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1
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A tempo

A

In time

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Accelerando (Accel)

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Gradually getting faster

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Ad libitum (Ad lib.)

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At choice

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Adagio

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Slow

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Affettuoso

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Tenderly

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Agitato

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Agitated

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Al, alla

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In the style of

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Alla breve

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With a minim beat

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Allargando

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Broadening

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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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Allegro assai

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Very fast

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Allegro moderato

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Moderately fast

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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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Slightly faster than andante

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Animato

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Animated, lively

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Animé

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Animated, lively

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Appassionato

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With passion

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Assai

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Very

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21
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Attacca

A

Go immediately to next section

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Ben

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Well

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Brio

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Vigour

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Cantabile

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In a singing style

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Cantando

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Singing

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Come

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As, similar to

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Comodo

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At a comfortable speed

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Con, col

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With

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Crescendo (Cresc.)

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Gradually getting louder

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Da capo (D.C.)

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Repeat from beginning

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Dal segno (D.S.)

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Repeat from “S” sign

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Deciso

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With determination

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Decrescendo (Decresc.)

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Gradually getting quieter

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Diminuendo (Dim.)

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Gradually getting quieter

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Dolce

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Sweet, soft

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Dolore

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Grief, sorrow

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Doloroso

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Sorrowful

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Douce

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Sweet

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E, ed

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And

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Energico

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Energetic

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Espressivo (espress.)

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Expressive

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42
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Fine

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The end

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43
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Forte (f)

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Loud

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Fortepiano (fp)

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Loud, then immediately soft

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Fortissimo (ff)

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Very Loud

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Forza

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Force

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Giocoso

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Playful, merry

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Grave

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Very slow, solemn

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Grazioso

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Graceful

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50
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Langsam

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Slow

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51
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Largamente

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Broadly

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52
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Larghetto

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Rather slow

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53
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Largo

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Slow and stately

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54
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Lebhaft

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Lively

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55
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Legato

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Smoothly

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56
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Leggiero

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Light, nimble

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57
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Lent

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Slow

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58
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Lento

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Slow

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59
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Ma

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But

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60
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Maestoso

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Majestic

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Marcato (marc.)

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Emphatic, accented

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Marcia

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March

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63
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Mässig

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At a moderate speed

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64
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Meno

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Less

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65
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Mesto

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Sad

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66
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Mezzo

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Half

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67
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Mezzo forte (mf)

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Moderately loud

68
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Mezzo piano (mp)

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Moderately quiet

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Misterioso

A

Mysteriously

70
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Moderato

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Moderate speed

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Modéré

A

At a moderate speed

72
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Molto

A

Very much

73
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Morendo

A

Dying away

74
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Mosso

A

Movement

75
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Moto

A

Movement

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Niente

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Nothing (silence)

77
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Non

A

Not

78
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Perdendosi

A

Dying away

79
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Pesante

A

Heavy

80
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Pianissimo (pp)

A

Very quiet

81
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Piano (p)

A

Quiet

82
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Più

A

More

83
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Poco

A

A little

84
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Poco a poco

A

Little by little

85
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Prestissimo

A

As fast as possible

86
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Presto

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Fast (faster than allegro)

87
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Prima, primo

A

First

88
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Quasi

A

As if, resembling

89
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Rallentando (Rall.)

A

Gradually getting slower

90
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Retenu

A

Held back

91
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Rinforzando (rf, rfz, rinf.)

A

Reinforcing

92
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Risoluto

A

Bold, strong

93
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Ritardando (rit., ritard.)

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Gradually getting slower

94
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Ritenuto (rit., riten.)

A

Held back

95
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Ritmico

A

Rhythmically

96
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Rubato

A

With some freedom of time

97
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Ruhig

A

Peaceful

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Scherzando

A

Playfully, joking

99
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Schnell

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Fast

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Semplice

A

Simple, plain

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Sempre

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Always

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Senza

A

Without

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Sforzando (sf)

A

Forced, accented

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Sforzato (sfz)

A

Forced, accented

105
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Simile (sim.)

A

In the same way

106
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Smorzando (smorz.)

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Dying away in tone and speed

107
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Sonoro

A

Resonant, with a rich tone

108
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Sostenuto

A

Sustained

109
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Sotto voce

A

In an undertone

110
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Spirito

A

Spirit

111
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Staccato (stacc.)

A

Detached

112
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Stringendo

A

Gradually getting faster

113
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Subito (sub.)

A

Suddenly

114
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Tempo

A

Speed, time

115
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Tenuto

A

Held

116
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Tranquillo

A

Calm

117
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Traurig

A

Sad

118
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Tristamente, Triste

A

Sorrowful

119
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Troppo

A

Too much

120
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Vite

A

Quick

121
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Vivace, vivo

A

Lively, quick

122
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affettuoso

A

tenderly

123
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alla breve

A

two minims (half notes) per bar

124
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amabile

A

pleasant

125
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appassionato

A

passionately

126
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assai

A

very

127
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come prima

A

as before

128
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tempo comodo

A

at a comfortable speed

129
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con brio

A

with vigour

130
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deciso

A

decisively

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larghetto

A

less slow than largo

132
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mesto

A

sadly

133
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misterioso

A

mysterious

134
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ritmico

A

rhythmically

135
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rubato, temp rubato

A

“robbed time” (flexible pulse)

136
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stringendo

A

gradually getting faster

137
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animé

A

animated, lively

138
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douce

A

sweet

139
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lent

A

slow

140
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modéré

A

at a moderate speed

141
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retenu

A

held back,

142
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vite

A

quick

143
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agitato

A

agitated

144
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andantino

A

faster or slower than andante (at a walking pace)

145
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animato

A

animated, lively

146
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ben

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well

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con

A

with

148
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energico

A

energetic

149
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forza

A

force

150
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giocoso

A

merry

151
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leggiero

A

light or nimble

152
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maestoso

A

majestically

153
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marcato, marc.

A

emphatic, accented

154
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pesante

A

heavy

155
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prestissimo

A

as fast as possible

156
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prima, primo

A

first

157
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risoluto

A

bold, strong

158
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scherzando, scherzoso

A

playful, joking

159
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semplice

A

simple, plain

160
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sempre

A

always

161
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sforzando/sforzato (sf, sfz)

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forced/accented

162
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simile (sim.)

A

in the same way

163
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sostenuto

A

sustained

164
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subito

A

suddenly

165
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tranquillo

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calm

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triste, tristamente

A

sad, sorrowful

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