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Grade 1-4 performance directions Flashcards

1
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accelerando (accel.)

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Gradually getting quicker

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adagio

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Slow

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allegretto

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Fairly quick

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allegro

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Quick

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andante

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At a medium speed

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cantabile

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In a singing style

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crescendo

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Gradually getting louder

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da capo (D.C)

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Repeat from beginning

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decrescendo

diminuendo

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Gradually getting quieter

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fine

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The end

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f (forte

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Loud

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ff (fortissimo)

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Very loud

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legato

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Smoothly

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lento

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Slow

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15
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mezzo

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Half

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mf (mezzo forte)

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Moderately loud

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mp (mezzo piano)

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Moderately quiet

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moderato

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Moderately

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p (piano)

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Quiet

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pp (pianissimo)

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Very quiet

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poco

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A little

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rallentando

ritardando

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Gradually getting slower

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ritenuto

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Held back

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staccato

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Detached

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tempo

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Speed

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al, alla

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to the

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allargando

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Broadening

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andantino

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Slightly faster

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29
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assai

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Very

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30
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Con, col

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With

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dolce

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Sweet, soft

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32
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e, ed

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And

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33
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espressivo

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Expressive

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34
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fp (fortepiano)

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Loud then immediately soft

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giocoso

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Playful

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36
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grave

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Very slow

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grazioso

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Graceful

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larghetto

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Rather slow

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largo

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Slow

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40
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ma

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But

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41
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maestoso

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Majestic

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42
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meno

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Less

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43
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molto

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Very

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44
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mosso, moto

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Movement

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45
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non

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Put

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46
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Più

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More

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47
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presto

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Fast

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48
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senza

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Without

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sf, sfz (sforzando or sforzato)

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Forced

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50
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Simile (sim)

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In the same way

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51
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Sostenuto

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Sustained

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tenuto

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Held

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53
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troppo

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Too much

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54
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vivace, vivo

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Lively

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55
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adagietto

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Rather slow

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56
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ad libtum (ad lib.)

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At choice (freely)

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57
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agitato

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agitated

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58
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alla breve

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With a minim beat (faster tempo)

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amore

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Love

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anima

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Soul, spirited

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animato

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Animated

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ben

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Well

63
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brio

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Vigour (lively)

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comodo

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Convenient (at a comfortable speed)

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deciso

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with determination

66
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delicato

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Delicate

67
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energico

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Energetic

68
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forza

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Force

69
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largamente

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Broadly

70
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leggiero

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Light

71
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marcato (marc.)

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Emphatic, accented

72
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marziale

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Military style

73
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mesto

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Sad

74
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pesante

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Heavy

75
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prima, primo

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First

76
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risoluto

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Bold, strong

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ritmico

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Rhythmically

78
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rubato

tempo rubato

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Freedom of time

79
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scherzando

scherzoso

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Playful, joking

80
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seconda

secondo

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Second

81
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semplice

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Simple

82
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sempre

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Always

83
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stringendo

A

Gradually getting faster

84
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subito

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Suddenly

85
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tanto

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so much

86
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tranquillo

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calm

87
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triste, tristamente

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Sad, sorrowful

88
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volta

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Time

89
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con sordini

A

With mutes

90
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senza sordini

A

Without mutes

91
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sul G

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Play on G string

92
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sul ponticello

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Play near bridge

93
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una corda

A

Press the left pedal

94
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tre corde

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Release the left pedal

95
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affettuso

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Tenderly

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affrettando

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Hurrying

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amabile

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Pleasant

98
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appasionato

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With passion

99
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calando

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Getting softer

100
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cantando

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Singing

101
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come

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As, similar too

102
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facile

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Easy

103
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fuoco

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Fire

104
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giusto

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Proper, exact

105
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l’istesso

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The same

106
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morerndo

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Dying away

107
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niente

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Nothing

108
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nobilmente

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nobly

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perdendosi

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Dying away

110
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poddibile

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Possible

111
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quasi

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Resembling

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sonoro

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With a rich tone

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sopra

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Above

114
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sotto

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Below

115
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veloce

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swift

116
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voice

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Voice

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à

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To, at

118
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Animé

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Animated, lively

119
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assez

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Enough

120
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avec

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With

121
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cédez

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Relax the speed

122
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douce

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Sweet

123
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en dehours

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prominent

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et

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And

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légèrement

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light

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lent

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Slow

127
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mais

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But

128
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moins

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Less

129
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modéré

A

At moderate speed

130
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peu

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little

131
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plus

A

More

132
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presser

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Hurry

133
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ralentir

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Slow down

134
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retenu

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held back

135
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sans

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Without

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très

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Very

137
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un, une

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One

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vif

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Lively

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vite

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Quick

140
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attacca

A

Go straight on to the next section of music

141
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dolente

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sad

142
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dolore

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Grief

143
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doppio movimento

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Twice as fast

144
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estinto

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as soft as possible

145
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incalzando

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Getting quicker

146
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lacrimoso

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Sad

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