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Piano Terms Flashcards

1
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Accelerando

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Speed up

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Accent

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A stressed note

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Allegro

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Fast

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Alegretto

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Fairly fast

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Adante

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Moderately slow

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Adantino

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Slightly faster than adante

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a tempo

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Return to og tempo

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cantabile

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Singing style

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cres

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Becoming louder

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10
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da capa

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From beginning

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dal segno

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From the sign

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d.c fine

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Start from beginning, end at fine

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13
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decresc

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Becoming softer

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14
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dolce

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Sweet/gentle

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15
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dim

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becoming softer

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espress.

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Expressive

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17
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fine

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end

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18
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forte

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loud

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19
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fortissimo

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Very loud

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grazioso

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Graceful

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21
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Larghetto

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Fairly slow

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Larghetto

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Fairly slow

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Larghetto

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Fairly slow

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Larghetto

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Fairly slow

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23
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largo

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Very slow

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legato

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smooth

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25
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leggiero

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Light/Nimble/Quick

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lento

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slow

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27
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maesto

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Majestic

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28
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md

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rh

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29
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ms

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lh

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30
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marcato

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marked/stressed

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31
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molto

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much/very

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32
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8va

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interval of octave

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33
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poco

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little

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34
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prestissimo

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fast as possible

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35
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presto

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Very fast

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36
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rit

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Grad. slow down

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37
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rall

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slow down

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38
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rubato

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with freedom of temp to ehance music expression

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39
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staccato

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detached

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40
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Ad Libitum, ad lib

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At the liberty of the performer

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41
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Adagio

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Slow

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42
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Alla, All’

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In the manner of

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43
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Animato

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Lively, animated

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43
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Ben, bene

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Well (For example, ben marcato: Well marked)

44
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Col, coll’, colla, colle

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With (For example, coll’ottava: With an added octave)

45
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Con

A

With

46
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Con brio

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WIth vigor, spirit

47
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Con espressione

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With expression

48
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Con fuaco

A

With fire

49
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Con grazia

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With grace

50
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Con moto

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With motion

51
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e, ed

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And

52
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Fortepiano

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Loud, then suddenly soft

53
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Grave

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Slow and solemn

54
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Loco

A

Return to the original register

55
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Ma

A

But (For example, ma no troppo: But not too much)

56
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Meno

A

Less

57
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Meno mosso

A

Less movement, slower

58
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Non

A

Not

59
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Piu

A

More

60
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Piu mosso

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More movement (Quicker)

61
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Poco a poco

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Little by little

62
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Primo, prima

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First; The upper part of a duet

63
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Quasi

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Almost, as if

64
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Secondo, seconda

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Second; Second or lower part of a duet

65
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Sempre

A

Always, continuously

66
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Senza

A

Without

67
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Sforzando

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Sudden strong accent of a single note or chord

68
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Simile

A

Continue in the same manner as has just been indicated

69
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Subito

A

Suddenly

70
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Tre corde

A

Three strings; release the left pedal (On the piano)

71
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Troppo

A

Too much

72
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Uno corda

A

One string; depress the left pedal (On the piano)

73
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Agitato

A

Agitated

74
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Dolente

A

Sad

75
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Giocoso

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Humorous, jocose

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Grandioso

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Grand, Grandiose

77
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Martellato

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Strongly accented, hammered

78
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Mesto

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Sad, Mourneful

79
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Morendo

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Dying, fading

80
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Pesante

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Weighty, with emphasis

81
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Quindicesima alta, 15ma

A

Two Octaves Higher

82
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Risoluto

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Resolute

83
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Scherzando

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Playful

84
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Semplice

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Simple

85
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Sonore

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Sonorous

86
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Sopra

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Abouve

87
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Sostenuto

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Sustained

88
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Sotto Voce

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Soft, subdued, under breath

89
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Tacet

A

Be silent

90
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Tutti

A

A passage for the ensemble

91
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Vivo

A

Lively

92
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Volta

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Time (E.g: Prima volta: First time, seconda volta: Second time)

93
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Volti Subito, v.s.

A

Turn the page quickly

94
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Bewegt

A

Moving

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Langsam

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Slow/Slowly

96
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Massïg

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Moderate/Moderately

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mit Ausdruck

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With expression

98
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Shnelle

A

Fast

99
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Sehr

A

Very

100
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Allargando

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Broadening/Becoming slower

101
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Largamente

A

Broadly

102
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L’istesso tempo

A

The same tempo

103
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Ritenudo

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Suddenly slower/held back

104
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Stringendo

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Pressing/becoming faster

105
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Attacca

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Proceed without break

106
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Calando

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Becoming slower and softer

107
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Comodo

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At a comfortable, easy tempo

108
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Con sordino

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With mute

109
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Pizzicato

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On a bowed instrument, pluck the strings instead of bowing

110
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Arco

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On a bowed instrument, continue bowing after a pizzicato passage

111
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Cédez

A

Yield/Hold back tempo

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