Key Terms

Question 1

Ad libitum (Ad lib.)

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At choice

Question 2

Affettuoso

Answer 2

Tenderly

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Agitato

Answer 3

Agitated

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Al, alla

Answer 4

In the style of

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Alla breve

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With a minim beat

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Allarganda

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Broadening

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Allegro assai

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Very fast

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Amabile

Answer 8

Amiable, pleasant

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Attacca

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Go immediately to the next section (continue without stopping)

Question 10

Ben

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Well

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Brio

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Vigour

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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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Comodo

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At a comfortable speed

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Con, col

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With

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Deciso

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With determination

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Dolore

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Grief, sorrow

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Doloroso/ tristamente

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Sorrowful

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Dolce/ douce

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Sweet, soft

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E, ed

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And

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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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Grazioso

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Graceful

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Langsam

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Slow

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Largamente

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Broadly

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Larghetto

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Rather slow

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Largo

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Slow and stately

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Lebhaft

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Lively

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Leggiero

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Light, nimble

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Lent(o)

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Slow

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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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Marcia

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March

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Mässig

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At a moderate speed

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Meno

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Less

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Mesto

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Sad

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Moderato/ modéré

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At a moderate speed

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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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Niente

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Nothing (silence)

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Non

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Not

Question 45

Perdendosi

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Dying away

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Pesante

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Heavy

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Piu

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More

Question 48

Poco

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A little

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Poco a poco

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Little by little

Question 50

Prestissimo

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As fast as possible

Question 51

Prima, primo

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First

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Quasi

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As if, resembling

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Retenu/ritenuto/ retard/cedez

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Held back (slow down)

Question 54

Rinforzando (rf, rfz, rinf.)

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Reinforcing

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Risoluto

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Bold, strong

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Ritardando (rit.)/ rallentando (rall.)

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Gradually getting slower

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Ritimico

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Rhythmically

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Rubato

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With some freedom of time

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Ruhig

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Peaceful

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Scherzando

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Playfully, joking

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Semplice

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Simple, plain

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Sempre

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Always

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Senza

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Without

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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 in tone and speed

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Sonoro

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Resonant, with a rich tone

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Sostenuto

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Sustained

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Stringendo

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Gradually getting faster

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Subito (sub.)

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Suddenly.

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Traurig

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Sad

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Troppo

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Too much

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Vivace, vivo, vite

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Lively, quick

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Mit ausdruck

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With expression

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Come prima

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As before

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A niente

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To nothing