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A capella

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Unaccompanied

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At; to; by; for; in (ex. A tempo)

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A piacere

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At pleasure

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Accelerando

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Gradually getting faster

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Accento

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Accented; emphasized

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Ad libitum (ad lib.)

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At choice; freely

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Adagietto

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Rather slow

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Adagio

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Slowly

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Affabile

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Friendly

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Affettuoso

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Tenderly

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Affrettando

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Hurrying

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Agitato

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Agitated; restless

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Al; alla

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In the manner of

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Alla breve

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With a minim beat

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Allargando

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Broadening

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Allegretto

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Fairly quick

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Allegro

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Fast

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Alt

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High

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Amabile

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Amiable; pleasant

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Amore

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Love

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Andante

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Walking speed

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Andantino

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Like walking speed (can mean slower OR faster than andante)

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Anima

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Soul; spirit

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Animando

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Becoming more lively

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Animato

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Animated; lively

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Appassionato

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With passion

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Arco

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With the bow

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Arioso

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Like an aria

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Assai

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Very

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Attacca

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Go straight on

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Ben

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Well

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Bis

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Twice

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Bravura

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Skill; brilliance

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Brio

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Vigour

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Calando

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Getting softer; dying away

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Cantabile

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In a singing style

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Cantando

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Singing

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Capriccioso

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In a whimsical or fanciful style

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Col; colla; colle

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With

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Come

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As; similar to

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Comodo

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Convenient

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Con

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With

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Crescendo

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Gradually getting louder

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Da capo (D.C.)

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From the beginning

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Dal segno (D.S.)

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From the sign

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Deciso

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With determination

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Decrescendo

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Gradually getting softer

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Delicato

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Delicate

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Diminuendo

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Gradually getting softer

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Dolce

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Sweetly

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Dolente

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Sad; mournful

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Dolore

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Grief

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Doloroso

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Sorrowful

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Doppio movimento

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Twice as fast

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E; ed

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And

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Energico

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Energetic

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Espressivo

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Expressive

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Estinto

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As soft as possible

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Facile

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Easy

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Felice

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Happy

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Fermata

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Pause

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Feroce

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Fierce

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Fine

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The end

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Flessibile

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Flexible

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Forte

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Loud; strong

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Fortepiano (fp)

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Loud then immediately soft

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Fortissimo

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Very loud

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Forza

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Force

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Fretta

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Haste

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Fuoco

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Fire

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Furioso

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Furious

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Giocoso

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Playful; humerous

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Giocoso

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Joyful; merry

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Giusto

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Proper; exact

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Grandioso

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Grandly

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Grave

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Very slow; solemn

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Grazioso

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Graceful

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Impetuoso

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Impetuous

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Incalzando

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Getting quicker

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Inquieto

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Restless

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In relievo

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Prominent (a direction to make the melody stand out)

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Lacrimoso

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Sad

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Largamente

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Broadly

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Larghetto

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Rather slow - slightly faster than largo

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Largo

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Rather slow; stately

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Legato

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Smoothly

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Leggiero

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Light; nimble

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Lento

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Slow

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Liberamente

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Freely

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L’istesso

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The same

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Loco

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At the normal pitch

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Lugubre

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Mournful

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Lunga

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Long

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Lusigando

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Coaxing

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Ma

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But

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Maestoso

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Majestic

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Mancando

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Fading away

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Marcato

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Emphatic; accented

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Marziale

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In a military style

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Meno

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Less

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Mesto

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Sad

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Mezzoforte

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Moderately loud

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Mezzopiano

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Moderately soft

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Misterioso

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Mysterious

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Misura

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Measure

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Moderato

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Moderate speed

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Molto

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Very; much

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Morendo

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Dying away

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Mosso

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Movement; motion

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Moto

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Movement

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Niente

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Nothing

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Nobilmente

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Nobly

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Non

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Not

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Nuovo

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New

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Obbligato

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Obligatory (indicates instrument has special role and is mandatory

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Ossia

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Or; alternatively

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Ostinato

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Persistent

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Parlando

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Speaking

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Patetico

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With deep feeling

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Pausa

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Pause

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Per

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By; for; to

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Perdendosi

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Dying away

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Pesante

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Heavy

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Piacevole

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Pleasant

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Piangevole

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Plaintive

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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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Piu

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More

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Pizzicato

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Plucked

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Placido

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Calm; peaceful

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Pochettino

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Rather little

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Poco

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A little

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Possible

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Possible

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Precipitando

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Rushing; headlong

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Presto

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Very fast

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Prima

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First

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Quasi

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As if; resembling

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Rallentando

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Gradually getting slower

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Rigoroso

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Strict

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Rinforzando (rf; rfz)

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Reinforcing

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Risoluto

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Bold; strong

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Ritardando

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Gradually getting slower

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Ritenuto

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Held back

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Ritmico

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Rhythmically

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Rubato

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With some freedom of time

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Scherzando

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Playful; joking

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Scherzo

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Joke; jest

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Seconda

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Second

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Semplice

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Simple; plain

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Sempre

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Always

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Senza

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Without

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Segue

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Go straight on

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Sforzando (sf; sfz)

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Forced; accented

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Simile

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In the same way

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Slargando

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Getting slower

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Slancio

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Enthusiasm

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Smorzando

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Dying away

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Soave

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Gentle; smooth

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Solenne

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Solemn; grave

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Sonoro

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Resonant; with rich tone

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Sopra

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Above

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Sospirando

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Sighing

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Sostenuto

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Sustained

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Sotto

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Below

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Spirito

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Spirited

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Spiritoso

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Spirited

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Staccato

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Detached

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Strepitoso

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Noisy; boisterous

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Stretto

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Quickening the speed (also: overlapping entries of a fugue subject)

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Stringendo

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Gradually getting faster

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Subito

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Suddenly

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Tacet

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Silent

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Tanto

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So much

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Tempo

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Speed

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Teneramente

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Tenderly

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Tenuto

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Held

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Tosto

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Swift; rapid

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Tranquillo

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Calm

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Trionfale

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Triumphant

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Triste

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Sad

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Troppo

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Too much

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Tutti

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All; everyone

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Veloce

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Swift

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Vigoroso

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Vigorous; strong

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Vivace

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Lively

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Vivo

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Lively

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Voce

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Voice

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Volante

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Flying; fast

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Volta

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Time

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Volti subito

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