scherzando

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Playful, light and lively

101
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Schnell

A

Quick

102
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Semplice

A

In a simple style

103
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Sempre

A

Always

104
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Senza

A

Without

105
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Simile

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Like; the same as

106
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Sonore

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Noisy, boisterous

107
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Sostenuto

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Sustained

108
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Sforzando (sfz)

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Emphasize the note or chord

109
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Staccato

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Detached; separated

110
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Strepitoso

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Noisy, boisterous

111
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Stringendo

A

Pressing forward; gradually getting quicker

112
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Subito

A

Suddenly

113
Q

Sul ponticello

A

Play with the bow near the bridge

114
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Tempo giusto

A

In strict time

115
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Tempo primo

A

Return to the original or first speed

116
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Tempo rubato

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Flexible tempo; not in strict time

117
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Tenuto (ten.)

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Held, sustained

118
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Tranquillo

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In a quiet, calm style

119
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Tre corde

A

Release the soft pedal

120
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Troppo

A

Too much

121
Q

Una corda

A

Depress the soft pedal

122
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Vivace

A

Animated, briskly

123
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Vivo

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Lively, spirited, briskly

124
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Volti subito (V.S.)

A

Turn the page over quickly

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