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1
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a tempo

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return to original speed of tempo; in time

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accelerando (or accel.)

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becoming faster

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adagio

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slow

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allegretto

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fairly quick

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allegro

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fast

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andante

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at a walking pace

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cantabile

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in a singing style

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crescendo (or cresc.)

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getting louder

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da capo (or D.C.)

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repeat from beginning

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decrescendo (or decresc.)

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getting quieter

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diminuendo (or dim.)

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getting quieter

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dolce

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sweet

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f (forte)

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loud

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ff (fortissimo)

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very loud

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fine, al fine

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the end

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legato

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smoothly

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mf (mezzo forte)

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moderately loud

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moderato

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moderate speed

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mp (mezzo piano)

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moderately quiet

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p (piano)

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quiet

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pp (pianissimo)

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very quiet

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rallentando (or rall.)

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gradually getting slower

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ritardando (or ritard. or rit.)

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gradually getting slower

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staccato (or stacc.)

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detached

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alla marcia

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like a march

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allargando

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broadening

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con moto

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with movement/motion

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con, col

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with

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dal segno (or D.S.)

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repeat from “S” sign

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e, ed

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and

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espressivo (or espress.)

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expressively

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fp (fortepiano)

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loud, then immediately soft

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grave

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very slow, solemn

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grazioso

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gracefully

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largo

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slow and stately

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lento

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slow

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37
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ma

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but

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meno

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less

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meno mosso

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less motion / slower tempo

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molto

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very much

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41
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non troppo

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not too much / without excess

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42
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più

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more

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più mosso

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more motion / faster tempo

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poco, poco a poco

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little / little by little

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presto

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fast (faster than allegro)

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ritenuto (or riten. or rit.)

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held back

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senza

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without

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vivace, vivo

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lively, quick

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agitato

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agitated

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andantino

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slightly faster than andante

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animato

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animated, lively

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ben

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well

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con forza

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with force

54
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energico

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energetically

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giocoso

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playful, merry

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leggiero

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lightly, gracefully

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maestoso

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majestically

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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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prestissimo

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extremely fast, the fastest possible tempo (faster than presto)

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prima, primo

A

first

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risoluto

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bold, strong

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scherzando

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playfully, joking

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semplice

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simple, plain

65
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sempre

A

always

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sforzando, sforzato, sfz, sf

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forced, accented

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simile (or sim.)

A

in the same way

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sostenuto, sost

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sustained

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subito, sub.

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suddenly

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tranquillo

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calm

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triste, tristamente

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sorrowful

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affettuoso

A

tenderly

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alla breve

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with a minim beat (cut (common) time) (2/2 instead of 4/4)

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amabile

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amiable, pleasant

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appassionato

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with passion

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assai

A

very

77
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come prima

A

in the same manner as the first time / as before

78
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comodo, tempo comodo

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At a comfortable speed

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con brio

A

with spirit/vigour

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deciso

A

with determination

81
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larghetto

A

rather slow

82
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mesto

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sad

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misterioso

A

mysteriously

84
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ritmico

A

rhythmically

85
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rubato, tempo rubato

A

with some freedom of time

86
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stringendo

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gradually getting faster

87
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animé (french)

A

lively, animated

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douce (french)

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sweet

89
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lent (french)

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slow

90
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modéré (french)

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moderate speed

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retenu (french)

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held back

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vite (french)

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quick

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a niente

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(fade) to nothing

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ad libitum, ad lib.

A

at choice (improvise freely)

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attacca

A

go immediately to next section

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cantando

A

singing

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con dolore

A

in a sad manner

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con spirito

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in a lively, spirited manner

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doloroso

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sorrowful

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largamente

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broadly

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morendo

A

dying away

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perdendosi

A

dying away

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quasi

A

as if, resembling

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rinforzando, rf, rfz, rinf

A

reinforcing

105
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smorzando, smorz

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dying away in tone and speed

106
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sonoro

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resonant, with a rich tone

107
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sotto voce

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under voice (hushed tonal quality)

108
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langsam (german)

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broadly, fairly slow

109
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lebhaft (german)

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lively, quick

110
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mässig (german)

A

moderate tempo

111
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ruhig (german)

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calm and peaceful manner

112
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schnell (german)

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quickly

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traurig (german)

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heavy, mournful, sad style

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