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accelerando

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gradually getting quicker

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accel.

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gradually getting quicker

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3
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allegretto

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fairly quick (but not as quick as allegro)

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4
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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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6
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cantabile

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in a singing style

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7
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crescendo

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gradually getting louder

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cresc.

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gradually getting louder

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9
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da capo

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repeat from the beginning

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10
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D.C.

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repeat from the beginning

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11
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decrescendo

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gradually getting quieter

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12
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decresc.

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gradually getting quieter

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diminuendo

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gradually getting quieter

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dim.

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gradually getting quieter

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15
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fine

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the end

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16
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forte

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loud

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17
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fortissimo

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very loud

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18
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legato

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smoothly

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19
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lento

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slow

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20
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mezzo

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half

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21
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mezzo forte

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moderately loud

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22
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mezzo piano

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moderately quiet

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moderato

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moderately

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piano

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pianissimo
very quiet
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poco
a little
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rallentando
gradually getting slower
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rall.
gradually getting slower
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ritardando
gradually getting slower
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rit.
gradually getting slower/held back
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ritard.
gradually getting slower
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ritenuto
held back
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riten.
held back
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staccato
detached
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stacc.
detached
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tempo
speed, time
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a tempo
in time
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M.M.
Maelzel's Metronome
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dal segno
repeat from the sign ![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/SegnoTeken.svg/29px-SegnoTeken.svg.png)
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D.S.
repeat from the sign ![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/SegnoTeken.svg/29px-SegnoTeken.svg.png)
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![Music dynamic forte.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Music_dynamic_forte.svg/29px-Music_dynamic_forte.svg.png)
forte, loud
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![Music dynamic fortissimo.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Music_dynamic_fortissimo.svg/46px-Music_dynamic_fortissimo.svg.png)
fortissimo, very loud
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![Music dynamic mezzo forte.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Music_dynamic_mezzo_forte.svg/50px-Music_dynamic_mezzo_forte.svg.png)
mezzo forte, moderately loud
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![Music dynamic mezzo piano.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Music_dynamic_mezzo_piano.svg/50px-Music_dynamic_mezzo_piano.svg.png)
mezzo piano, moderately quiet
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![Music dynamic piano.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Music_dynamic_piano.svg/29px-Music_dynamic_piano.svg.png)
piano, quiet
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![Music dynamic pianissimo.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Music_dynamic_pianissimo.svg/51px-Music_dynamic_pianissimo.svg.png)
pianissimo, very quiet
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![Music-crescendo.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Music-crescendo.svg/50px-Music-crescendo.svg.png)
crescendo, gradually getting louder
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![Music-diminuendo.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Music-diminuendo.svg/50px-Music-diminuendo.svg.png)
diminuendo, gradually getting quieter
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![Music-slur.png](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Music-slur.png/100px-Music-slur.png)
slur, play legato, play smoothly
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![Music-ottavaalta.png](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Music-ottavaalta.png/100px-Music-ottavaalta.png)
perform an octave higher
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![](http://www.teoria.com/reference/media/img/005b.gif)
play an octave lower
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8va
ottava
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![Music-staccato.png](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Music-staccato.png/100px-Music-staccato.png)
stacatto
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![Music-marcato.png](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Music-marcato.png/100px-Music-marcato.png)
Accent The note is played louder or with a harder attack than surrounding unaccented notes
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![Music-fermata.png](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Music-fermata.png/100px-Music-fermata.png)
Fermata pause on the note
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![Music-repeat.png](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Music-repeat.png/100px-Music-repeat.png)
Repeat marks At the second sign, go back to the first sign and repeat the music from there (the first sign is left out if the music is repeated from the beginning).
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![Music-metronome.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Music-metronome.svg/100px-Music-metronome.svg.png)
Metronome mark 120 crotchet beats in a minute

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