Music terms

Question 1

A

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

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Accelerando (accel.)

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Getting faster

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Ad libitum (ad lib.)

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Freely

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Adagietto

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Rather slow

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Adagio

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Slow

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Affettuoso

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Affectionate, tender

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Affrettando

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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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In the style of

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Alla breve

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2 minims in a bar (cut common time) 2 2

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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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Getting broader, louder and slower

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Allegretto

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Rather fast

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Allegro

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Fast, lively (allegro assai: very fast)

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Amabile

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Pleasent

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Amore

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Love (amoroso: loving)

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Andante

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At a walking pace

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Andantino

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Faster or slower than andante

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Anima

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Soul, spirit (con anima: with feeling)

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Animato

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Animated, lively (animando: becoming more 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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Attacca

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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 (con brio: with vigour, lively)

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Calando

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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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Comodo

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Convenient (tempo comodo: at a comfortable speed)

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Con, col

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With

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Crescendo (cres.)

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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 that looks like an s cut through

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Deciso

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With determination

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Decrescendo (decresc.)

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Getting softer

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Delicato

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Delicate

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Diminuendo (dim.)

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Getting softer

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Dolce

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Soft, sweet

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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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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 (espresso., espr.)

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Expressive (espressione: 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 soft

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Fuoco

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Fire

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Giocoso

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Merry

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Guiste

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Exact

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Grave

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Very slow, solemn

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Grazioso

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Gracefully

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Incalzando

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Getting quicker

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Lacrimoso

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Sad, tearful

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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, stately

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Legato

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Smoothly

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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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L’istesso

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The same (l’istesso tempo: the same tempo)

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Loco

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At normal pitch after the 8va sign

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Lunga

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Long (lunga pausa: 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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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 (alla misura: in strict time; senza misura: in free time)

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Moderato

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Moderately (allegro moderato: moderately fast)

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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 (meno mosso: slower; can Moto: 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 (a niente: dying away)

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Nobilmente

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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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Pleasent

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Piangevole

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Plaintive, mournfully

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Più

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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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pp (pianissimo)

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Very soft

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Presto

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Very fast

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Prima, primo

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First

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Quasi

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As if

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Rallentando (rall.)

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Getting slower

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Rinforzando (rf., rfz.)

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Reinforcing

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Risoluto

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Strong, bold

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Ritardando (ritardo., rit)

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Getting slower

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Ritenuto (ritenuto., 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, 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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Sforzando, sforzato (sf., sfa.)

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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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With rich tine

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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 (sotto voce: in an undertone)

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Staccato (stacc.)

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Detached

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Stringendo

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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 (a tempo: 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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Rapid, swift

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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 (non troppo: not too much)

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Veloce

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Swift

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Vivace, vivo

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Fast, lively

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Voce

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Voice

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Volante

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Fast, flying

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Volta

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Time (prima volta: first time; second Volta: second time)

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à

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to, at

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animé

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animated, lively

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assez

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enough

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avec

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with

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cédez

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Relax the speed

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Douce

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Sweet

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En dehors

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Priminent

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Et

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And

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Légèr

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Light

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Légèrement

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Lightly

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Mais

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But

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Moins

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Less

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Modéré

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At a moderate speed

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Non

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Not

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Peu

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Little

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Plus

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More

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Presser

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Hurry (en pressant: hurrying on)

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Ralentir

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Slow down

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Retenu

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Half back (en retenant: holding back, slowing a little)

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Sans

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Without

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Très

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Very

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Un, une

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One

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Vif

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LivelyV

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Vite

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Quick

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Aber

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But

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Ausdruck

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Expression

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Bewegt

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With movement, agitated

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Breit

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Broad, expansive

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Ein

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A, one

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Einfach

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Simple

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Etwas

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Somewhat, rather

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Fröhlich

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Cheerful, joyful

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Immer

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Always

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Langsam

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Slow

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Lebhaft

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Lively

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Mässig

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At a moderate speed

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Mit

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With

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Nicht

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Not

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Ohne

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Without

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Ruhig

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Peaceful

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Schnell

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Fast

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Sehr

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Very

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Süss

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Sweet

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Traurig

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Sad

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Und

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And

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Voll

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Full

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Wenig

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Little

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Wieder

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Again

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Zart

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Tender, delicate

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Zu

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To, too