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1
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Accelerando (accel.)

A

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 (literally cheerful)

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Andante

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At a medium (walking) speed.

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Cantabile

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In a singing style

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Crescendo (cresc.)

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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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Dal segno (d.s.)

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Repeat from the sign s./.s

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Decrescendo (Decresc.). Diminuendo (dim.)

A

Gradually getting quieter.

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Fine

A

The end.

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f (forte)

A

Loud.

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Ff (fortissimo)

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Very loud.

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Legato

A

Smoothly.

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Lento

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Slow.

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Mezzo

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Half.

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Mf (mezzo forte)

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Moderately (half) loud.

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mp (mezzo piano)

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Moderately (half) quiet.

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Moderato.

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Moderately. (Allegro moderato: moderately quick).

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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 (Rall.)

Ritardando (Ritard. Rit.)

A

Gradually getting slower.

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Ritenuto (Riten. Rit.)

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Held back.

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Staccato (stacc.)

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Detached.

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Tempo.

A

Speed, time.

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A tempo

A

In time.

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A.

A

At, to, by, for, in, in the style of.

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Al, alla

A

To the, in the manner of.

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Allargando.

A

Broadening.

Getting a little slower and probably a little louder

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Andantino.

A

Slightly faster than andante. (May mean slower.)

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Assai

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Very.

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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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E, ed.

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And.

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Espressivo (Espress. Espr.)

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Expressive.

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fp. (Fortepiano)

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Loud, then immediately soft.

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Giocoso

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Playful, merry.

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Grave

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Very slow, solemn.

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40
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Grazioso

A

Graceful.

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41
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Larghetto

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Rather slow.

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42
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Largo

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Slow, stately.

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43
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Ma

A

But.

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44
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Maestoso

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Majestic.

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45
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Meno

A

Less

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46
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Molto.

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Very, much.

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Mosso, Moto.

A

Movement. (Meno mosso, less movement, etc.)

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Non

A

Not.

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49
Q

Troll card

A

😝😝😝😝

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50
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Più

A

More.

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51
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Presto.

A

Fast, faster than allegro.

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52
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Senza.

A

Without.

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Sf, sfz ( sforzando, sforzato)

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Forced, accented.

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Simile, sim.

A

In the same way.

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55
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Sostenuto.

A

Sustained.

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56
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Tenuto.

A

Held.

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57
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Troppo

A

Too much.

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58
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Non Troppo.

A

Not too much.

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59
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Vivace, vivo

A

Lively, quick.

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60
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Adagietto

A

Rather slow.

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61
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Ad libitum, ad lib

A

At choice, passage may be played freely.

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62
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Agitato

A

Agitated.

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63
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Alla breve

A

With a minim beat, equivalent to c/ (2/2), implying a faster tempo than the notes might otherwise suggest.

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Amore

A

Love.

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65
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Amoroso

A

Loving.

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66
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Anima

A

Soul, spirit.

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67
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Con anima

A

With feeling, spirited.

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68
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Animato

A

Animated, lively.

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69
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Animando

A

Becoming more lively.

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70
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Ben

A

Well.

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71
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Brio

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Vigour.

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72
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Comodo

A

Convenient.

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73
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Tempo Comodo.

A

At a comfortable speed.

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74
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Deciso

A

With determination.

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75
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Delicato

A

Delicate

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76
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Energico

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Energetic.

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77
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Forza

A

Force.

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78
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Largamente

A

Broadly.

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79
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Leggiero

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Light, nimble.

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80
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Marcato, Marc.

A

Emphatic, accented.

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81
Q

Troll card

A

👻👻👻👻👻

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82
Q

Marziale.

A

In a military style.

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83
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Mesto

A

Sad.

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84
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Pesante

A

Heavy.

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85
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Prima, primo

A

First.

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86
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Risoluto.

A

Bold, strong.

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87
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Ritmico

A

Rhythmically.

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88
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Rubato, tempo rubato

A

With some freedom of time.

89
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Scherzando, scherzoso

A

Playful, joking.

90
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Seconda, secondo

A

Second.

91
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Semplice.

A

Simple, plain.

92
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Sempre

A

Always.

93
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Stringendo

A

Gradually getting faster.

94
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Subito

A

Suddenly.

95
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Tanto.

A

So much.

96
Q

Tranquillo

A

Calm.

97
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Triste, tristamente

A

Sad, sorrowful.

98
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Volta.

A

Time.

99
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Prima Volta.

A

First time.

100
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Seconda Volta.

A

Second time.

101
Q

Con sordini (con sord.)

A

With mutes. FOR STRINGS AND BRASS.

102
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Senza sordini (senza sord.)

A

Without mutes. FOR STRINGS AND BRASS.

103
Q

Arco.

A

Play with the bow (a direction after pizzicato). STRINGS.

104
Q

|^|. Flat top though. Upside down |_|

A

“Down” bow. A BOWING MARK FOR STRINGS.

105
Q

V

A

An “up” bow. A BOWING MARK FOR STRINGS.

106
Q

( sideways. A slur.

A

The notes are to be played in one stroke of the bow.

107
Q

Pizzicato.

A

Plucked. STRINGS

108
Q

Sul G.

A

Play on the G string.

109
Q

Suk ponticello

A

Play near the bridge. STRINGS.

110
Q

Una corda

A

Press the left pedal. (Literally “one string”)

111
Q

Tre corde.

A

Release the left pedal. (Literally “three strings”).

112
Q

Led. (Fancy font)
A hollow circle surrounded by 8 solid circles connected by lines.
P__________I

A

Press/release the right pedal.

113
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Mano.

A

Hand.

114
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Mano sinistra (m.s.)

A

Left hand.

115
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Mano destra (m.d.)

A

Right hand.

116
Q

~~~~ sideways.

A

Spread the notes of a chord quickly, starting with lowest note.

117
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Affettuoso.

A

Tenderly.

118
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Affrettando.

A

Hurrying.

119
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Amabile

A

Amiable, pleasant.

120
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Appassionato

A

With passion.

121
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Calando

A

Getting softer, dying away (and usually slowing down)

122
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Come

A

As, similar to.

123
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Come prima

A

As before.

124
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Come sopra

A

As above.

125
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Facile

A

Easy.

126
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Fuoco

A

Fire.

127
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Giusto

A

Proper, exact.

128
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Tempo, Giusto.

A

In strict time.

129
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L’istesso.

A

The same.

130
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L’istesso tempo.

A

At the same speed.

131
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Morendo

A

Dying away.

132
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Niente

A

Nothing.

133
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Nobilmente

A

Nobly.

134
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Perdendosi

A

Dying away.

135
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Possibile

A

Possible.

136
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Quasi

A

As if, resembling.

137
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Sonoro

A

Resonant, with rich tone.

138
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Sopra

A

Above.

139
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Sotto

A

Below.

140
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Sotto voce

A

In an undertone.

141
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Veloce

A

Swift.

142
Q

Voce

A

Voice

143
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À

A

To, at.

144
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Animé

A

Animated, lively.

145
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Assez

A

Enough, sufficiently.

146
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Avec

A

With

147
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Cédez

A

Yield, relax the speed.

148
Q

Douce

A

Sweet.

149
Q

En dehors

A

Prominent (a direction to make a melody stand out.

150
Q

Et

A

And.

151
Q

Légèrement

A

Light

152
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Lent

A

Slow.

153
Q

Mais

A

But.

154
Q

Moins

A

Less.

155
Q

Modéré,

A

At a moderate speed.

156
Q

Non

A

Not.

157
Q

Peu

A

Little.

158
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Plus

A

More.

159
Q

Plus.

A

More.

160
Q

Presser

A

Hurry.

161
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Ralentir

A

Slow down.

162
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En pressant

A

Hurrying on.

163
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Retenu

A

Held back.

164
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En Retenant.

A

Holding back, slowing a little.

165
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Sans

A

Without.

166
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Très

A

Very.

167
Q

Un, une

A

One.

168
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Vif

A

Lively.

169
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Vite

A

Quick.

170
Q

Attacca

A

Go straight onto the next section of the music.

171
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Dolente

A

Sad, mournful.

172
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Dolore

A

Grief.

173
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Doloroso

A

Sorrowful.

174
Q

Doppio movimento

A

Twice as fast.

175
Q

Estinto

A

As soft as possible, lifeless.

176
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Incalzando

A

Getting quicker.

177
Q

Lacrimoso

A

Sad.

178
Q

Loco

A

At the normal pitch.

Used to cancel an 8va direction.

179
Q

Lunga

A

Long.

180
Q

Lusingando

A

Coaxing, in a sweet or persuasive style.

181
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Misura

A

Measure.

182
Q

Alla Misura

A

In strict time.

183
Q

Senza Misura

A

In free time.

184
Q

Ossia

A

Or, alternatively.

185
Q

Piacevole

A

Pleasant.

186
Q

Piangevole

A

Plaintive, in the style of a lament.

187
Q

Pochettino, poch.

A

Rather little.

188
Q

Rinforznado, rf, rfz.

A

Reinforcing.

189
Q

Segue

A

Go straight on.

190
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Smorzando, smorz.

A

Dying away in tone and speed.

191
Q

Teneramente, tenerezza

A

Tenderly, tenderness.

192
Q

Tosto

A

Swift, rapid (but often used in the same sense of Troppo)

193
Q

Volante

A

Flying, fast.

194
Q

Aber

A

But

195
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Ausdruck

A

Expression.

196
Q

Bewegt

A

With movement, agitated.

197
Q

Breit

A

Broad, expansive.

198
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Ein

A

A, one.

199
Q

Etwas

A

Somewhat, rather.

200
Q

Einfach

A

Simple.

201
Q

Fröhlich

A

Cheerful, joyful.

202
Q

Immer

A

Always.

203
Q

Langsam

A

Slow.

204
Q

Lebhaft

A

Lively.

205
Q

Mässig

A

At a moderate speed.

206
Q

Mit

A

With

207
Q

Nicht

A

Not.

208
Q

Ohne

A

Without.

209
Q

Ruhig

A

Peaceful.

210
Q

Schnell

A

Fast.

211
Q

Sehr

A

Very.

212
Q

Süss

A

Sweet.

213
Q

Traurig

A

Sad.

214
Q

Und

A

And.

215
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Voll

A

Full.

216
Q

Wenig

A

Little

217
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Wieder

A

Again.

218
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Zara

A

Tender, delicate.

219
Q

Zu

A

To, too.

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