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slowly

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lento

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quaver

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Another name for eighth note

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simile (sim.)

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in the same way

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andantino

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either a little faster or slower than Andante

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accelerando (accel.)

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Becoming gradually faster

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molto

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very much

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lento

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slowly

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quick

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allegro

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Another name for half note

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minim

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Becoming gradually faster

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accelerando (accel.)

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piu

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more

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at a moderate speed

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andante

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Another name for quarter note

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crotchet

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non

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not

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adagio

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slow

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less

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meno

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getting gradually softer

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decrescendo (decresc.) or diminuendo (dim.)

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assai

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very

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giocoso

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gay, merry

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very much

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molto

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very soft

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pp (pianissimo)

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soft

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p (piano)

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slow

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adagio

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sostenuto

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sustained

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maestoso

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majestic

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poco

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a little

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staccato (stacc.)

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short, detached

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semibreve

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Another name for whole note

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too much

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troppo

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a tempo

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In time

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allegro

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quick

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tempo

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speed, time

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fp (fortepiano)

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loud then immediately soft

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mp (mezzon piano)

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moderately soft

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largo

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slow, stately

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ff (fortissimo)

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very loud

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very slow

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grave

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held

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tenuto

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hold back

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ritenuto (riten. or rit.)

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al, alla

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in the manner or style of

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ritenuto (riten. or rit.)

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hold back

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tenuto

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held

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grave

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very slow

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grazioso

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gracefully

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mosso, moto

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movement

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sustained

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sostenuto

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loud then immediately soft

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fp (fortepiano)

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at, to, by, for, in, in the style of

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a

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mf (mezzo forte)

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moderately loud

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in a singing style

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cantabile

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not

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non

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ma

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but

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sf, sfz (sforzando or sforzato)

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forced, accented

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getting gradually louder

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crescendo (cresc.)

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troppo

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too much

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without

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senza

57
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the end

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fine

58
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da capo

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repeat from the beginning

59
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moderately soft

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mp (mezzon piano)

60
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repeat from the sign

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dal segno

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movement

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mosso, moto

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slightly slower than allegro

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allegretto

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crescendo (cresc.)

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getting gradually louder

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getting gradually slower

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rallentando (rall.) or ritardando (ritard.)

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larghetto

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rather slow but not as slow as largo

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slow, stately

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largo

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forced, accented

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sf, sfz (sforzando or sforzato)

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gracefully

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grazioso

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expressive

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espressivo, espress or espr

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sweetly

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dolce

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fine

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the end

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a little

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poco

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senza

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without

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more

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piu

75
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very loud

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ff (fortissimo)

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andante

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at a moderate speed

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majestic

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maestoso

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legato

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smoothly

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smoothly

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legato

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in the manner or style of

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al, alla

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allargando

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getting a little slower and may be a little louder

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with

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con, col

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rather slow but not as slow as largo

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larghetto

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half

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mezzo

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pp (pianissimo)

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very soft

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meno

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less

87
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getting a little slower and may be a little louder

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allargando

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very

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assai

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gay, merry

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giocoso

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either a little faster or slower than Andante

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andantino

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but

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ma

92
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loud

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f (forte)

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dal segno

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repeat from the sign

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minim

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Another name for half note

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e, ed

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and

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crotchet

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Another name for quarter note

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dolce

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sweetly

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and

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e, ed

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short, detached

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staccato (stacc.)

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cantabile

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in a singing style

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decrescendo (decresc.) or diminuendo (dim.)

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getting gradually softer

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a

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at, to, by, for, in, in the style of

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repeat from the beginning

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da capo

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con, col

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with

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In time

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a tempo

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speed, time

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tempo

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espressivo, espress or espr

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expressive

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in the same way

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simile (sim.)

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rallentando (rall.) or ritardando (ritard.)

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getting gradually slower

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vivace, vivo

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lively, quick

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p (piano)

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soft

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lively, quick

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vivace, vivo

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moderately loud

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mf (mezzo forte)

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Another name for whole note

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semibreve

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f (forte)

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loud

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moderato

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moderately

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very fast

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presto

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presto

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very fast

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mezzo

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half

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allegretto

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slightly slower than allegro

121
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Another name for eighth note

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quaver

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moderately

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moderato

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