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1
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ad libitum

A

at pleasure, quite freely

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2
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affettuoso

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with tenderness, affectionately

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3
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agitato

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with agitation

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4
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animato

A

with animation

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5
Q

arco

A

with the bow (used after pizz. sign)

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6
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assai

A

very

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7
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attacca

A

go on at once

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8
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ben marcato

A

well marked

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9
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cantando

A

in a singing style

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10
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cantabile

A

in a singing style

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11
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con anima

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with feeling

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12
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con brio

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with spirit

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13
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con forza

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with force

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14
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con grazia

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with grace

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15
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con sordino

A

with mute

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16
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da capo al fine

A

from the beginning to the word fine

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17
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dal segno

A

from the sign

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18
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dolce

A

soft and sweet

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19
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dolente

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sadly, plaintively

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20
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doloroso

A

sadly, plaintively

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21
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fine

A

end

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22
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giocoso

A

gay, merry

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23
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glissando

A

sliding quickly between notes

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24
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grazioso

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gracefully

25
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legato

A

smoothly, well connected

26
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leggiero

A

lightly

27
Q

loco

A

at normal pitch (after 8va sign)

28
Q

maestoso

A

majestic

29
Q

martele

A

sharp and decisive movement

30
Q

mezzo staccato

A

moderately short and detached

31
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main droite (m.d.)

A

right hand

32
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main gauche (m.g.)

A

left hand

33
Q

molto

A

very

34
Q

opus

A

a work or group of works

35
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piacevole

A

pleasant, agreeable

36
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pizzicato (pizz.)

A

pluck string instead of bowing

37
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poco

A

a little

38
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portamento

A

a smooth gliding between notes

39
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quasi

A

as if, as it were

40
Q

risoluto

A

with resolution

41
Q

scherzando

A

playfully

42
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sempre

A

always

43
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senza

A

without

44
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simile

A

in the same manner

45
Q

sotto voce

A

softly in an undertone

46
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sostenuto

A

sustained

47
Q

spiccato

A

detaching bowing

48
Q

staccato

A

short, detached

49
Q

subito (sub.)

A

suddenly

50
Q

sul ponticello (sul pont.)

A

bow on or near the bridge

51
Q

sul tasto

A

bow on or near the fingerboard

52
Q

tempo primo

A

go back to first tempo

53
Q

tenuto (ten.)

A

held

54
Q

tierce de picardie

A

ending minor key with a major chord

55
Q

tranquillo

A

calmly

56
Q

tre corde

A

release the soft pedal

57
Q

tremolo

A

rapid bowing to produce a shimmering effect

58
Q

una corda

A

with the soft pedal