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1
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ITALIAN:

a due

[‘du:·e]

A

to be played by both

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ITALIAN:

a poco

[‘pɔ:·ko]

A

a little

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ITALIAN:

a tempo

[‘tɛm·po]

A

in tempo

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ITALIAN:

accelerando

[at·tʃe·le·’ran:·do]

A

gradually increasing in tempo

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LATIN: ad libitum

A

at pleasure

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ITALIAN:

agitato

[a·dʒi·’ta:·to]

A

with agitation

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ITALIAN:

al fine

[‘fi:·ne]

A

to the end

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ITALIAN:

alla breve

[‘brɛ:·ve]

A

equivalent of cut time (or 2/2)

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ITALIAN:

allargando

[al·lar·ga·’men·to]

A

slower tempo with increase in dynamic

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ITALIAN:

allegretto (I)

[al·le·’gret·to]

A

cheerful

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ITALIAN:

amoroso

[a·mo·’ro:·so]

A

with loving expression

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ITALIAN: andantino [an·’dan·’ti:·no]

A

tempo; faster than andante

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ITALIAN: arco [‘ar·ko]

A

with the bow

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ITALIAN: attacca (I) [at·tak·ka]

A

attack suddenly, without a break

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GERMAN: Becken (G)

A

cymbals

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FRENCH:

bouché (f)

[buʃe]

A

stopped French horn

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17
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ITALIAN:

caesura

[tʃe·’zu:·ra]

A

pause

(sounds like “Chase zoo ruh”, imagine after chasing something in the zoo you need to PAUSE and take a break)

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ITALIAN:

calando

A

slower tempo with diminuendo

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ITALIAN: cantabile [kon’ta:·bi·le]

A

in a singing style

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ITALIAN:

capriccioso

[ka·prit·’tʃo:·so]

A

whimsical

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cedez

A

rit

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ITALIAN: clarinetto (I) [kla·ri·’net·to]

A

clarinet

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ITALIAN: con brio [kon ‘bri:·o]

A

with brilliance

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ITALIAN: con fuoco [kon ‘fuɔ:·ko]

A

with fire

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ITALIAN: con sordino [kon sordino]

A

with mute

(sounds like “con Sardine”. Imagine a Con Artist Sardine with a silencer

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FRENCH: Cor (F)

A

french horn

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FRENCH: Cor anglais (F)

A

english horn

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ITALIAN: Corno [‘kɔr·no]

A

french horn

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ITALIAN: Corno Inglese [‘kɔr·no iŋ·’gle:·se]

A

english horn

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30
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cuivre

A

brassy

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31
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dampfer

A

mute

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ITALIAN: diminuendo (I) [di·mi·nu·’ɛn·do]

A

diminishing

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ITALIAN: dolce [‘dol·tʃe]

A

with sweetness or soft

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ITALIAN:

doloroso

[do·lo·’ro:·so]

A

sorrow, painful.

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ITALIAN:

doppio movimento

[‘dop·pio mo·vi·’men·to]

A

twice as fast

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36
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ITALIAN:

fagotto (I)

[fa·’gɔt·to]

A

bassoon

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ITALIAN: Flauto (I) [‘fla:u·to]

A

flute

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GERMAN:

Flöte (g)

[‘flø:·tə]

A

flute

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39
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GERMAN: gestopft (g)

A

stopped French horn

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40
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ITALIAN: giocoso

A

playful

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41
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grave

A

heavy, serious

42
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ITALIAN: grazioso

43
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FRENCH:

hautbois

[‘obwɑ]

44
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GERMAN: immer (g)

45
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GERMAN: Klarinette (g)

46
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GERMAN: kleine Flöte (g)

47
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GERMAN:

langsam

[‘laŋ·za:m]

48
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ITALIAN:

larghetto

A

slow and dignified (faster than largo)

49
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ITALIAN: largo

50
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GERMAN:

lebhaft

[‘le:p·haft]

51
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ITALIAN:

l’istesso tempo

[‘stes·so]

A

same tempo

52
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ITALIAN: loco

A

where written

53
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ITALIAN:

ma non troppo

[ma non ‘trɔp·po]

A

but not too much

54
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ITALIAN: maestoso

A

majestically

55
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ITALIAN: marcato

A

well marked

56
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ITALIAN: meno mosso

A

less motion

57
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ITALIAN: mezzo

58
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GERMAN: mit Dämpfer (g)

59
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ITALIAN: moderato (I)

A

moderately

60
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ITALIAN: molto (I)

61
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ITALIAN: morendo

A

fading away

62
Q

niente

63
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GERMAN: offen (g)

64
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GERMAN: ohne Dämpfer (g)

A

without mute

65
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ITALIAN: ottavino (I)

66
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ITALIAN: partitura (I)

67
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GERMAN: Pauken (G)

A

timpani

(Pauken sounds like “Poke-in”, imagine someone poking the drums with a mallot.)

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ITALIAN: perdendosi

A

gradually dying away

69
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pesante

A

heavy

(imagine a peasant carrying HEAVY bricks)

70
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FRENCH:

petite flûte

[p(ə)tit flyt]

71
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FRENCH: peu a peu (f)

A

little by little

72
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ITALIAN: piacere

A

at the performer’s pleasure

73
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Piatti (I)

74
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ITALIAN: Piccola Cassa Tamburo (I)

A

snare drum

75
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ITALIAN: piu (I)

76
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ITALIAN: poco a poco (I)

A

little by little

77
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GERMAN: Posaune (G)

78
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ITALIAN: quasi

79
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ITALIAN: rubato

A

somewhat freely

80
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FRENCH:

sans sourdine

[sɑ̃ suʀdin]

A

without mute

81
Q

ITALIAN: sassofono (I)

82
Q

Schalltrichter hoch

A

lift bells in the air

83
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ITALIAN: scherzando

A

jokingly, playfully

84
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schnell

85
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sec, secco

86
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ITALIAN: segno (I)

87
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FRENCH: segue (f)

A

continue without a break

88
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ITALIAN: sempre (I)

89
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ITALIAN: senza sordino (I)

A

without mute

90
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ITALIAN: sostenuto

A

sustaining all the notes full value

91
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ITALIAN: sotto voce

A

in a subdued voice

92
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ITALIAN: stringendo

A

gradual acceleration

93
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ITALIAN: subito

A

immediately

94
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ITALIAN: tacet tacit

95
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ITALIAN: tema (I)

96
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ITALIAN: Tempo I

A

at original speed

97
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ITALIAN: Tromba (I)

98
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GERMAN: Trommel (G)

A

snare drum

99
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ITALIAN: tutti

100
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ITALIAN: vivace (I)

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