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Accelerando

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Gradually Faster

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A Tempo

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In time; generally implies a return to the original rate of speed.

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Adagietto

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Slow, but not as slow as Adagio.

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Adagio

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Very slow

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Agitatio

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Agitated, Rapid

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Al Fine

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To the finish

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Alla

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In the style of…

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Allargando (allarg.)

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Gradually slower and broader

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Allegretto

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Light and moderately quick, but not as quick as Allegro

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Allegro

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Rapid, lively

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Andante

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Moderately slow, but moving

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Andantino

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Generally a little quicker than andante

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Animato

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Animated, spirited

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Appassionato

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Passionately

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Arioso

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In a vocal style

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Assai

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Very (such as allegro assai… Very fast)

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Ben

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Well (such as Ben Marcato… Well marked)

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Brilliante

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Brilliantly

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Calando

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Gradually Slower and softer

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Cantibile

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In a singing style

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Chromatic

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By semi-tones

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Coda

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The final added measures of a composition

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Con

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With

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Con amore

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With tenderness

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Con Anima

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With animation, spirited

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Con brio

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With spirit, brilliantly

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Con Forza

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With force

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Con fuoco

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With fire, energy

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Con grazia

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With graceful style

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Con spirito

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With spirit, brilliantly

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Crescendo (cresc.)

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Gradually louder

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Da Capo (D.C.)

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From the beginning

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Dal Segno (D.S.)

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From the sign

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Decrescendo (decresc.)

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Gradually softer

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Diminuendo (Dim.)

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Gradually Slower

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Dolce

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Sweetly

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36
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Energio

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Energetically

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37
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Étude

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A study

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Fermatta

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A hold or pause

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39
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Forte

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Loud

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Fortissimo

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Very loud

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Forzando

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Forcefully accented

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42
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Furioso

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Furiously

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Giocoso

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Joyfully

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Grandioso

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Grand or noble style

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Grave

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Very slow or solemn

46
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Grazioso

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Gracefully

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L’istesso

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The same (such as l’istesso tempo… The same tempo)

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Larghetto

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Slow, but not as slow as largo

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Larghissimo

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Very slow, more so than largo

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Largo

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Very slow

51
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Legato

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Smooth and connected

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Leggierro

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Lightly

53
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Lento

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Very slow

54
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Maestoso

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Majestically

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Marcato

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Marked, with emphasis

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Marcia

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March style

57
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Marziale

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Martial

58
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Meno

A

Less (such as meno mosso… Less movement)

59
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Mezzo

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Medium, half (such as mezzo forte… Medium loud)

60
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Moderato

A

Moderately

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Molto

A

Very

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Morendo

A

Dying away

63
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Mosso

A

Motion, Movement

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Moto

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Motion, Movement

65
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Non trappo

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Not too much

66
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Opus (Op.)

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A musical work or composition

67
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Ottava

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An octave (such as ottava alta… An octave up)

68
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Pesante

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Heavily, with emphasis

69
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Pianissimo

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Very soft

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Piano

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Soft

71
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Piu

A

More (such as piu lento… Slower)

72
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Poco

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A little (such as poco meno… A little less)

73
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Poco a poco

A

Little by little

74
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Prestissimo

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Very fast, more so than presto

75
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Presto

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Very fast

76
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Primo

A

First

77
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Rallentando (rall.)

A

Gradually slower

78
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Religioso

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In a solemn style

79
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Ritardando (rit.)

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Gradually slower

80
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Ritenuto

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A steady pace, but slower than the preceding tempo

81
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Rubato

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A temporary irregularity of time, lengthening some notes at the cost of others.

82
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Scherzando

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In a light, playful style

83
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Scherzo

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Playfully, usually has a rapid tempo

84
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Segno

A

The sign

85
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Sempre

A

Always, continually

86
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Senza

A

Without

87
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Sforzando

A

Forced, with emphasis

88
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Simile

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The same, continued manner

89
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Smorzando (smorz.)

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Dying away

90
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Soli

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More than one person in unison

91
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Solo

A

A passage or composition for one person

92
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Sordino

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Mute

93
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Sostenuto

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Sustained

94
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Staccato

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Short, detached style

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Stringendo (string.)

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Gradually faster

96
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Subito

A

Suddenly

97
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Tacet

A

Silent

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Tempo

A

Speed

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Tempo di Valse

A

Waltz time

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Tenuto

A

Sustain full value

101
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Valse

A

Waltz

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Veloce

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Very fast

103
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Vivace

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Vivacious, lively

104
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Vivo

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Lively, brisk

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