Vocabulary A-G Flashcards

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aber

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but

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a

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

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a cappella

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unaccompanied

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accelerando,accel.

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gradually getting faster

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adagietto

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rather slow,but faster than adagio

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adagio

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slow (lit. ‘at ease’)

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a deux, a 2 , a due,

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for two performers or instruments

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ad libitum, ad lib.

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at choice.

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affettuoso

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tenderly

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affrettando, affret.

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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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a la pointe, an der Spitze,a punto d’arco

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use the bow ( of a stringed instrument ) at the point

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alla breve

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with a minim beat

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alla marcia

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in the style of a march

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allargando

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broadening, ( getting a little slower and probably also a little louder)

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allegretto

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fairly quick but not quite as quick as allegro

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allegro

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quick ( lit. ‘cheerful’)

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als

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than

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alt

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high

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al tallone, au talon, am Frosch

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use the bow ( of a string instrument) at the heel.

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amabile

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amiable , pleasant

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amore, amour

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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 walking pace

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andantino

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slightly faster than andante

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anima

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soul,spirit ( con anima:with feeling or spirited)

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animando

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becoming more lively

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animato, anime

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animated , lively

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apaise

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calmed

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a piacere

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at pleasure

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appassionato

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with passion

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arco

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bow of a string instrument( used after pizzicato)

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assai

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very, extremely

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assez

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enough, sufficiently

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a tempo

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in time or go back to the original speed

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attacca

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go straight on to the next section

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Ausdruck

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expression

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avec

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with

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ben, bene

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well, very

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bestimmt

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with decision, definite

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bewegt

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with movement, agitated

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bis

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twice,indicating the repition of a short passage

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bravura

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skill, brilliance

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breit

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broad, expansive

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brillante,brillant

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brilliant

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brio

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viguor, animation

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calando

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getting softer, dying away

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calmato, calme

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calm, tranquil

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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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capriccioso, capricieux

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in a whimsical, fanciful style

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cedez

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yield, relax the speed

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col, coll , colla, colle

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with, with the

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colle parte

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keeping with the soloist

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colla voce

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keep with the singer

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col legno

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with the wood

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coll’ ottava

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with the octave ( double notes an octave higher or lower if bassa is added)

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come, comme

A

as, similar to

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come prima

A

as before

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come sopra

A

as above

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comodo

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convenient ( tempo comodo: at a comfortable speed)

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con

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with

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corda, corde

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string, strings

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crescendo, cresc., cres.

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gradually getting louder

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da

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from

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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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Dampfer

A

mute

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deciso

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with determination

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decrescendo, decresc., decres

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gradually getting softer

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delicato

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delicate

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detache

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detached

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diminuendo, dimin., dim.

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gradually getting softer

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divisi, div.

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divided

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doch

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however, yet

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dolce

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sweet, soft ( dolcissimo, dolciss: as sweetly as possible)

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dolente

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sad, mournful

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dolore

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grief ( doloroso: sorrowful)

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doppio movimento

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twice as fast

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douce, doux

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soft, sweet

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duolo

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grief

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e, ed

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and

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egal, eguale

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equal

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ein

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a, one

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einfach

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simple

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Empfindung

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emotion, feeling

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emporte

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fiery, impetuous

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en animant

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becoming more lively

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en cedant

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yielding

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en dehors

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prominent ( make the melody stand out )

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energico

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energetic

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enlevez

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take up , take off

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en mesure

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in time

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en pressant

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hurrying on

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en retenant

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holding back ( slowing a little )

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en serrant

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becoming quicker

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espressione

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expression

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expressivo, express. , espr , expressif.

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expressive

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estino

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as soft as possible, lifeless

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et

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and

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etwas

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somewhat, rather

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F

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forte

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facile

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easy

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felice

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happy

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feroce

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fierce

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feurig

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fiery

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fin, fine

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end

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Flatterzunge, Flzg.

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flutter-tonguing

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flautato,flautando

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flute-like

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flessibile

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flexible

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fliessend

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flowing

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flottant

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floating

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forte, f

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loud

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forissimo, ff, fff

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very loud

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fortepiano, fp

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loud then immediately soft

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forza

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force

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forzando, forzato, fz

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forcing , strongly accented

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frei

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free

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fretta

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haste

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frisch

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vigorous

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frohlich

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cheerful, joyful

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fuoco

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fire

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furioso

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furious, frenzied

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gebunden

A

joined

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gehend

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at a steady speed , equivalent to andante

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gesangvoll

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in a singing style

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geschwind

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quick

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giocoso

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playful, humorous

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giojoso

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joyful, merry

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giusto

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proper, exact

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glissando, gliss.

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slide

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G.P.

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silent

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gracieux

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graceful

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grandioso

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grandly

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grave

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very slow , solemn

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grazioso

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graceful