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a

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at, to, by, for, the

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accelerando, accel.

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gradually getting faster

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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 (faster than adagio)

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adagio

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slow

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affetuoso

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tenderly

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affretando

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hurrying

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agitato

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agitated

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al, alla

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to the, in the manner of

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alla breve

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with a minim beat

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alla marcia

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in the style of a march

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allargando

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broadening (getting slower and louder)

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allegretto

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fairly fast (slower than allegro)

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allegro

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fast

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amabile

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amiable

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amore

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love

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amoroso

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loving

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andante

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at a medium (walking speed)

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andantino

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slightly faster than andante

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anima

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soul, spirit

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con anima

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with feeling

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animando

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becoming 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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assai

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very

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attaca

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go straight on

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ben

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well

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brio

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vigour

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con brio

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with 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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come

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as, similar to

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come prima

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as before

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come sopra

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as above

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comodo

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convenient, comfortable

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tempo comodo

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at a comfortable (normal) speed

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con, col

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with

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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 the beginning

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dal segno, D.S.

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repeat from the sign (s with a line in the middle and 2 dots, one on each side)

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deciso

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with determination

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decrescendo, decres.

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gradually getting softer

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delicato

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delicate

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diminuendo, dim.

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gradually getting softer

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dolce

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sweet, soft

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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, express., espr.

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espressive

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espressione

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expression

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estinto

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as soft as possible, lifeless

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f, forte

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loud

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facile

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easy

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ff, fortissimo

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very loud

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fine

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the end

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forza

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force

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fp, fortepiano

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loud. then immediately soft

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fuoco

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fire

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giocoso

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playful, merry

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giusto

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proper, exact

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tempo giusto

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in scrict time

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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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incalzando

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getting faster

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l’istesso

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the same

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l’istesso tempo

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at the same speed

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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, faster than largo

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largo

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slow, stately

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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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loco

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at the normal pitch (used to cancel 8va)

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lunga

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long

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lunga pausa

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long pause

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lusingando

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coaxing, in a sweet and persuasive style

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ma

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but

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maestoso

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majestic

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marcato, marc.

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emphatic, accented

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legato

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smoothly

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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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mezzo

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half

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mf, mezzo forte

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moderately loud

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misura

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measure

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alla misura

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in strict time

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senza misura

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in free time

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moderato

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moderately

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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, moto

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movement

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meno mosso

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slower

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con moto

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with movement

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mp, mezzo piano

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moderately soft

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niente

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nothing

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a niente

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dying away

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nobilment

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nobly

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non

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not

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ossia

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or, alternatively

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p, piano

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soft

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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, in the style of a lament

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piu

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more

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pochettino, poch.

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rather little

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poco

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a little

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possibile

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possible

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presto possibile

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as fast as possible

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pp, pianissimo

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very soft

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presto

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fast (faster than allegro)

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prima, primo

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first

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quasi

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as if, resembling

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rallentando, rall.

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gradually getting slower

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rinforzando, fr, frz

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reinforcing

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risoluto

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bold, strong

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ritardando, ritard., rit.

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gradually getting slower

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ritenuto, riten., rit.

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held back

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ritmico

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rhythmically

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rubato, tempo rubato

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with some freedom of time

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scherzando, scherzoso

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playful, joking

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seconda, secondo

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second

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segue

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go straight on

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semplice

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simple, pain

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sempre

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always

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senza

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without

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sforzando, sforzato, sf, sfz

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forced, accented

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simile, sim.

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in the same way

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smorzando, smorz.

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dying away

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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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sostenuto

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sustained

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sotto

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below

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sotto cove

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in an undertone

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staccato, stacc.

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detached

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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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tanto

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so much

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tempo

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speed, time

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a tempo

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in time

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teneramente, tenerezza

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tenderly, tenderness

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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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triste, tristamente

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sad, sorrowful

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troppo

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too much

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veloce

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swift

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vivace, vivo

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lively, fast

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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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prima volta

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1st time

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seconda volta

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2nd time

Music Theory - Grade 5 Performance Directions (3 decks)

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