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1
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Cómodo/tempo cómodo

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Convenient/at a comfortable speed

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Con brio

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With vigour, lively

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Larghetto

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Rather slow

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Rubato/tempo rubato

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With some freedom of time

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Stringer do

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Gradually getting faster

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Affettuoso

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Tenderly

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Amable

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Pleasant (like the word amiable)

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Appassionato

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With passion

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Deciso

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With determination

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Mesto

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Sad

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Misterioso

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Mysterious

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Ritmico

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Rhythmically

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Alla breve

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With a minim beat

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Assai

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Very (allegro assai - very quick)

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Come prima

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As before

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French: animé
Italian: animato

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Animated, lively

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French: douce
Italian: dolce

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Sweet

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French: lent
Italian: adagio/lento

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Slow

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French: moderé
Italian: moderato

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At a moderate speed

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French: retenu
Italian: ritenuto

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Held back

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French: vite
Italian: allegro

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Quick

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A niente

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To nothing

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Morendo

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Dying away

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Perdendosi

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Dying away

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Rinforzando (rinf. , rf, rfz)

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Reinforcing

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Smorzando

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Dying away

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Sotto voce

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In an undertone (literally under the voice)

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Largamente

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Broadly

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Cantando

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Singing

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Con dolore

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With grief

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Con spirito

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With spirit

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32
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Doloroso

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Sorrowful

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33
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Sonoro

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Resonant, with rich tone

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34
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Ad libitum (ad lib.)

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At choice

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35
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Attacca

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Go straight on (to the next part of the music)

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36
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Quasi

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As if, resembling

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37
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G: Traurig
I: Mesto

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Sad

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38
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G: schnell
I: allegro/presto
F: vite

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Fast

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39
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G: ruhig
I: tranquillo

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Peaceful

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40
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G: mässig
I: moderato
F: modere

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At a moderate speed

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41
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G: Lebhaft
I: Vivace

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Lively

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42
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G: langsam
I: adagio/lento
F: lent

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Slow

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43
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Con pedale

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With the right pedal

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44
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Senza pedale

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Without the right pedal

45
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Una corda

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Press the left pedal

46
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Tre corde

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Release the left pedal

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Mano sinistra (m.s.)

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With the left hand

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Mano destra (m.d.)

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With the right hand

49
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Sforzando , sf, sfz

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Forced, accented

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Andantino

A

Slightly faster than andante

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Agitato

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Agitated

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Animato

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Animated, lively

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Con forza

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With force

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Prestissimo

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Very fast

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Agitato

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Agitated

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Animato

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Animated, lively

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Energico

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Energetic

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Giocoso

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Playful, merry

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Leggiero

A

Light

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Maestoso

A

Majestic

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Marcato (Marc.)

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Emphatic, accented

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Pesante

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Heavy

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Risoluto

A

Bold, strong

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Scherzando

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Playful, joking

65
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Semplice

A

Simple, plain

66
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sostenuto (sost.)

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Sustained

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tranquillo

A

Calm

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Triste, tristamente

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Sad, sorrowful

69
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Ben

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Well

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Primo, prima

A

First

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Sempre

A

Always

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Simile

A

In the same way

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Subito

A

Suddenly

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Fortepiano (fp)

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Loud then immediately quiet

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Presto

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Fast (quicker than allegro)

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Vivace/vivo

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Lively, quick

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Lento

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Slow (slower than adagio)

78
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Largo

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Slow, stately (the same as, or slower than lento)

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Grave

A

Very slow, solemn

80
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Piu mosso

A

More movement

81
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Meno mosso

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Less movement, slower

82
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Ritenuto (ritenuto., rit.)

A

Getting slower

83
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Con moto

A

With movement

84
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Allargando

A

Broadening

85
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Dal segno (D.S.)

A

Repeat from the sign

86
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Espressivo

A

Expressive

87
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Grazioso

A

Graceful

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Allá marcia

A

In the style of a march

89
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molto

A

Very, much

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Non troppo

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Not too much

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Poco

A

A little

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Col, con

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With

93
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E, ed

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And

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Ma

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But

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Meno

A

Less

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Piu

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More

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Senza

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Without

98
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Adagio - andante - moderato - allegretto - allegro

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Slow- at a medium speed - at a moderate speed - fairly quick - quick

99
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accelerando

A

Gradually getting quicker

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Rallentando

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Gradually getting slower

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Ritardando

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Gradually getting slower

102
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A tempo

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In time (resume the original speed)

103
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Cantabile

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In a singing style

104
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Da capo

A

Repeat from beginning (from the top)

105
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Dolce

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Sweet

106
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Fine (al fine)

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The end (up to the end)

107
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Legato

A

Smoothly

108
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Staccato

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