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Conservatory Canada Theory 3.2 Flashcards

1
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Return to the original speed

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A tempo

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2
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Gradually get faster

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Accelerando (accel.)

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3
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Emphasize the note

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Accent (>)

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4
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At the performer’s pleasure

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Ad libitum (ad lib.)

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5
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Slow, at ease; not as slow as largo, but slower than andante

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Adagio

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Excited, restless

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Agitato

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7
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In the style of

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Alla

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8
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Gradually get slower and broader

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Allargando (allarg.)

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9
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Rather lively & moderately fast; but not as fast as allegro

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Allegretto

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10
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Quick & Lively

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Allegro

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11
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At a walking pace

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Andante

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12
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Animated, with increased life

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Animato

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13
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Use the bow

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Arco

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14
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Very

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Assai

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15
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Go on to the next… without a break

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Attacca

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16
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Expressively

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Ausdrucksvoll OR espressivo

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17
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Well, good

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Ben or bene

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18
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Moved, either is speed or in emotion

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Bewegt

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19
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Brilliant, bright, sparkling

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Brilliante

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20
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Life, spirit

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Brio

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21
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In a singing style

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Cantabile

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22
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Add an octave; play in octaves

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Coll’ 8va

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23
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With the

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Colla or col or coll’

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24
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Easily, without hurry

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Commodo

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25
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With life, spirit

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Con brio

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26
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With expression

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Con espressione

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27
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With fire

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Con fuoco

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28
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With grace, elegance

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Con grazia

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29
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With motion

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Con moto

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30
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With the damper pedal

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Con pedale (con ped.)

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31
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With the mute

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Con sordino (con sord.)

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32
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Gradually getting louder

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Crescendo (cresc.)

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33
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Repeat from the beginning

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Da capo (D.C.)

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34
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Repeat from the sign

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Dal segno (D.S.)

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35
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Gradually getting softer

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Decrescendo OR diminuendo

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36
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Sweetly

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Dolce

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37
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Sorrowful, plaintive, sad

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Dolente

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38
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Major (key)

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Dur

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39
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And

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E or ed

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40
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Pause; hold the note or rest for longer than it’s written value

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Fermata

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41
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The end; end the piece here

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Fine

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42
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Loud, strong

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Forte (f)

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43
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Loud, then immediately soft

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Forte-piano (fp)

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44
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Very loud

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Fortissimo (ff)

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45
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Joyful, merry

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Giocoso

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46
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With grandeur, in a lofty style

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Grandioso

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47
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Slow, extremely solemn and serious

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Grave

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48
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In a graceful, elegant style

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Grazioso

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49
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The same time (Used at a change of time signature)

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L’istesso tempo

50
Q

Slowly

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Langsam

51
Q

Broadly

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Largamente

52
Q

Rather slow, but not as slow as largo

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Larghetto

53
Q

Broad, slow & stately

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Largo

54
Q

Lively

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Lebhaft

55
Q

Smoothly and connected

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Legato

56
Q

Lightly, nimble

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Leggiero

57
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Slow

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Lento

58
Q

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

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Loco

59
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But

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Ma

60
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Majestically; with dignity

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Maestoso

61
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Right hand

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Mano destra (M.D.)

62
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Left hand

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Mano sinistra (M.S.)

63
Q

Marked, accented

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Marcato

64
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Strongly marked, sharply accented

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Martellato

65
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Moderately

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Mässig

66
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Less

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Meno

67
Q

Less movement

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Meno mosso

68
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Pensive, sad, mournful

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Mesto

69
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Moderately loud

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Mezzo forte (mf)

70
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Moderately soft

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Mezzo piano (mp)

71
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At a moderate pace, between andante and allegretto

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Moderato

72
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Minor (key)

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Moll

73
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Much, very

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Molto

74
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Dying away in tone and tempo

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Morendo

75
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Movement

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Mosso

76
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Motion

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Moto

77
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Not

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Non

78
Q

Not too much

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Non troppo

79
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An octave; and interval of 8th

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Ottava

80
Q

Play one octave higher

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Ottava Alta (8va)

81
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Play one octave lower

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Ottava Bassa (8vb)

82
Q

Heavily

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Pesante

83
Q

Very soft

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Pianissimo (pp)

84
Q

Soft

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Piano (p)

85
Q

More

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Più

86
Q

More movement

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Più Mosso

87
Q

Pluck the string with your finger

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Pizzicato (pizz.)

88
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Little

A

Poco

89
Q

Little by little

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Poco a poco

90
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Extremely fast

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Prestissimo

91
Q

Fast; faster than allegro

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Presto

92
Q

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

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Quasi

93
Q

Gradually get slower

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Rallentando (rall.)

94
Q

Repeat the music within the double bars

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Repeat sign

95
Q

Gradually get slower, holding back

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Ritardando (rit.)

96
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Immediately holding back; at a slower rate of speed

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Ritenuto (riten.)

97
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Quiet, calm

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Ruhig

98
Q

Playful, light, and lively

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Scherzando

99
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Quick

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Schnell

100
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In a simple style

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Semplice

101
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Always

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Sempre

102
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Without

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Senza

103
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Like; the same as

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Simile

104
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Noisy, boisterous

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Sonore OR strepitoso

105
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Sustained

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Sostenuto

106
Q

Emphasize the note or chord

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Sforzando (sfz)

107
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Detached; separated

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Staccato

108
Q

Pressing forward; gradually getting quicker

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Stringendo

109
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Suddenly

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Subito

110
Q

Play with the bow near the bridge

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Sul ponticello

111
Q

In strict time

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Tempo giusto

112
Q

Return to the original or first speed

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Tempo primo

113
Q

Flexible tempo; not in strict time

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Tempo rubato

114
Q

Held, sustained

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Tenuto

115
Q

In a quiet, calm style

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Tranquillo

116
Q

Release the soft pedal

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Tre corde

117
Q

Too much

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Troppo

118
Q

Depress the soft pedal

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Una corda

119
Q

Animated, briskly

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Vivace

120
Q

Lively, spirited, briskly

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Vivo

121
Q

Turn the page over quickly

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Volti Subito (V.S.)

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