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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 original tempo

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al fine

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to the finish

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allegretto

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tight but not faster than 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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cantabile

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in a singing style

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chrmatic

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by semi-stones

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coda

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the final added measures of a musical composition

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with spirit; brilliantly

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with spirit; brilliance

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crescendo

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gradually louder1

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de capo

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from the beginning

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dal segno

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from the sign

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decrescendo

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gradually softer

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diminuendo

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gradually louder

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dolce

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sweetly

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fermata

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a hold or a pause

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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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grazioso

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gracefully

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largo

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very slowly

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legato

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smooth and connected

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meastoso

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majestically

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marcato

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marked; with emphasis

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marzaile

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martial

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mezzo

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medium; half

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moderato

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moderately

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molto

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very

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pianissmo

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very softly

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piano

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softly

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poco a poco

A

little by little

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presto

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very fast

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rallentando

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gradually slower

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ritardando

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gradually slower

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segno

A

the sign

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soli

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more than one performer in unison

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solo

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a composition or passage for one performer

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staccato

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separated, detached style

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tacet

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silent

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tempo

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time; speed

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tenuto

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sustain full value