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1
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a cappella

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unaccompanied

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accelerando

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gradually getting faster

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adagio

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slow

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agitato

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agitated

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alla marcia

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in the style of a march

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allargando

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broadening getting slower and louder

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allegretto

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fairly quick slower than allegro

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al tallone

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use the bow at the heel

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animato

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animated lively

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apassionato

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with passion

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assai

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extremely

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arco

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bow of a string instrument a direction after pizzicato

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a tempo

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in time

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14
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attaca

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straight on, go straight to next section

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bravura

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skill brilliance

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con bravura

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in a brilliant style

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brillant/e

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brilliant

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brio

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vigoour,animation

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calando

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getting softer dying away

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cantando

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singing

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capriccioso

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in a whimsical fanciful style

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cappricieux

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in a whimsical fanciful style

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cédez

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yield,relax speed

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24
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coll coll colla col

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with with the

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con

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with

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crescendo

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gradually getting louder

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da

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from

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da capo DC

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from the beginning

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dal segno

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from the sign

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deciso

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with determination

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decrescendo

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gradually getting softer

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delicato

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delicate

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33
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diminuendo

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getting softer

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34
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divisi

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divided, a direction to orchestral plays to divide into groups

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dolce

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sweet

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36
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dolento

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sad mournful

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dolore

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grief

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dopplo movimento

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twice as fast

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douce doux

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soft sweet

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einfach

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simple

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41
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en cédant

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yielding

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42
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en dehors

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prominent

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43
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etwas

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somewhat

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44
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facile

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easy

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felice

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happy

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46
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fin,fine

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end

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47
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forte

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loud

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48
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fortissimo

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very loud

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49
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fortepiano

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loud then immediately soft

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50
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forza

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force

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51
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frisch

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vigourous

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52
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fröhlich

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cheerful,joyful

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53
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fuuoco

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fire

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54
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furioso

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furious frenzied

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55
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giocoso

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playful humorous

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56
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giusto

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proper exact

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57
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glissando gliss

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a rapid scale produced by moving thumb up all piano or moving hand up all strings of harp or liding finger along string instrument

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58
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grave

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very solemn slow

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59
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grazioso

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graceful

60
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immer

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always

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incalzando

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getting quicker

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innig

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heartfelt,sincere

63
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joyeux

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joyful

64
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lacrimoso lagrimando lagrimoso

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sad,tearful

65
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langsam

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slow

66
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largamente

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broadly

67
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largo

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slow stately

68
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legato

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smooth

69
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lunga

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long

70
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ma

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but

71
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maestoso

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majestic

72
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marcato

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emphatic accented

73
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marziale

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in a military style

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mässif

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at a moderate speed

75
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meno

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less

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mesto

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sad

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mezzo,mezza

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half

78
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misura

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measure

79
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moins

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less

80
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molto

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very much

81
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morendo

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dying away

82
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non

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not

83
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nuovo

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new

84
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perdendosi

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dying aqay

85
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pesante

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heavy

86
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peu

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little

87
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più

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more

88
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pizzicato

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plucked

89
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plus

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more

90
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pochettino

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rather little

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pochissimo

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very little

92
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ponticello

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bridge on a string instrument

93
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portamento

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slide from one note to the next for a trombone voice or bow instrument but not keyboard as they play in steps of the semitone

94
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presto

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fast faster than allegro

95
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prestissimo

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very fast

96
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prima,primo

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first

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quasi

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as if

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rallentando

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gradually getting slower

99
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retenu

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held back

100
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rigoroso

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strict

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risoluto

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bold strong

102
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ritardando,ritard,rit

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gadually getting slower

103
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ruhig

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peaceful

104
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rubato

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with some freedom of time

105
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scherzando,scherzoso

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playful joking, implies a fast speed

106
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sec secco

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crisp, do not allow the sound to reverberate

107
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segue

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go straight on

108
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semplice

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simple plaine

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sehr

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very

110
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sempre

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always

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senza

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without

112
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seul

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alone

113
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smorz

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dying away in tone and speed

114
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sforzando

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accented forced

115
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sonoramente,sonoro.sonore

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resonant rich tone

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sordino/e

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mute

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sospirando

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sighing

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sostenuto

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sustained

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sotto

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bellow play one hand bellow the other on a keyboard

120
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sotto voce

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in undertown

121
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stretto

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quickening the speed

122
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stringendo

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gradually getting faster

123
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subito sub

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suddenly

124
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spiccato

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detached(bouncing bow on string instruments)

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staccato

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detached

126
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spiritoso

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spirited

127
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sul,sulla

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on the

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süss

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sweet

129
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tacet

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silent

130
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tanto

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so much

131
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tempo

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speed

132
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teneramente

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tenderly

133
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traurig

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sad

134
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tranquillo

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calm

135
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troppo

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too much

136
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tutti

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all everyone

137
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una un

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one string, a directions for pianists to press the pedal

138
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veloce

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swift

139
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vif

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lively

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vite

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quick

141
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vivace,vivo.vivement

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lively,quick

142
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volti

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turn the page at once

143
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voix,voce

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voice

144
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wenig

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little

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zu

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too

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zart

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tender delicate

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