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1
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Coda

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End of piece

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Legato

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Smooth, connected

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Maestoso

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Majestic

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Sempre

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Always

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Sotto voce

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Subdued voice

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Grandioso

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Grand

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Con tenerezza

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With tenderness

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Con spirito

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With spirit

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Espressivo

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Expressively

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Giocoso

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Humorously

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Sostenuto

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Sustained

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Grave

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Solemn

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Tranquillo

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Gently, tranquil

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Scherzando

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Playful, jesting

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Recitativo

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A style of text setting that imitates and emphasizes the natural inflections and syntax of speech

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Con bravura

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With boldness

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Vivace

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Lively

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Simile

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Similarly

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Con moto

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With motion

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Con brio

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With vigor

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Assai

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Very

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Leggiero

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Light

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Dolce

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Sweetly

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Cantabile

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Song like

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Del segno

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Back to the sign

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Marlato

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Marked

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Affettuoso

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Very expressively

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Con fuoco

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With fire

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Semplice

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Simple, unaffected

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Animoto

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Animated

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Da capo

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From the beginning

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Pesante

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Heavy

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33
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A capricccio

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Whimsical

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Dolente

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Sad, mournful

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Dolore

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Pain, grief

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Agitato

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Agitated

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Vivace

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Fast, lively

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Allegro

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Fast, quickly

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Allegretto

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Moderately fast

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Moderato

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Moderately paced

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Andantino

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Moderately slow

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Andante

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Slow but moving

43
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How to find key sig w flats

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Go back to flat before last

44
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The C Clef

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Used to indicate the location of middle C

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How to find key sig w sharps

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Key sig is a half step above the last sharp

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Order of flats

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B E A D G C F

47
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Enharmonic equivalents

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Two names for the same pitch

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Order of sharps

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F C G D A E B

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Lent

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Slow (f)

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Triste

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Sad (f)

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Schnell

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Fast (g)

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Langsam

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Slow (g)

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Anime

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Animated (f)

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Sans

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Without (f)

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Vif

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Lively (f)

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Sanft

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Soft (g)

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Douce, doux

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Sweet, soft (f)

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Gai

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Gay, brisk (f)

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Frisch

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Glad, joyous (g)

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Joyeux

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Joyous (f)

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Calando

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Gradually slower AND softer

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Ritenudo

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Suddenly slower

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Strigendo

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Gradually faster and hastening

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Accelerando

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Gradually faster

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Tempo giusta

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In exact tempo

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Tempo rubato

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Taken freely

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A piacere

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At pleasure

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Piu allegro

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More lively

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Allargando

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Gradually slower AND louder

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Diminished 7th

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Minor 3rd

Diminished 5th and 7th

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Sostenuto

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Sustaining

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Piu mosso

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More motion

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Senza misura

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Without measure

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Ritardando

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Gradually slower

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Rallentando

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Gradually slower AND broader

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Memo mosso

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Less motion

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Morendo

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Dying away

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Alla misura

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Strict tempo

79
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Half diminished 7th chord

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Minor 3rd
Diminished 5th
Minor 7th

80
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Minor major

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Minor 3rd

Major 5th and 7th

81
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Minor 7th

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Minor 3rd
Major 5th
Minor 7th

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Augmented 7th

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Major 3rd
Augmented 5th
Major 7th

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Dominant 7th

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Major 3rd and 5th

Minor 7th

84
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Major 7th

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Major 3rd
Major 5th
Major 7th

85
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Major 7 #5

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Major 3rd
Augmented 5
Major 7

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