Musical Terms Grade 5 Flashcards

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Aber

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But

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A (à)

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

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Accelerando

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Becoming gradually faster

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Adagietto

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Rather slow

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Adagio

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Slow, leisurely

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Adagissimo

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Very slow

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Affetuoso

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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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Alla

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In the style of

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Alla marcia

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In the style of a march

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Alla polacca

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In the style of a Polonaise

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Allargando

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Broadening out

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Allegretto

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A little lively, moderately fast. Slightly slower than allegro.

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Allegro

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Lively, reasonably fast

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Allegro assai

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Very quick

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Amabile

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Amiable, pleasant

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Andante

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At a walking pace

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Andantino

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A little slower or a little faster than andante

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Animato

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Lively, animated

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Animé

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Animated, lively

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Appassionata

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With passion

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Assai

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Very

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Assez

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Enough, sufficiently

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Attacca

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Go on immediately

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A tempo

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Resume the normal speed

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Ausdruck

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Expression

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Avec

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With

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Bewegt

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With movement, agitated

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Bravura

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With boldness and spirit

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Breit

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Broad, expansive

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Brilliante

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Sparkling, brilliant

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Cantabile

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In a singing style

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Cantando

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In a singing style

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Cédez

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Yield, relax the speed

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Col; con

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With

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Con anima

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With deep feeling- soul

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Con brio

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With vigour

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Con moto

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With movement

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Con spirito

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With spirit, life, energy

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Crescendo [cresc.]

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Gradually louder

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Da capo [D.C]

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From the beginning

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Dal segno [D.S.]

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Repeat from the sign (s on it’s side with 2 dots)

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Deciso

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With determination

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Decrescendo [decresc.]

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Gradually softer

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Delicato

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Delicately

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Diminuendo [dim.]

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Gradually softer

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Dolce

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Sweetly

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Dolcissimo

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Very sweetly

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Dolente

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Sadly

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Dolore

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Grief, sorrow

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Doppio

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Double

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Doppio movimento

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Double the speed

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Douce

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Sweet

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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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En dehors

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Prominent

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Energico

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With energy

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Espressione

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Expression

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Espressivo [Espress., Espr.]

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With expression, feeling

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Et

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And

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Etwas

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Somewhat, rather

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Facile

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Easy

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Fortepiano [fp]

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Loud, then immediately soft

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Fine

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The end

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Forte [f]

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Loud

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Fortissimo [ff]

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Very loud

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Forza

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Force, power

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Forzando [fz]

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With a strong accent

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Fröhlich

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Cheerful, joyful

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Fuoco

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Fire

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Furioso

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Furiously

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Giocoso

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Merry

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Giusto

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Exact, proper

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Grandioso

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In a grand manner

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Grave

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Very slow

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Grazioso

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Gracefully

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Immer

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Always

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Lacrimoso

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Tearfully

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Langsam

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Slow

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Largamente

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In a broad style

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Larghetto

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Somewhat/fairly slowly. Faster than largo.

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Largo

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Slow and stately, broad

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Lebhaft

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Lively

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Legatissimo

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As smoothly as possible

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Legato

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Smoothly

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Légèrement

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Lightly

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Leggiero

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Lightly

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Lent

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Slow

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Lento

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Slowly

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L’Istesso

A

The same

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Ma

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But

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Ma non troppo

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But not too much

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Maestoso

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Majestically

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Mais

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But

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Marcato

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Marked, accented

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Martellato

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Hammered out

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Marziale

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In a military style

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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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Meno mosso

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Less movement

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Mesto

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Sadly

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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 soft

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Misterioso

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Mysteriously

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Mit

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With

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Moderato

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At a moderate pace

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Modéré

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At a moderate speed

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Moins

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Less

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Molto

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Much

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Morendo

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Dying away

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Mosso

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Movement

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Moto

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Movement

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Movimento

A

Movement

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Nicht

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Not

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Niente

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Nothing

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Nobilmente

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Nobly

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Non

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Not

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Non tanto

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Not so much

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Non troppo

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Not too much

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Ohne

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Without

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Parlando

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In a speaking manner

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Parlante

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In a speaking manner

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Pastorale

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In a pastoral style

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Patetico

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With feeling

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Perdendosi

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Dying away

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Pesante

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Heavily

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Peu

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Little

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Pianissimo [pp]

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Very soft

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Piano [p]

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Soft

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Piu

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More

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Pizzicato [pizz.]

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Plucked

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Plus

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More

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Poco a poco

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Little by 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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Presser

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Hurry

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En pressant

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Hurrying on

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Prestissimo

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As fast as possible

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Presto

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Very quick

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Quasi

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As if, resembling

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Ralentir

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Slow down

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Rallentando [rall.]

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Becoming gradually slower

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Retenu

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Held back

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En retenant

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Holding back

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Risoluto

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Boldly

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Ritardando [ritard. rit.]

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Gradually slower

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Ritenuto [riten. rit.]

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Hold back, slower at once

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Ritmico

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Rhythmically

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Ruhig

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Peaceful

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Sans

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Without

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Scherzando

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Playfully

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Scherzo

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A joke

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Schnell

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Fast

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Semplice

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Simple

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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 [sf, sfz]

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With a sudden accent

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Simile [Sim.]

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In the same way

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Slargando

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Gradually slower

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Slentando

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Gradually slower

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Smorzando

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Dying away

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Sonoro

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With rich tone

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Sopra

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Above

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Sospirando

A

Sighing

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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 voce

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In an undertone

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Spiritoso

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Lively, animated

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Staccatissimo

A

Very detached

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Staccato

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Short, detached

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Stringendo

A

Gradually faster

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Subito

A

Suddenly

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Süss

A

Sweet

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Tanto

A

So much

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Tempo

A

Speed, time

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Tempo comodo

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At a comfortable speed

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Tempo primo

A

Resume the original speed

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Tempo rubato

A

With some freedom of time

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Tenuto

A

Held on

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Tranquillo

A

Quietly

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Traurig

A

Sad

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Très

A

Very

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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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Tutti

A

All

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Und

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And

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Veloce

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Swift

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Vibrato

A

Vibrating

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Vif

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Lively

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Vite

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Quick

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Vivace, vivo

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Lively, quick

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Vivacissimo

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Very lively

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Voce

A

Voice

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Voll

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Full

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Volta

A

Time

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Prima Volta

A

First time

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Seconda Volta

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Second time

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Volti subito [V. S.]

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Turn the page quickly

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Wenig

A

Little

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Wieder

A

Again

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Zart

A

Tender, delicate

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Zu

A

To, too