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Music Theory Terms Grades 1-5 Flashcards

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A

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

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A tempo

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In time

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Accelerando (accel)

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Gradually getting quicker

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Ad libitum (ad lib)

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At choice

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Adagio

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Slow

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Adagietto

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Slow ish

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Affettuso

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Tenderly

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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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With a minim beat

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Alla misura

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In strict time

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Allegretto

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Fairly quick

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Allegro

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Quick

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Allegro moderato

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Moderately quick

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Amabile

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Ambient,pleasant

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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 walking speed

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Andantino

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Slightly faster than andante

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Animato

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Animated,livley

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Animando

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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 to the next section

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Ben

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Well

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Con Brio

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With Vigour

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Calando

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Getting softer

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Cantablie

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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

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Comodo

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Convenient

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Tempo comodo

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At a comfortable speed

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Con

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With

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Crescendo

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Getting louder

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Da capo (DC)

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repeat from the beginning

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Dal sengo (DS)

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repeat from the sighn “s”

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Deciso

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With determination

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Decrescendo

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Gradually getting quieter

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Delicato

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Delicate

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Diminuendo

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Gradually getting quieter

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Dolce

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Sweet

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Dolente

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Sad

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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

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Expressive

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Estinto

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As soft as possible

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Facile

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Easy

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Fine

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The end

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Forte

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Loud

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Fortissimo

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Very loud

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Forza

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Force

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Fortepiano (fp)

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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

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Giusto

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Exact/strict

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Grave

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Very slow

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Grazioso

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Graceful

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Incalzando

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Getting quicker

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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

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Largo

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Slow

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Legato

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Smoothly

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Leggiero

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Light

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Lento

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Slow

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L’istesso

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The same

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Loco

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At the normal pitch

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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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Gently persuasive

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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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Empathetic

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Marziale

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In a military style

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Meno

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Mesto

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Mezzo

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Mezzo forte (mf)

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Moderately loud

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Mezzo piano (mp)

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Moderately quiet

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Misura

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Moderato

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Moderately

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Molto

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Moderendo

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Dying away

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Con moto

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With movement

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Niente

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Nobilmente

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Non

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Ossia

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Perdendosi

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Dying away

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Peaante

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Piacevolve

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Piangevole

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Pianissimo (pp)

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Very quiet

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Piano (p)

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Più

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Pochettino

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Rather little

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Poco

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Possibile

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Presto possibile

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As fast as possible

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Presto

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Prima/o

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Quasi…

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Rallentando (rall)

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Gradually getting slower

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Rinforzando (rfz)

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Reinforcing

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Risoluto

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Ritardando (rit)

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Gradually getting slower

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Ritenuto

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Ritmico

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Rhythmically

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Tempo Rubato

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With some freedom of time

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Scherzando

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Seconda

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Segue

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Go straight on

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Semplice

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Sempre

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Senza

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Senza misura

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In free time

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Sforzando / sforzato (sf/sfz)

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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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Sopra

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Sostenuto

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Sotto voce

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In a undertone

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Staccato

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Short and detached

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Stringendo

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Gradually getting faster

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Subito

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Tanto

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Tempo

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Teneramente

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Tenuto

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Tosto

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Tranquillo

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Triste

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Troppo

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Non troppo

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Not too much

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Veloce

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Vivace

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Voce

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Volta

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Animé

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Assez

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Avec

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Cédez

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Relax the speed

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Douce

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En dehors

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Et

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Légèrement

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Lent

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Mais

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Modéré

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At a moderate speed

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Moins

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Non

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Peu

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Plus

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Presser

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Ralentir

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Rentenu

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Sans

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Trés

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Vif

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Vite

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Aber

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Ausdruck

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Expression

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Bewegt

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Breit

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Ein

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Einfach

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Einfach

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Etwas

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Fröhlich

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Immer

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Langsam

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Lebhaft

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Mässig

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At moderate speed

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Mit

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Nicht

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Ohne

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Ruhig

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Schnell

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Sehr

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Süss

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Traurig

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Und

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Voll

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Wenig

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Wieder

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Zart

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