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a

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at, to, by, for, in the style of

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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, freely

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Adagietto

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Rather slow (faster than adagio)

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Adagio

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Slow

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Affettuoso

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Tenderly

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Affrenttando

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Hurrying

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Agitato

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Agitated

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Al, alla

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To the, in the manner of

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Allargando

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Broadening (getting slower and louder)

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Allegretto

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Fairly fast (slower than allegro)

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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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Amabile

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Amiable, pleasant

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Amore

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Love

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Amoroso

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Loving

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Andante

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At a medium walking speed

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Andantino

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Slightly faster than andante

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Anima

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Soul, spirit

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Con anima

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With feeling

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Animando

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Becoming lively

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Animato

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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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Attacca

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Go straight on

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Ben

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Well

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Brio

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Vigour

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Calando

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Getting softer, dying away

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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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Convenient, comfortable

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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 the beginning

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Dal segno, D.S.

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Repeat from the sign

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Deciso

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With determination

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Decrescendo, decresc.

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Gradually getting softer

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Delicato

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Delicate

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Diminuendo, dim.

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Gradually getting softer

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Dolce

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Sweet, soft

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Dolente

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Sad, mournful

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Dolore

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Grief

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Doloroso

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Sorrowful

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Doppio movimento

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Twice as fast

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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, express., espr.

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Expressive

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Estinto

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As soft as possible, lifeless

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f, forte

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Loud

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Facile

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Easy

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ff, fortissimo

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Very loud

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Fine

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The end

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Forza

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Force

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fp, fortepiano

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Loud, then immediately soft

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Fuoco

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Fire

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Giocoso

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Playful, merry

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Giusto

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Proper, exact

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Tempo giusto

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In strict time

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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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Incalzando

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Getting faster

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L’istesso

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The same

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Lacrimoso

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Sad

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Largamente

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Broadly

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Larghetto

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Rather slow

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Largo

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Slow, stately

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Legato

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Smoothly

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Leggiero

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Light, nimble

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Lento

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Slow

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Loco

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At the normal pitch (used to cancel 8va)

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Lunga

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Long

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Lusingando

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Coaxing, in a sweet and persuasive style

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Ma

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But

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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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Marziale

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In a military style

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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

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Half

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mf, mezzo forte

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Moderately loud

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Misura

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Measure

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Moderato

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Moderately

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Molto

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Very, much

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Morendo

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Dying away

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Mosso, moto

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Movement

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mp, mezzo piano

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Moderately soft

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Niente

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Nothing

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A niente

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Dying away

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Nobilmente

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Nobly

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Non

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Not

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Ossia

A

Or, alternatively

93
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p, piano

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Soft

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Perdendosi

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Dying away

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Pesante

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Heavy

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Piacevole

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Pleasant

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Piangevole

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Plaintive, in the style of lament

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Più

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More

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Pochettino, poch.

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Rather little

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Poco

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A little

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Presto possibile

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As fast as possible

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Presto

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Fast (faster than allegro)

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Prima, primo

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First

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Quasi

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As if, resembling

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Rallentando, rall.

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Gradually getting slower

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Rinforzando, rf, rfz

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Reinforcing

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Risoluto

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Bold, strong

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Ritardando, ritard., rit.

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Gradually getting slower

109
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Ritenuto, riten., rit.

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Held back

110
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Ritmico

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Rhythmically

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Rubato, tempo rubato

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With some freedom of time

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Scherzando, scherzoso

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Playful, joking

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Seconda, secondo

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Second

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Segue

A

Go straight on

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Semplice

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Simple, plain

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Sempre

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Always

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Senza

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Without

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Sforzando, sforzato, sf, sfz

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Forced, accented

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Simile, sim.

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In the same way

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Smorzando, smorz.

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Dying away

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Sonoro

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Resonant, with rich tone

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Sopra

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Above

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Sostenuto

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Sustained

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Sotto

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Below

125
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Sotto voce

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In an undertone

126
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Staccato, stacc.

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Detached

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Stringendo

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Gradually getting faster

128
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Subito

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Suddenly

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Tanto

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So much

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Tempo

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Speed, time

131
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Teneramente, tenerezza

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Tenderly, tenderness

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Tenuto

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Held

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Tosto

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Swift, rapid

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Tranquillo

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Calm

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Triste, tristamente

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Sad, sorrowful

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Troppo

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Too much

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Veloce

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Swift

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Veloce, vivace, vivo voce

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Swift, lively, fast voice

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Volante

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Flying, fast

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Volta

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Time

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Prima volta

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1st time

142
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Légèrment

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Light

143
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Cédez

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Yield, slow down

144
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En dehors

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Prominent

145
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Lent

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Slow

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Modéré

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At a moderate speed

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Presser

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Hurry

148
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Ralentir

A

Slow down

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Vif

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Lively

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Ausdruck

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Expression

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Bewegt

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With movement, agitated

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Breit

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Broad, expansive

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Einfach

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Simple

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Etwas

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Somewhat, rather

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Frölich

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Cheerful, joyful

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Immer

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Always

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Lebhaft

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Lively

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Mässig

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At a moderate speed

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Ohne

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Without

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Ruhig

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Peaceful

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Schnell

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Fast

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Süss

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Sweet

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Traurig

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Sad

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Voll

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Full

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Wenig

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Little

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Wieder

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Again

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Zart

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Tender, delicate

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Zu

A

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