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1
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rallentando / rall.

A

gradually becoming slower

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ritardando / ritard.

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gradually becoming slower

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3
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gradually becoming slower

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rallentando / rall.

ritardando / ritard.

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4
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accelerando / accel.

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gradually becoming faster

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5
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gradually becoming faster

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accelerando / accel.

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6
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allegro

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lively and fast

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7
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lively and fast

A

allegro

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8
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forte

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loud

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9
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loud

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forte

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10
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piano

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soft

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11
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soft

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piano

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12
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legato

A

smoothly, well connected;

shown by a slur over the notes

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13
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smoothly, well connected;

shown by a slur over the notes

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legato

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14
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staccato

A

detached, short;

shown by a dot above or below each note

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15
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detached, short;

shown by a dot above or below each note

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staccato

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16
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andante

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at an easy walking pace

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17
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at an easy walking pace

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andante

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18
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a tempo

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return to former speed

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19
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return to former speed

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a tempo

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20
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ritenuto / riten. / rit.

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immediately slower,

or held back

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21
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immediately slower,

or held back

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ritenuto / riten. / rit.

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22
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moderato

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at a moderate speed

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23
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at a moderate speed

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moderato

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24
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diminuendo / dim.

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gradually becoming softer

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25
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decrescendo / decresc.

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gradually becoming softer

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26
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gradually becoming softer

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decrescendo / decresc.

diminuendo / dim.

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27
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presto

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very fast

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28
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very fast

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presto

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29
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adagio

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slowly

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30
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slowly

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adagio

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31
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crescendo / cresc.

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gradually becoming louder

32
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gradually becoming louder

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crescendo / cresc.

33
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mezzo-forte

A

half as loud as forte

34
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half as loud as forte

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mezzo-forte

35
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fortissimo

A

very loud

36
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very loud

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fortissimo

37
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pianissimo

A

very soft

38
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very soft

A

pianissimo

39
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mezzo-piano

A

half as soft as piano

40
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half as soft as piano

A

mezzo-piano

41
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meno mosso

A

slower

42
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slower

A

meno mosso

43
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piu mosso

A

quicker

44
Q

quicker

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piu mosso

45
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allargando

A

becoming broader

46
Q

becoming broader

A

allargando

47
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vivo

A

lively

48
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vivace

A

lively

49
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lively

A

vivo

vivace

50
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allegretto

A

moderately fast

51
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moderately fast

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allegretto

52
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largo

A

broadly

53
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broadly

A

largo

54
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poco

A

a little

55
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a little

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poco

56
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lento

A

slowly

57
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slowly

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lento

58
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senza

A

without

59
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without

A

senza

60
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molto

A

very

61
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very

A

molto

62
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sempre

A

always

63
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always

A

sempre

64
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leggiero

A

lightly

65
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lightly

A

leggiero

66
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sostenuto

A

sustained

67
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sustained

A

sostenuto

68
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maestoso

A

majestic

69
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majestic

A

maestoso

70
Q

cantabile

A

in a singing style

71
Q

in a singing style

A

cantabile

72
Q

mezzo staccato

A

moderately detached, short;

shown by a dot above or below each note,

covered with a slur

73
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moderately detached, short;

shown by a dot above or below each note,

covered with a slur

A

mezzo staccato

74
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A

tenuto

  1. prolong the note slightly, or
  2. give the note a slight accent
75
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A

fermata

an indefinitely sustained note

76
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A

marcato

note is played louder than the surrounding notes

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